Regulatory Counsel (Payments)

Revolut Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Financial benefits

Flexible working: home/office/abroad

Revolut Metal subscription

Year-round events

Job summary

Revolut Ltd in London is seeking a Senior Regulatory Legal Counsel to advise on compliance and legal issues around our core payment products. You will partner with teams across the business to ensure growth is secure, compliant and built for the long term.

The role requires 5+ years of PQE, strong academic credentials, and experience advising on financial regulations and payments. You will manage regulatory expectations, draft customer-facing documents, and lead key matters with tight deadlines

Qualifications

• 5+ years of PQE.
• Excellent academic and professional credentials.
• Experience advising on financial regulations and payments products, including card payments, cross-border payments, and emerging payment rails.
• Sound judgement, composure under pressure, and a collaborative mindset.
• Confidence making decisions where there's ambiguity or incomplete information.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Advising the business on compliance and legal issues surrounding structuring of new and existing payment features
• Drafting customer-facing legal documents for these products
• Managing regulatory expectations, requirements, and applications
• Excelling at leadership while also undertaking executional work
• Handling significant and complex legal matters with short turnaround times

Job description

People deserve more from their money. More visibility, more control, and more freedom. Since 2015, Revolut has been on a mission to deliver just that. Our powerhouse of products — including spending, saving, investing, exchanging, travelling, and more — help our 80+ million customers get more from their money every day.

As we continue our lightning-fast growth, 2 things are essential to our success: our people and our culture. In recognition of our outstanding employee experience, we've been certified as a Great Place to Work™. So far, we have 13,000+ people working around the world, from our offices and remotely, to help us achieve our mission. And we're looking for more brilliant people. People who love building great products, redefining success, and turning the complexity of a chaotic world into the simplicity of a beautiful solution.

About the role

The Legal team turns complexity into clarity by partnering with teams across Revolut to provide sharp, practical advice that helps the business move fast while staying protected. From structuring credit programmes to navigating new markets, the Legal team ensures growth is secure, compliant, and built for the long term.

We're looking for a Senior Regulatory Legal Counsel to advise on compliance and legal issues around our core payment products.

What you'll be doing

• Advising the business on compliance and legal issues surrounding structuring of new and existing payment features
• Drafting customer-facing legal documents for these products
• Managing regulatory expectations, requirements, and applications
• Excelling at leadership while also undertaking executional work
• Handling significant and complex legal matters with short turnaround times

What you'll need

• 5+ years of PQE
• Excellent academic and professional credentials
• Experience advising on financial regulations and payments products, including card payments, cross-border payments, and emerging payment rails
• Sound judgement, composure under pressure, and a collaborative mindset
• Confidence making decisions where there's ambiguity or incomplete information
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills

Building a global financial super app isn’t enough. Our Revoluters are a priority, and that’s why in 2021 we launched our inaugural D&I Framework, designed to help us thrive and grow everyday. We're not just doing this because it's the right thing to do. We’re doing it because we know that seeking out diverse talent and creating an inclusive workplace is the way to create exceptional, innovative products and services for our customers. That’s why we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences to join this multicultural, hard-working team.

Get what you need to succeed

• Financial benefits that show we value your work
• Flexibility to work from home, the office, or abroad
• A Revolut Metal subscription loaded with perks
• Exciting events year-round so you can get to know your team