Legal Counsel - Principal

Worldline; Utrecht; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Worldline in the Netherlands seeks an experienced Legal Counsel to guide Dutch-related legal matters across multiple entities, collaborating with Sales, Procurement, Compliance, and other internal departments to ensure compliance with Dutch law.

You will be part of the Dutch Worldline Legal Team, reporting to the Head of Legal, and work in an international, multi-cultural environment with a dynamic, down-to-earth team.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Dutch law with a minimum of 4 years of professional legal experience.
• Fluent in Dutch and English.
• Proven commercial contracting experience.
• Meticulous legal monitoring with high accuracy and attention to detail.
• Sharp analytical mind with strong research capabilities and sound legal judgment.
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced, regulated environments without compromising precision.
• Collaborative spirit with independent decision-making abilities.
• Proactive mindset with a track record of exceeding expectations.

Responsibilities

• Drafting, negotiating, and reviewing a wide range of commercial agreements across our payment ecosystem, using legal tech and AI-driven tools to enhance efficiency and risk identification.
• Monitor European and Dutch regulatory developments and translate changes into actionable plans, updating memoranda, contracts, workflows, and internal processes.
• Manage disputes and litigation processes, maintaining a rigorous overview of claims with advanced tracking and documentation.
• Provide critical legal input to scope projects appropriately, balancing commercial goals with risk considerations and exploring AI-enabled capabilities.
• Coordinate with Worldline Group Legal and serve as a primary contact for cross-functional initiatives.
• Advise on and draft internal policies to ensure alignment with applicable laws and guidelines governing Worldline's activities.

Skills

Contracting

Regulatory monitoring

Legal advisory

Analytical thinking

Decision making

Collaboration

Proactivity

Education

Master's degree in Dutch law

Job description

Worldline helps businesses of all shapes and sizes to accelerate their growth journey - quickly, simply, and securely. We are the innovators at the heart of the payments technology industry, shaping how the world pays and gets paid. Our technology powers the growth of millions of businesses across 5 continents. And just as we help our customers accelerate their business, we are committed to helping our people accelerate their careers. Together, we shape the evolution.

The Opportunity

As the Legal Counsel, you will provide guidance, advice, and legal support to multiple Worldline entities across the Netherlands regarding questions arising from all the Dutch-related activities. You will collaborate closely with Sales, Procurement, Compliance, and other internal departments. You will ensure all Dutch legal entities and their activities are compliant with Dutch law.

You will be part of the diverse Dutch Worldline Legal Team, reporting to Head of Legal. We are a dynamic and down-to-earth legal team, operating within an international company and multi-cultural environment.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Commercial contracting: Drafting, negotiating, and reviewing a comprehensive range of commercial agreements across our payment ecosystem—from NDAs to complex contracts with banks, merchants, partners, and suppliers. You will leverage legal technology and AI-driven contract analysis tools to enhance efficiency and risk identification.
• Legal monitoring: Maintaining a profound understanding of relevant applicable law while monitoring shifts in European and Dutch regulatory frameworks. When regulatory changes impact our operations, you will translate these developments into concrete action plans, implementing necessary adjustments to memoranda, contracts, workflows, and/or internal processes.
• Dispute Resolution: Handling disputes and managing claims and litigation processes. You will build and maintain a rigorous, structured overview of claims using advanced tracking systems, ensuring their status and progress are consistently monitored and accurately documented.
• Legal Scoping: Providing critical legal assessments to determine the necessary scope of input for various business initiatives. You will effectively navigate the challenge of balancing commercial momentum with risk mitigation, utilizing emerging legal AI capabilities to enhance decision-making and ensure that legal resources are applied strategically to high-priority matters.
• Group Coordination: Managing requests for legal support from Worldline Group Legal, serving as a primary point of contact for diverse cross-functional projects.
• Internal Governance: Advising on and drafting internal policies to ensure full alignment with laws and guidelines governing Worldline's activities.

Who Are We Looking For

We look for big thinkers. People who can drive positive change, step up and show what’s next – people with passion, can-do attitude and a hunger to learn and grow. In practice this means:

Essential Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Dutch law with a minimum of 4 years of professional legal experience
• Fluent in Dutch and English
• Proven commercial contracting experience
• Meticulous legal monitoring - you maintain exceptionally high standards of accuracy and attention to detail in your work
• Sharp analytical mind with excellent research capabilities and sound legal judgment
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced, regulated environments without compromising precision
• Collaborative spirit combined with strong independent decision-making abilities
• Proactive mindset with a track record of exceeding expectations and driving concrete outcomes

Considered a plus:

• Prior experience at a big law firm or equivalent roles in fintech, payments, or banking sectors
• Demonstrated track record in regulated financial environments
• Corporate law background or related regulatory expertise

At Worldline you’ll get the chance to be at the heart of the global payments technology industry and shape how the world pays and gets paid. On top of that, you will also:

• Be part of a company guided by a strong purpose to do good and recognized as top 1% of the most sustainable companies in all sectors worldwide.
• Work with inspiring colleagues and be empowered to learn, grow and accelerate your career.
• At Worldline our top priority is to engage, encourage and develop you to help you improve your potential.
• And many more...

Shape the evolution.

We are pushing towards the next frontiers of payments technology, and we look for big thinkers to join our journey. People with passion, can-do attitude and a hunger to learn and grow. Here you’ll work with ambitious colleagues from around the world, take on unique challenges as a team, and make a real impact on the society. And with our empowering culture, strong technology and extensive training opportunities, we help you accelerate your career. Wherever you decide to go. Join our global team of over 18,000 innovators across 40+ countries, and shape a tomorrow that is yours to own.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as an individual with a disability, or any applicable legally protected characteristics.

Job Location: Netherlands - Hoofddorp, Netherlands - Utrecht