(Senior) Legal Counsel

bunq; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

MacBook

Learning budget

Pension plan

Travel budget

Alleo allowance

Lunches

Annual learning budget

Job summary

bunq seeks a Medior Legal Counsel to own the end-to-end third-party contracting process, from payment processors to tech vendors, and to support product launches and market expansions.

You will lead the AI contract review tool improvements (Luminance), build smarter workflows, and provide leadership with real-time third-party risk insights to inform decisions.

The role requires a Master’s degree in Law, experience with GDPR/PSD2/DORA, and conversational Dutch at B1+ or higher.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with a Master’s degree in Law and a strong background in financial services.
• Reviewed and negotiated a high volume of third-party contracts, vendor agreements, data processing agreements, tech partnerships.
• Familiar with GDPR, PSD2, DORA, DNB/EBA regulatory landscape.
• Used AI tools to accelerate legal work and built processes around them.

Responsibilities

• Be the go-to person for every third-party contract at bunq, from payment processors to tech vendors.
• Take our AI contract review tool (Luminance) to the next level, building smarter workflows.
• Provide leadership with real-time picture of third-party risk to inform decisions.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Contract negotiation

AI in legal workflows

Dutch language (B1+)

Risk assessment

Education

Master's degree in Law

Tools

Luminance

Job description

At bunq , we move fast, launching products, entering new markets, and onboarding partners across the globe. Behind every partnership that makes users’ banking experience better, there's a contract. We need a sharp, senior lawyer who owns that process end to end, and in doing so, gets a front-row seat to every corner of bunq's business, from product launches to market expansions.

Take ownership

As our Medior Legal Counsel, you'll get exposure to all areas of legal at bunq, from product launches to regulatory changes to new market expansions. On top of that, you own the following:

• Be the go-to person for every third-party contract at bunq, from payment processors to tech vendors, making sure we move fast without cutting corners.
• Take our AI contract review tool (Luminance) to the next level, building smarter workflows that handle more, faster, with you setting the bar for what gets signed.
• Give bunq's leadership a clear, real-time picture of our third-party risk, so decisions get made on facts, not gut feeling.

What you need to succeed

• You are a qualified lawyer with a Master's degree in Law and a strong background in financial services.
• You've reviewed and negotiated a high volume of third-party contracts, vendor agreements, data processing agreements, tech partnerships, and you know what good looks like.
• You're comfortable with the regulatory landscape: GDPR, PSD2, DORA, DNB/EBA, you don't need to look these up, you work with them every day.
• You've used AI tools to make legal work faster and smarter, and you know how to build processes around them, not just use them.
• You use good judgment to make the call yourself, you know when to push back on a contract and when to get the deal done.
• You preferably speak conversational Dutch (B1+ or higher), so you can navigate contracts, conversations, and context in both languages.

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Your space to perform

We give you the space and the tools you need to succeed

Great, international colleagues who share your mindset

Digital Nomad Program: After your first year, enjoy up to 20 days per year to work while traveling, combining flexibility with strong team collaboration

We reward tenure with a dedicated travel budget: €1.5k after 2 years and €3k after 4 years to visit another core office.

We support growth with bunq Academy and €1500 annual learning budget

€60 monthly allowance via Alleo by Epassi, rolling over monthly and resetting annually

Travel expenses are covered whether you come walking or by bike, bus or car (though we prefer green choices )

A MacBook so you can Get Shit Done with us

Delicious lunches from our fabulous in-house chefs with vegan and vegetarian options

An optional pension plan with monthly contribution from bunq

Monthly contribution to your phone and internet bills

Friday drinks and other celebrations - bunq style

All new hires are subject to Pre-employment Screening (PES), which includes checks conducted by our third-party partner, Zinc. This is part of our commitment to a secure and trustworthy workplace