(Senior) Legal Counsel

Bunq B.V.; Netherlands; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work setup

Learning budget €1500 annually

MacBook provided

Lunches by in-house chefs

Job summary

bunq B.V. is seeking a Medior Legal Counsel to own our third-party contracting process end to end, spanning payment processors to tech vendors.

You’ll shape workflows around AI-assisted reviews and provide leadership with real-time risk insights across our vendor landscape. You’ll operate in a fast-moving, globally active banking environment, navigating GDPR, PSD2, and related regulations while supporting product launches and market expansions.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with a Master’s degree in Law and a strong background in financial services.
• Experience reviewing and negotiating high volumes of third-party contracts, vendor agreements, data processing agreements, and tech partnerships.
• Familiarity with GDPR, PSD2, DORA, and DNB/EBA regulatory landscape.

Responsibilities

• Be the go-to person for every third-party contract, from payment processors to tech vendors.
• Manage AI contract review tooling and build smarter workflows for faster signing.
• Provide leadership with a real-time view of third-party risk to support data-driven decisions.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Third-party contracts

Data processing agreements

Tech partnerships

Regulatory landscape

Dutch language (B1+)

Education

Master's degree in Law

Tools

Luminance AI contract review

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.

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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.

This challenge is perfect for you if

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 speak conversational Dutch (B1+ or higher), so you can navigate contracts, conversations, and context in both languages.

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

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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
• Hybrid setup: after 3 months in-office, work 2 days remote, 3 days in-office weekly.
• 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

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(Senior) Legal Counsel

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