Legal Officer

Evotym; Poland; On-site; PLN 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Collaborative culture

High-impact role in scaling fintech

Recognition of milestones

Social benefits

Job summary

Evotym is seeking an in-house Legal Counsel to own varied legal work across fintech and payments. You’ll turn regulatory requirements into workable policies, resolve complex partner queries and support expansion across EU jurisdictions, in collaboration with the Head of Legal.

The role offers autonomy, exposure to licensing projects, and close teamwork in a fast-growing fintech environment. Regular travel within the EU is expected for regulatory inspections and team meetings.

Qualifications

• In-house fintech/payments legal experience, preferably in high-risk sectors.
• Experience supporting licensing processes with regulators across multiple jurisdictions.
• Knowledge of AML/CTF and financial monitoring; distinguishes legal from compliance.
• Experience drafting and negotiating contracts with banks and payment providers.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day legal work across jurisdictions in collaboration with Head of Legal.
• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements with banks and partners.
• Drive licensing projects by analysing requirements and translating them into internal policies.
• Address AML and financial monitoring questions and resolve regulatory issues.
• Travel within the EU for inspections, meetings, and offsite events.

Skills

Russian language

English language

Job description

About the Client

Our client provides crypto payment and business wallet services for companies. Its services support payment acceptance, asset management and exchange across international markets.

Role Overview

Take ownership of varied legal work in a growing payments business. You will help turn regulatory requirements into workable policies, resolve complex partner queries and support expansion across jurisdictions. The role offers autonomy and close collaboration with the Head of Legal.

Key Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day legal work across jurisdictions within your assigned areas, alongside the Head of Legal, who retains overall legal strategy and shareholder communication.
• Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements, including redlines from banks, payment partners and service providers.
• Drive licensing projects across jurisdictions by analysing requirements, building regulatory frameworks and translating them into internal policies.
• Serve as the first legal contact for banks and partners on matters such as blocked payments. Resolve legal issues and route compliance or financial monitoring matters to the responsible teams.
• Answer basic AML and financial monitoring questions independently where appropriate.
• Find practical solutions to non-standard legal and regulatory issues involving fiat payments and virtual assets.
• Travel regularly within the EU for regulatory inspections, team meetings and offsite events.

Requirements

• Proven in-house legal experience in fintech or payments, preferably in a high-risk segment.
• Experience supporting licensing processes with regulators in a business operating across several jurisdictions.
• Working knowledge of fiat payment services regulation and crypto and virtual asset regulation, including the differences between these regimes.
• Practical knowledge of AML/CTF and financial monitoring, with the ability to distinguish legal questions from compliance matters.
• Hands‑on experience negotiating commercial contracts with banks, payment providers and other counterparties.
• Native or fluent Russian.
• Ability to travel regularly within the EU without restrictions.
• Languages: English , Russian .

Key Soft Skills

• Independence, ownership and accountability.
• Ability to learn quickly and build context without detailed guidance.
• Sound judgment and risk-based thinking.
• A creative, solution-oriented approach to non-standard issues.
• Attention to detail and consistent quality of work.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary aligned with experience
• Collaborative and transparent team culture
• High-impact role in a scaling fintech company
• Recognition of personal milestones and achievements
• Social benefits