Regulatory Legal Counsel

Revolut Ltd; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Financial benefits

WFH flexibility

Metal subscription

Team events

Job summary

Revolut Ltd is seeking a Regulatory Legal Counsel to advise on compliance and legal issues around our financial products. You will work with teams across Revolut to ensure fast, secure growth and appropriate regulatory alignment.

The role requires strong PQE, English fluency, and experience with local financial regulations, with leadership and execution responsibilities, including drafting documents and managing regulatory applications.

Qualifications

• 4+ years PQE (mid to lead levels welcome to apply).
• Excellent academic and professional credentials.
• Experience advising on local financial regulations.
• Sound judgement under pressure and a collaborative mindset.
• Confidence making decisions where there's ambiguity.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Providing compliance and legal advice on the structuring of new and existing financial products, including payment, investment, and banking features.
• Drafting customer-facing legal documents.
• Managing regulatory expectations, requirements, and applications.
• Organising local corporate structure.
• Drafting and negotiating intragroup agreements and contractual documentation with external vendors and suppliers.
• Excelling at leadership while also undertaking executional work.
• Handling significant and complex legal matters with short turnaround times.

Skills

4+ PQE years

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Decision making under ambiguity

English fluency

Education

Law degree

Job description

About Revolut

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 Regulatory Legal Counsel to advise on compliance and legal issues around our financial products.

Up to shape what's next in finance? Let's get in touch.

What you'll be doing

• Providing compliance and legal advice on the structuring of new and existing financial products, including payment, investment, and banking features
• Drafting customer-facing legal documents
• Managing regulatory expectations, requirements, and applications
• Organising local corporate structure
• Drafting and negotiating intragroup agreements and contractual documentation with external vendors and suppliers
• Excelling at leadership while also undertaking executional work
• Handling significant and complex legal matters with short turnaround times

What you'll need

• 4+ years of PQE (mid to lead levels welcome to apply)
• Excellent academic and professional credentials
• Experience advising on local financial regulations
• 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
• Fluency in English

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.

By submitting this application, I confirm that all the information given by me in this application for employment and any additional documents attached hereto are true to the best of my knowledge and that I have not wilfully suppressed any material fact. I confirm I have disclosed if applicable any previous employment with Revolut. I accept that if any of the information given by me in this application is in any way false or incorrect, my application may be rejected, any offer of employment may be withdrawn or my employment with Revolut may be terminated summarily or I may be dismissed. By submitting this application, I agree that my personal data will be processed in accordance with Revolut's Candidate Privacy Notice

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