Global Fintech & Compliance Legal Associate – 100% Remote

Remofirst, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% remote work

Job summary

RemoFirst is seeking a Global Legal Associate, Fintech & Compliance to partner with Product, Engineering, and Finance on money movements, payroll funding, cross-border payments, deposits and FX. You will translate regulation into actionable product requirements and run the fintech compliance program to keep products compliant once live.

You’ll draft legal texts, negotiate with banks and payment providers, and review launches in new markets.

Qualifications

• A law degree and qualification to practise in at least one jurisdiction.
• 3-5 years of legal experience in payments or fintech, either in-house or at a law firm with a strong payments practice.
• Hands-on experience advising product teams, including at least one product or market launch you supported from design to go-live.
• Solid knowledge of payments regulation (e.g. PSD2/EMD in the EU and UK, US money transmission rules) and AML/CTF requirements.
• Experience working with banks or payment providers and negotiating the related agreements.
• Fluent English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Work with Product and Engineering from discovery through launch on payments, payroll and payout features.
• Assess how money flows should be structured, for example whether a flow triggers licensing requirements (money transmission, e-money or payment services) and how to meet or design around them.
• Turn regulatory requirements into clear, practical product requirements.
• Draft and maintain product terms, payment terms, disclosures and in-product legal text.
• Draft, review and help negotiate agreements with partner banks, payment providers and FX partners.
• Carry out legal reviews for launches in new markets and for new payment features.
• Help make balanced risk calls and propose compliant alternatives rather than simply blocking work.
• Support the fintech compliance programme and regulatory reporting.

Skills

Fluent English

Regulatory compliance knowledge

Legal advisory to product teams

Experience with payments/fintech

Clear communication in plain language

Education

Law degree

Job description

RemoFirst is seeking a Global Legal Associate, Fintech & Compliance to partner with Product, Engineering, and Finance on money movements, payroll funding, cross-border payments, deposits and FX. You will translate regulation into actionable product requirements and run the fintech compliance program to keep products compliant once live.

You’ll draft legal texts, negotiate with banks and payment providers, and review launches in new markets.