About Lightyear

We’re on a mission to make investing better for everyone in Europe. More specifically, we’re making it light years better (sorry… we had to!). We’re combining multi-currency accounts with unlimited access to global markets so everyone in Europe can invest without sneaky hidden fees or unnecessary barriers.

Over the last 2 years, we’ve grown from being just an idea to a regulated business in both the UK & the EU, launching in 22 countries and raising $35M along the way. And we’ve hired a team of 50+ people from some of Europe's best fintechs and startups.

We’ve got a stellar group of investors behind us including Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sir Richard Branson, Mosaic Ventures, Taavet Hinrikus, Jaan Tallinn, Sten Tamkivi, Eileen Burbidge as well as a host of angel investors. In 2022, we raised a $25M Series A round and have been covered in CNBC, TechCrunch, Business Insider and City AM.

What you will do

As a Legal Counsel, you will help the company launch in new markets, with new products and to new kinds of customers, all the while ensuring our conduct is sustainable long term.

You will be working with different parts of the organisation (operations, product, engineering teams) to evaluate different legal risks and design efficient controls to mitigate these.

Your responsibilities include:

• Give accurate and timely counsel to the organisation on a variety of legal topics (partnerships, marketing, product features etc.);
• Research and evaluate different regulatory requirements regarding business and product decisions, as well as operations and offer proactive advice on possible legal solutions;
• Communicate and negotiate with external parties (regulators, external counsels, partners), draft and solidify agreements and other legal documents;
• Deal with complex legal matters with multiple stakeholders and provide clarification and specifications to everyone in the organisation;
• Conduct regulatory horizon scanning and impact assessments thereof;
• Raise awareness and knowledge of legal and regulatory topics throughout the organisation.

Requirements

• 1-5 years of experience working in legal or compliance areas in financial services, as a lawyer in an attorney's office or experience as an in-house legal counsel;
• Experience and understanding of financial services law (especially investment services), AML/CTF, consumer protection, marketing and/or data protection;
• Exceptional written and spoken English. You’ll be chatting with our international colleagues and partners on a daily basis;
• Very good collaboration and consulting skills, ability to dive deep into various topics, extract insights, create structures and build consensus;
• Having worked in a startup environment is a plus;
• Having worked with operations, product or engineering teams on launching new products or markets is a plus;
• An understanding of the investment world is great, but it’s not required. A willingness to learn about it is a must, though!

Benefits

💵 A competitive startup package with stock options that vest monthly after a one-year cliff

📍 Brand new office in Tallinn (Kalamaja)

⏰ Flexible working hours

🏡 A flexible approach to working remotely

🏥 Private health insurance

☕️ All the usual office facilities, including free tea, coffee & snacks

🐶 Dog-friendly office (20% distracting, but 100% cute: see here)

🚲 Cycling or running to work? We’ve got bike parking and showers

🛫 Quarterly international team events