Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will lead licensing processes, including potential MiFID license extensions and a standalone MiCA license. You will work directly with regulators and external counsel, manage EU/EEA passporting, and ensure compliant cross-border operations. You will draft and update procedures, maintain registers, audit counterparties, file regulatory reports, and support legal work on products, documentation, corporate matters, litigation, and commercial agreements.
Requirements
- Graduate from a law university or business school, ideally with a degree in banking and financial law
- At least 4 years of experience in a fintech, banking or financial institution legal department, or a law firm's financial regulation department
- Proven experience engaging French and/or other EU financial regulators on license applications
- Expert knowledge of MiFID/MiFIR, MiCA, and anti-money-laundering regulation
- Native-level French with excellent written skills and professional English proficiency
Responsibilities
- Lead MiFID and MiCA license application processes
- Act as the main point of contact for regulators and external counsel
- Manage EU/EEA passporting notifications and liaise with host-country regulatory authorities
- Ensure legal compliance in countries where activities are passported
- Draft and update operational procedures
- Maintain registers, audit counterparties, and file regulatory reports
- Support legal analysis for new products and services, legal documentation, corporate law, litigation, and commercial agreements
Benefits
- Stock options
- Remote work up to 2 days per week and one fully remote week per month
- Latest-generation laptops and industry-leading software
- Health insurance fully covered by Spiko
- Monthly budget for perks of choice
- 50% coverage of public transport pass or Forfait Mobilités Durables
- Referral bonus
- Regular afterworks and biannual offsites
Hiring Process
Screening interview (30 minutes) with Talent Acquisition → hiring manager interview (45 minutes, online or in person) → take-home business case and online presentation → final in-person founder interviews → reference check → offer.