Senior Counsel, Regulatory

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PaywardFinancial services

The Senior Counsel role is a remote role based in the UK or the EU.Full-TimeSenior

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Be a qualified lawyer: Solicitor or Barrister of England and Wales, Irish Solicitor or Barrister, or equivalent admitted in an EU Member State.
Have 10+ years’ post-qualification experience in financial services regulatory law.
Have experience gained at a regulated financial services institution or in a law firm/private practice supporting such clients.
Demonstrate the ability to independently own business-as-usual regulatory workstreams.
Have direct experience supporting regulator engagement, including notifications, information requests, and supervisory correspondence.
Have substantive experience advising on MiCA or the UK Cryptoasset Regime; experience with one regime is sufficient.
Have substantive experience with EU or UK e-money and payment services regulation, including account-access and open banking obligations.
Have AML/CTF experience, including advising on related policies, controls, and regulatory expectations.
Have experience advising on outsourcing arrangements and operational resilience compliance, such as DORA or the UK FCA/PRA regime.
Demonstrate strong analytical, drafting, and organisational skills and clear, plain-English writing.
Be able to distill complex legal and regulatory issues into actionable guidance for non-lawyer stakeholders.
Bring a pragmatic, commercially accountable approach to legal and regulatory risk.

Provide legal support on cryptoasset, e-money and payment services regulatory requirements, including account-access obligations and operational compliance questions.
Support licensing applications and EU/UK licensing or registration workstreams, including compiling application materials and coordinating with outside counsel.
Support regulatory work on corporate transactions and structural changes affecting EU/UK entities, including change-of-control notifications and corporate client migrations.
Support day-to-day relationships with regulators for licensed entities.
Translate regulatory frameworks, including MiCA, the UK Cryptoasset Regime, CBI and FCA rulebooks, AML/CTF, DORA, outsourcing requirements, and e-money and payment services regulation, into actionable business guidance.
Provide product advice on offerings in the EU and UK, including Krak card, payments, and staking.
Give clear, decision-ready recommendations using plain-English communication and measurable risk tradeoffs.

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