About our Company:

LemFi (YC S21, Series B) is revolutionizing cross-border financial services for immigrants through its multi-currency platform, processing over $1 billion in monthly transactions. We provide instant remittances, foreign exchange services, and multi-currency accounts, all in one seamless experience.  

With 300+ employees across 15+ countries, our platform supports twelve currencies and integrates directly with local banks and mobile money providers, ensuring fast, low-cost transactions. But we're not stopping at payments. LemFi is building a comprehensive financial ecosystem empowering immigrants with the financial tools they need to thrive—wherever they go.

Our vision: To build the first full-stack financial services hub for the world's immigrant population.

Who you are:

You are a motivated and energetic person who would thrive in a fintech startup environment like ours. The teams here at LemFi are passionate about their work and fields of expertise but also lend hands-on cross-functional responsibilities to ensure the success of the company and the satisfaction of our clientele.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Legal Counsel to join our growing Legal team, based in the UK, Ireland, or Norway. The ideal candidate will possess 7+ years of post-qualification experience, with strong expertise in privacy/data protection, marketing and consumer protection law, and fintech product development. Prior experience in the FinTech or financial services sector is a strong plus.

You are self-driven, reliable, proactive, data-minded, and able to take ownership, providing clear, pragmatic legal advice that enables innovation while managing risk. English will be your working language.

Responsibilities are as follows:

• Legal Advisory: Provide expert, business-oriented legal advice to internal stakeholders on privacy, marketing, fintech product, and regulatory matters.
• Regulatory Compliance: Monitor UK, EU, and international legal developments in data protection, marketing, payments, and fintech regulation. Ensure company practices remain compliant while enabling business growth.
• Privacy & Data Protection: Advise on GDPR, ePrivacy, cross-border data transfers, user consent, marketing communications, and product design compliance.
• Contract Drafting & Negotiation: Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including product, vendor, data processing, and marketing-related contracts.
• Product Development: Partner closely with product, engineering, and marketing teams to enable compliant product launches and features.
• Risk Management: Identify risks early and implement scalable, proactive solutions. Develop templates, playbooks, and policies to enhance efficiency.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work effectively with senior leadership, compliance, external counsel, and regulators to safeguard the company's legal and regulatory position.

Requirements:

• Qualified lawyer with 7+ years PQE.
• Significant experience in privacy/data protection (GDPR essential).
• Strong expertise in marketing and consumer protection law.
• FinTech/financial services experience (payments, e-money, banking, or related) strongly preferred.
• Admitted to practice in the UK, Ireland, or Norway.
• English fluency required; additional European languages are a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with ownership and accountability.
• Strong drafting, negotiation, and stakeholder communication skills.
• Data-driven, effective, and proactive problem solver.

Location of Hire

UK, Ireland, or Norway