[Hiring] Legal Counsel @Flatpay

Role Description

Join Flatpay, one of Europe's fastest-growing fintechs, as Legal Counsel France. Reporting to the Chief Legal Officer based in Denmark, you'll be THE legal go-to for our French entity: contracts, corporate, employment law, GDPR, compliance and AI. Broad scope, direct impact.

• Be THE legal business partner of Flatpay France
• Advise Commercial, People, Customer Support and Operations teams daily with clear, fast and solution-oriented answers
• Secure strategic decisions by assessing commercial, contractual and regulatory risks specific to the French market
• Work closely with French stakeholders (Managing Director France, People, Finance, Commercial) while reporting to the CLO based in Denmark
• Drive contracts and corporate matters for the entity
• Draft, review and negotiate all commercial agreements (customers, partners, suppliers)
• Build and improve our legal templates and standards to scale efficiency
• Handle corporate housekeeping for the French entity: AGMs, minutes, registers, powers of attorney, and coordination with external counsel
• Own French employment law and support the People function
• Advise the People team on French employment law: contracts, terminations, disciplinary matters, settlement agreements, labor court litigation
• Anticipate regulatory developments (Pay Transparency Directive, CSE, collective bargaining agreements such as Syntec) and their operational impact
• Secure sensitive matters (negotiated exits, precautionary suspensions, qualification of faute grave / faute lourde) in close collaboration with the People team and specialized external counsel
• Drive GDPR, Compliance & AI matters
• Support the compliance function: risk assessments, internal procedures, employee training
• Advise on data protection and day-to-day GDPR application
• Support topics related to AI and emerging technologies (regulation, risks, use cases)

Qualifications

• Master 2 in Business Law and/or Employment Law (CAPA appreciated)
• At least 3 to 5 years of experience in a law firm and/or in-house, ideally within a scale-up, a fintech or a tech environment
• Mastery of contract law, corporate law, French employment law and GDPR
• Ability to turn legal analysis into pragmatic business solutions
• Fluent English (C1 minimum, written and spoken); French at native level
• Knowledge of the payments industry, banking law or fintech regulation is a real plus, though not a prerequisite

Requirements

• Structured, autonomous and solution-oriented
• Able to juggle multiple priorities without compromising on quality
• Thrive collaborating remotely with an international team

Benefits

• Vibrant and fun work culture
• Opportunity to work with +2,000 passionate colleagues
• Dedicated to innovating the market for payment solutions and financial services

Company Description

Welcome to Flatpay! Flatpay is not just another payment solution; we are dedicated to innovating the market for payment solutions and financial services in the SME segment with our customer-centric and transparent services.

• One of the fastest-growing fintech companies out of the Nordics
• Denmark's fastest unicorn
• Continuous strive to stay ahead of the curve, adapting our solutions to meet our client's evolving needs