Junior Legal Counsel

As the fintech industry continues to transform the financial landscape, Zimpler is leading the charge by delivering innovative solutions that empower businesses and individuals alike. We are seeking a passionate and skilled Junior Legal Counsel to join our legal team.

Based in Stockholm, you will work with a wide range of legal questions with emphasis on commercial agreements, payment services and data privacy.

You will report to our Head of Legal & Compliance and you will work closely with her and our Senior Legal Counsel. The legal team supports the whole business and handles all types of legal questions that arise in the business. Zimpler is a payment institution licensed by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen).

This is what you will do:
Monitor the legislative landscape relevant to Zimpler’s business and analyze upcoming legislation as well as support the business in the implementation of such legislation, e.g., new product development or establishing internal rules.
Provide day-to-day legal guidance and support to all functions within the business on various areas of law, but with emphasis on payment services and data protection including writing legal assessments, participating in different internal forums representing legal and providing your colleagues with guidance and support.
Negotiate various types of customer and supplier agreements including outsourcing arrangements and ICT third party provider arrangements.
Handle a wide range of data privacy matters.
Handle corporate governance matters.
Support in litigation processes and submissions to competent authorities.

These are qualities and interests we believe a great candidate for the job will have:

You thrive in a fast-paced work environment where each day looks different.
You enjoy working independently but you also value a strong team culture.
You believe in combining legal excellence and risk awareness with a strong commercial mindset and thinking one step ahead.
You’re service minded and great at building trust and strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
You have an interest in fintech, payment services and you have relevant prior job experience approximately 1-2 years from e.g., a financial institution or a law firm.
You’re fluent in English and Swedish (our working language is English).
You have a Masters of Laws degree, preferably from a Swedish University.
You have a curious mindset with a passion for learning and growth.

VAYCAY MODE – Vacation and time off is important

CELEBRATING YOU – Choose your special days off

TREAT YOURSELF – Annual wellness benefit and EAP

PENSION – We provide pension contributions

MAMA’S AND PAPA’S – We offer a parental pay top-up

STAY CURIOUS – Annual education budget

ZIMPLER PHILOSOPHY

We are rapidly expanding in new key markets with a mission to simplify payment transactions everywhere. As we grow, we’re on the hunt for the best, most creative people to join us in sharing our guiding principles and goals. People are at the centre of everything we do and our whole purpose and promise stem from making life easier – for our customers and their customers – with the help of our unstoppable Zimpler crew.

Every person and identity within the expanding walls of our company matters. It is a well-demonstrated fact that a product’s market share and usability increases as the diversity of the team creating it increases. So, for that reason, and many others, we take great pride in our culture. As we’re on a mission to build a global payment solution, naturally our fantastic employees need to represent the world, too. Are you next to join us?

OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES

We show Respect
We’re open-minded, embracing diverse perspectives to broaden our understanding. We’re collaborative, recognizing that together, we achieve more. We’re trustworthy, nurturing honest communication in all our interactions.

We posses Grit
We’re resilient, overcoming setbacks with unwavering determination. We’re ambitious, relentlessly pursuing our goals to ensure results are delivered, no matter the obstacles. We’re dedicated, fully embracing every opportunity to drive success.

We dare to Challenge
We’re bold, disrupting the status quo with every step. We’re positive, focusing on solutions rather than dwelling on problems or pointing fingers. We’re curious, constantly seeking new ways to create exceptional value and innovate for the future.