Legal Counsel (m/f/x)

👩‍💻👨‍💻 About the role

We have the vision to build up one of the most state-of-the-art and dynamic legal teams in the Fintech space. We are looking for a lawyer with a truly innovative mindset to steer and provide legal guidance on a range of topics related to a future Fintech leader. You will be given a lot of responsibility and freedom to innovate the legal problem space from day one. Ideally, you will be the first and global go-to legal contact and source of truth for key commercial and contractual topics, work side-by-side with your commercial and product colleagues and play a key strategic role in the future success of the Mondu!

We do not want you to get buried with routine tasks. Instead, we strive for automatization and standardisation of processes as much as possible. Ideally, your role will be to provide strategic guidance and training to business on strategic contractual and regulatory going-to-market topics. For major and key strategic commercial partners, your participation at the negotiating table will be needed.

🚧 What you’ll do

• Primary contact person for all commercial, contractual and partnership matters
• Explore tools and be actively participating in developing automatization and standardisation of legal processes for the legal problem space and drive innovation in the legal problem space.
• Drafting and developing commercial templates, playbooks and negotiating key commercial contracts (with merchants, partners, payment service providers)
• Provide advice on commercial legal aspects of merchant cooperation, partnerships and third-party service providers and support the business stakeholders in negotiating contracts
• Leading legal trainings for business stakeholders
• Closely liaise with non-legal stakeholders and legal colleagues from different teams to drive, explore and solve relevant topics from a commercial legal perspective
• Report to the CLO of Mondu and train your consulting and leadership skills.

Requirements

🏅What you need to succeed

Please note: Do not be put off from applying because you believe you cannot tick every box. If you think you can help and you really want to join our growing and exciting business, please get in touch; we would love to hear from you.

• Minimum of 2+ years of relevant in-house legal or law firm experience
• Fully fluent in German (this is a must) and in English
• Relevant experience in drafting, negotiating and reviewing commercial contracts.
• Qualified to practice law in Germany (first and second bar exam or European qualification exam) definitely a plus
• Previous experience in finance, banking and AML is not a must, but definitely a plus
• Enthusiastic about partnering with business to understand strategic goals and achieve business objectives
• Have an excellent ability to understand business goals, understand legal and risk complexity and suggested business-oriented solutions
• Able to make decisions and provide advice/explain the rationale for the decision to non-legal stakeholders
• Able to work efficiently and effectively in a fast-paced, fast-growing environment
• Hands-on mentality, no ego personality
• Enjoys working in teams and working side-by-side with great specialists to achieve a common goal
• Excellent communication and writing skills
• Self-driven, solution-oriented and diligent
• Curious, open-minded, multi-jurisdictional and progressive mindset and a good sense of humour.

🙌 Who will you work with?

Miyu joined Mondu in April 2022 as Chief Legal Officer. She has partnered with fast-growing tech and fintech companies, building and scaling internal legal and compliance departments and teams while working in a collaborative and cross-functional setup. She has built the legal and compliance team from scratch. We have established a framework for efficient legal advice and assisted the company with product launches, market expansion, and automated legal and compliance workflows. She enjoys bringing out the best in her team, discovering their hidden talents, and enabling them to grow and develop their skills in the fintech space. She cares about teamwork and team spirit to make work fun, valuable and memorable.

Benefits

🎁 What's in it for you?

Join us for an exceptional experience as we grow together, nurturing your personal and professional development every step of the way. Here's what we offer:

• 📚 Investment in Your Growth: Receive €1000/year for learning & development to fuel your professional growth journey.
• 💰 Retirement Savings Plan: Enjoy peace of mind with our comprehensive retirement savings plan, including a pension scheme with employer contributions to help you build a secure financial future.
• 🎉 Team Building Fun: Enjoy €300/year for team-building events, dinners, and games to strengthen connections and team relationships.
• 🏖️ Generous Time Off: Take advantage of up to 30 vacation days/year for a well-deserved break and work-life balance.
• 💼 Hybrid at Mondu: Enjoy the best of both worlds with our great office in the city center and working from home from time to time.
• 🌍 Work from Anywhere: Discover the freedom of working remotely from exciting destinations during our Workation periods, with up to 12 weeks/year available.
• 🏋️‍♀️ Support for Well-being: Access subsidized gym memberships for physical and mental well-being.
• 🚲 Sustainable Commuting: Benefit from tax relief for contributions to our Business Bike scheme, promoting eco-friendly travel.
• 🚗 Transport Allowance: Receive €30/month via FREE NOW for convenient commuting.
• 🚀 Empower Your Career: Take charge of your growth journey in our flat hierarchy, with 360-degree feedback and ample opportunities for advancement.
• 🛍️ Corporate Discounts: Unlock exclusive discounts on various products and services through our partner network.

🦸 Are you a Monduneer in disguise?

Working in a truly diverse group makes us stronger and more resilient. Furthermore, it enables an unfair advantage - learning from each other, seeing different perspectives, and considering a broader range of variables in our decision-making. That is what being a Monduneer is all about.

Thus, regardless of your background, age, disability, gender, parental status, race, religion, sexual orientation, educational background, or any other aspect you feel is a statement of your diversity, we look forward to discussing your role in mind.

If you believe you are a Monduneer in disguise, and it's time for you to shine, submit your application, and we'll take it from there.

💜 Meet Mondu

At Mondu, we have the vision to disrupt and become the leader in B2B payments. We are building a Buy Now, Pay Later solution for B2B e-commerce businesses. Our business will address a new set of customer needs in a vast new market segment. To do so, we will need to re-invent core parts of the payment experience to serve the needs of business customers. Moreover, we will need to listen closely to local customer needs and tailor our approach to the requirements of local customers in Europe.

We have developed cutting edge products that have made waves in the B2B Payments market from Day 1. Want to know our secret? You. The Team. The heart of our DNA