About the job

About the job

Do you have broad legal experience, strong commercial understanding and a desire to take a central role in one of Europe’s fastest-growing fintech companies? Flatpay is seeking an ambitious Legal Counsel who can function as a close sparring partner for the business across our international markets. With us you will have the opportunity to work at the intersection of legal and commercial, and you will become a strategic sparring partner for our commercial teams.

You will be a central part of Flatpay’s continued scaling and will be responsible for complex legal issues, larger commercial contracts and the development of the legal frameworks and processes that support an international high-growth company.

About the team

The legal team at Flatpay is rapidly evolving and is expected to grow further in the coming period. In addition to colleagues at the head office, you will regularly have contact and spar with legal colleagues in our largest markets. Everyone is closely involved in the legal workflows across the organization, and we work with both internal and external stakeholders and place emphasis on high quality, accountability, accessibility and open dialogue in the team. Your primary areas of responsibility:

As Legal Counsel at Flatpay your responsibilities will include

• Corporate law & governance: Advise on corporate law matters, group structure, warrants, governance and general corporate housekeeping.
• International expansion: Support establishment and development of Flatpay in new and existing markets and coordinate with local legal advisors where necessary.
• Regulatory and compliance-related issues: Work closely with product teams and other relevant teams on legal and regulatory questions in a fintech context.
• Data, IT security & AI: Independent legal advice within GDPR and AI regulation, including the preparation of policies & guidelines, assessment of new legal requirements and implementation across markets.
• Legal operations: Develop and professionalize legal processes, templates, policies and governance so that Legal can keep pace with the company’s growth.
• External counsel: Manage collaboration with external lawyers and specialists, translate and communicate their advice to the business and ensure that it can be applied effectively and commercially in practice.

The role requires that you can stay calm and keep an overview as well as make pragmatic decisions in an organization where speed is high and problems do not come with a manual.

Who are you?

We imagine that you

• Hold a Master of Laws (cand.jur.) or Master of Mercantile Law (cand.merc.jur.) degree.
• Have a minimum of 2–4 years of relevant legal experience, for example from a leading law firm, a larger international company, fintech, tech or another regulated industry.
• Have substantial experience with drafting rollout of terms, policies and processes, as well as training employees and carrying out general awareness across borders.
• Experience with ongoing assessment of security incidents, risk assessments, professional sparring regarding new products/new business practices, IT security, AI security/compliance.
• Have strong competencies in several relevant legal areas, such as contract law, corporate law, data protection, technology and regulatory matters.
• Are comfortable with responsibility and can make well-considered decisions, even when there is no clear legal answer.
• Have good commercial understanding and the ability to translate complex legal issues into clear legal recommendations.
• Work independently, in a structured manner and with high quality, but without letting perfection stand in the way of progress.
• Thrive in a scale-up where priorities can change quickly and where you are expected to take ownership rather than wait for a detailed brief.
• Speak and write Danish and English at a high level.

Experience from fintech, payments, financial services or another regulated company is an advantage but not a requirement.

Why Flatpay?

Flatpay is one of Europe’s fastest-growing fintech companies and Denmark’s fastest unicorn. We help small and medium-sized businesses with a complete payment solution that actually makes sense: Transparent prices, strong technology and customer service you can rely on.

We build on the principles of simplicity, transparency and good service. It may sound simple, but when a business grows rapidly across markets, it requires strong structures, good decisions and people who dare to take responsibility.

As Legal Counsel you will have the opportunity to get very close to the decisions that shape Flatpay’s ongoing development.

With us you get

• A central legal role in a high-growth company with international ambitions.
• Great influence on how we build our legal setup, processes and governance.
• Close international collaboration with teams in the countries as well as with teams across Product and Tech.
• Short decision paths and a high degree of responsibility and autonomy.
• An ambitious and international culture with a fast pace and room to grow.
• A day-to-day at our head office in Herlev with skilled colleagues, high professionalism and an informal work environment.