Senior Legal Counsel – Investment Products

🕒 May 21

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Upvest

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2017

💳 Fintech

🤝 B2B

💸 Finance

Fintech • B2B • Finance

Upvest is a financial technology company that offers an Investment API designed to help businesses create seamless investment experiences for their customers. They specialize in a range of services including portfolio management, fractional investing, securities custody, and crypto custody, enabling users to invest in stocks, ETFs, and more with ease. Their platform allows for rapid account creation, instant trade execution, and comprehensive reporting, making it a robust solution for modern investment needs.

📋 Description

• Be the legal authority on the lifecycle of financial instruments • Partner with Product and Engineering to co-design features from fractional trading to new asset classes • Own the legal adaptation of Upvest's core German investment offering for UK, Switzerland, and wider EEA • Serve as the internal expert on EU and German financial regulation • Lead and support the negotiation of complex B2B agreements • Drive the modernisation of Upvest's legal function • Act as a trusted adviser to Product, Engineering, Operations, and Compliance

🎯 Requirements

• At least 3–5 years post-qualification experience (PQE) in the financial services industry • At least one German legal qualification (Erste Juristische Prüfung) • Hands-on understanding of lifecycles across a variety of investment products (stocks, investment funds, bonds, derivatives) • Experience in a regulated investment firm, fintech, infrastructure provider, or bank with a brokerage and custody product offering • Strong command of EU and German financial law (MiFID, WpIG, WpHG) • Exposure to UK (FCA) regulation or other European NCAs is a strong plus • Familiarity with adapting core legal frameworks to new European markets and regulatory regimes • Enthusiasm for streamlining the legal function through technology • Focus on enabling growth through clear-eyed risk judgement • Professional fluency in English and German — essential for regulatory filings and high-stakes stakeholder management.

🏖️ Benefits

• 30 days of annual leave • Access to confidential professional coaching • Flexibility to work remotely abroad for up to 183 days a year • One-month fully paid sabbatical after every 4 years • Personal development budget • Flexible work environment in Berlin, London or Tallinn hybrid or remotely across Europe • Competitive, above-market salary and participation in our employee equity program • Participating in company-wide events, such as UpFest, dinners, offsites and our Holiday party • Culture of inclusion with Employee Resources Groups