Legal Counsel About Outpost What if going global was as simple as going local?br/br/Outpost is building the AI global trade engine. The accumulated knowledge of every rule you'd need to sell internationally, turned into infrastructure. Tell us what you're selling. We'll tell you how to sell it everywhere.br/br/We operate as Merchant of Record or Tax of Record across 58+ tax jurisdictions. Full liability transfer, or just the tax layer. We do the analysis, we handle the setup, we absorb the liability.br/br/Sell anything, anywhere. Without compromise.br/br/The Role This is a Legal role for someone who wants to build their career at a fast-scaling fintech and grow with the company.br/br/You’ll report directly to the Head of Tax Legal and work across the full legal scope: commercial contracts, payments regulation, AML, corporate governance, and fundraising. You might go deep in one area and build breadth across the others. The shape of the role will evolve as you do.br/br/We operate at the intersection of payments, tax, and global commerce. That means Visa/Mastercard scheme rules, EMI and PSD2 frameworks, AML programmes, and commercial agreements with enterprise customers. You’ll learn fast and own real work from day one.br/br/This isn’t a support role. You’ll draft contracts, advise on regulatory questions, help build compliance programmes, and work on fundraising. You’ll shape how Outpost operates in new markets. As the company grows, so will your responsibilities.br/br/What You’ll Get Yes, the work is intense. But in return, you’ll get exposure and ownership most lawyers don’t see until much later in their careers.br/br/You’ll work directly with the CEO, touch every part of the legal function, and help build the infrastructure that lets Outpost scale globally. If you want to grow into a legal leadership role at a category-defining company, this is where you start.br/br/What You’ll Do Commercial Contractsbr/br/Draft and negotiate commercial agreements: MSAs, merchant contracts, partnership dealsbr/br/Build contract templates and playbooks that scalebr/br/Support enterprise deals where legal diligence is part of the sales processbr/br/Payments Regulationbr/br/Advise on regulatory posture across EMI, PSD2, and equivalent frameworksbr/br/Learn scheme rules (Visa, Mastercard) and ensure compliance across payment operationsbr/br/Work with external counsel in new jurisdictionsbr/br/AML Compliancebr/br/Help build and maintain our AML policy and compliance programmebr/br/Support KYC/KYB processes and regulatory obligationsbr/br/Prepare for audits and manage documentationbr/br/Corporate Governancebr/br/Support fundraising: term sheets, investment documents, board mattersbr/br/Help manage corporate governance as the company scalesbr/br/Assist with cap table, equity, and corporate structure across entitiesbr/br/International Expansionbr/br/Research legal and regulatory requirements for new market entrybr/br/Work with local counsel and help build the external network we needbr/br/Advise on entity structure, licensing, and local compliancebr/br/Example Projectsbr/br/Draft the MSA template for enterprise MoR customers and negotiate your first dealsbr/br/Research EMI equivalents in three new markets and summarise the licensing optionsbr/br/Build the first version of our AML policy documentationbr/br/Support a funding round by coordinating diligence and reviewing investment documentsbr/br/Review Visa/Mastercard scheme obligations and flag compliance gapsbr/br/Manage external counsel in a new jurisdiction and synthesise their advicebr/br/Create the legal playbook for merchant onboardingbr/br/What We’re Looking For Ideal background:br/br/In-house legal at a payments company or fintech (Adyen, Stripe, Checkout.com, Revolut, Wise, Nuvei)br/br/Or private practice with fintech regulatory focus wanting to move in-housebr/br/Exposure to payments regulation, commercial contracts, or AMLbr/br/Bonus: experience with EMI/PSD2 frameworksbr/br/Bonus: exposure to fundraising or corporate governancebr/br/Signals we care about:br/br/You want to go deep on fintech legal and build real expertisebr/br/You can draft and negotiate, not just review and commentbr/br/You’re curious about payments, tax, and how cross-border commerce actually worksbr/br/You’re comfortable with ambiguity. Startups don’t come with playbooksbr/br/You want to own your work, not wait for instructionsbr/br/You see this as a path to leadership, not just a jobbr/br/Bias for action. You solve problems, you don’t just flag risksbr/br/What this role is not:br/br/Not a pure corporate/MA lawyerbr/br/Not someone who only reviews and advisesbr/br/Not a “department of no”. We need judgment, not just risk flagsbr/br/Not someone who needs a big team or defined processes to be effectivebr/br/Why This Role Is Different Most junior legal roles are about supporting a larger team. This role is different.br/br/You’ll work directly with the CEO, touch every part of the legal function, and own real work from day one. As Outpost grows, you’ll grow with it. If you want to build a legal career at the intersection of fintech, payments, and global commerce, this is where you do it.br/br/Outpost Team Our team were leaders at Revolut, Airwallex, Adyen and Wayflyer, and we’re backed by top-tier investors who have built or backed some of the world’s leading fintechs.br/br/What We Offerbr/br/Equity and salary in a well-funded startupbr/br/Ability to own your work and move fastbr/br/Direct access to the CEO and founding teambr/br/A global mission with real impactbr/br/Low politics, high outputbr/br/A culture of builders, not talkersbr/br/Working Style We work together in person in London. We believe the hardest problems are solved in the room.br/br/Learn More br/br/Outpost Culture: Outpost founder: is where the hard problems are. If you want to build your legal career at a company defining global commerce infrastructure, we'd love to hear from you.br/br/#J-18808-Ljbffr