European Counsel
European Counsel
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10-05-2025
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Job Description
We believe that the way people interact with their finances will drastically improve in the next few years. Were dedicated to empowering this transformation by building the tools and experiences that thousands of developers use to create their own products. Plaid powers the tools millions of people rely on to live a healthier financial life. We work with thousands of companies like Venmo SoFi several of the Fortune 500 and many of the largest banks to make it easy for people to connect their financial accounts to the apps and services they want to use. Plaids network covers 12000 financial institutions across the US Canada UK and Europe. Founded in 2013 the company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York Washington D.C. London and Amsterdam.
The Privacy Policy Legal and Compliance (PPLC) team empower growth by providing clear businessfocused legal compliance and privacy guidance. We work crossfunctionally to navigate risks drive innovation and ensure strong policies are in place. Our goal is to support fast compliant decisionmaking while protecting the companys interests and data. We balance agility with integrity to keep the business growing.
Responsibilities
- Draft review and negotiate commercial contracts including customer agreements partnerships and servicelevel agreements (SLAs)
- Assist in ensuring that the companys data protection practices are compliant
- Support the business with legal risk management identifying and mitigating potential legal and compliance issues.
- Stay updated on relevant legal and regulatory changes in fintech including financial services data protections and open banking specific regulations
- Work closely with internal teams (PPLC colleagues Product Commercial) to navigate legal and compliance challenges in new product development
- Manage internal legal processes
Qualifications
- Qualified solicitor in England and Wales with at least 4 years of relevant post qualification experience at a top international law firm or inhouse legal department preferably with experience in the financial services sector and/or at a fastgrowing startup
- Excellent written oral and interpersonal communication skills
- Great stakeholder management and a team player
- Experience with privacy data security and intellectual property law is a plus
- Excitement for Plaids mission and fintech
Our mission at Plaid is to unlock financial freedom for everyone. To support that mission we seek to build a diverse team of driven individuals who care deeply about making the financial ecosystem more equitable. We recognize that strong qualifications can come from both prior work experiences and lived experiences. We encourage you to apply to a role even if your experience doesnt fully match the job description. We are always looking for team members that will bring something unique to Plaid!
Plaid is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race color national origin ethnicity religion or religious belief sex (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender gender identity gender expression transgender status sexual stereotypes age military or veteran status disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal state and local laws. Plaid is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance with your application or interviews due to a disability please let us know at
Please review our Candidate Privacy Noticehere.
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