Senior Counsel, Bolt

Payments

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Senior and Expert level

London

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2 days a week in office

Building the future of transportation

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Building the future of transportation

1001+ employees

MarketplaceTransportMobility

Be an early applicant

Salary not provided

+ Stock option

Senior and Expert level

London

More information about location

2 days a week in office

1001+ employees

MarketplaceTransportMobility

Company mission

Bolt believes in a future with less car ownership and flexible urban mobility. By bringing reliable on-demand transport to the masses, they’re helping cities evolve towards decreased traffic congestion and pollution

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

You are a UK or EU-qualified lawyer with 5+ years of post-qualification experience, ideally in the fintech, mobility, or platform space, whether in-house or at a top-tier firm
You have significant financial regulatory expertise, including experience guiding a company through regulatory authorisation or licence transitions, and a strong working knowledge of relevant regulatory frameworks
You are a hands-on counsel who thrives on advising diverse teams, diving deep into commercial contracts and new business initiatives, and delivering pragmatic, business-friendly solutions
You are a strong contract drafter and negotiator - clear, commercially minded, and firm when needed
You get things done - organised, decisive, and able to meet deadlines
You have a true business partner mindset, speaking your stakeholders’ language and translating legal risk into smart, actionable decisions

What the job involves

We’re looking for a Senior Counsel – Payments who can move at start-up speed while navigating complex financial-services regulations across the UK, EU, and globally
You’ll bring deep expertise in payments, licensing, and compliance, and be comfortable working in a fast-paced, scaling environment
Bolt is evolving from a pure-play mobility company into a multi-service platform
Next on our roadmap: building and scaling a suite of financial-services products — from wallets and embedded payments to financial services licensing
As part of our Legal & Compliance team, you’ll partner daily with Product, Privacy, Public Policy, Tax, Finance, and Financial Regulatory Compliance teams
You’ll own the legal strategy that launches our financial-services stack and ensures it stays compliant as we grow across multiple markets
Own your domain as the key legal contact and subject-matter expert, managing one or more counsels while providing strategic guidance across complex business areas
Lead licensing and structuring efforts — securing the right authorisations (e-money, credit, payment institution, AIS/PIS, etc.) or third-party arrangements in each launch market, and embedding regulatory and scheme requirements into product design for financial services offerings
Drive regulatory engagement — liaising with financial regulators, managing approval processes, drafting responses, and leading on compliance with evolving rules (e.g., PSD3, EU Digital Euro, UK Consumer Duty)
Oversee commercial negotiations with card issuers, lenders, and banking partners, and provide governance support through board papers, policy frameworks, and targeted legal training for business teams
Anticipate business needs by creating scalable processes, self-service tools (playbooks, FAQs, contract templates), and automation solutions to streamline legal and compliance workflows
Support strategic growth by advising on new market entries, reviewing product and feature launches, coordinating external and internal legal support, and managing risk when issues arise

Salary benchmarks

Our take

Bolt is another company in the competitive ride-sharing market that's trying to take market share away from Uber in London and Europe more broadly. They operate in 100 cities and have over 25 million customers

Their strategy is to focus on markets where Uber used to have a monopoly and then they come in with a better offering for drivers

Bolt has the ability to grow aggressively for now as they're well financed. They face a similar to challenge to Uber in that no company in this space has established a profitable business model that isn't propped up by investors with deep pockets. Creating a sustainable model that's better for drivers than Uber is the way Bolt can win

Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

37% female employees

26% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.1)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)

Jan 2022

$743.4m

SERIES F

Aug 2021

$710.3m

LATE VC

Total funding: $2.0bn

Company benefits

Work from home opportunities

Company HQ

Veerenni, Tallinn, Harju County

Leadership

Markus Villig

(CEO)

Markus left his Computer Science degree to start Bolt (then Taxify) aged 19

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