Senior Legal Product Counsel, SeQura
optiQa expansion
Payment-by-instalments platform
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Payment-by-instalments platform
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make payments easy, flexible, and accessible for everyone.
Role
Who you are
- Education: Law degree in any EU jurisdiction (preferably Spain or Germany) or the United States
- Experience: 8+ years in a top-tier law firm or as in-house counsel in a fast-growing tech startup/scale-up
- Languages: Proficiency in German and English (verbal and written). Spanish is a strong plus
- Strong negotiation and legal drafting skills
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex legal matters clearly to stakeholders at all levels
- International profile, able to work in a flexible, collaborative, and multidisciplinary environment
- In-depth knowledge of regulatory frameworks in healthcare, financial, and consumer services. Experience in data privacy is a plus
- Results-oriented mindset with commercial awareness and the ability to balance legal risks and business goals
- Ability to anticipate and address issues proactively
- Team player with excellent interpersonal skills and a collaborative, solution-driven approach
- Adaptability and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment
What the job involves
- We are seeking a Senior Legal Product Counsel with a strong interest in digital products and regulatory frameworks. This role is ideal for an innovative, detail-oriented, and hands-on legal professional ready to tackle a growing project with international expansion. As part of seQura's Legal team, you will drive the legal and regulatory expansion of optiQa into key markets, starting with Germany and the United States
- Drive international expansion: Provide comprehensive legal and regulatory support for optiQa’s global growth strategy
- Contract management: Review, draft, analyze, and negotiate a wide range of agreements, including SaaS, financing, and general service contracts with optical retailers, as well as consumer agreements
- Problem solving: Roll up your sleeves to proactively identify challenges and implement effective solutions
- Collaborative growth: Work closely with cross-functional teams in a supportive environment that fosters learning, development, and making a real impact
- Operational support: Provide legal guidance to local customer care and payment teams, ensuring compliance and operational efficiency
- Regulatory compliance: Advise on evolving regulatory requirements in areas such as privacy, consumer protection, healthcare, and financial services
- Local oversight: Coordinate local reporting and regulatory filings for optiQa subsidiaries in collaboration with external providers
- Strategic advisory: Act as a key legal partner for new initiatives driven by business and product teams, ensuring compliance from product design to commercial launch
- External collaboration: Oversee and collaborate with local law firms across various markets to ensure seamless legal support
Application process
- We kindly ask that you submit your CV in English, as it is the official language of our community
Our take
SeQura is a payment technologies company that helps merchants to acquire, convert and retain their customers. With tailored payment solutions across retail, education, repairs and travel, the company offers payments by instalment plans, interest-free credit and more manageable ways to shop.
With $100 million in annual recurring revenue, the company has established itself as a trusted solution for B2C businesses across Europe and Latin America. The likes of Carrefour, Game and Iberia use its platform to grow and incentivise their respective customers, and altogether SeQura reaches more than 2 million international shoppers.
SeQura has secured considerable funds that it is using to expand its services to the US, UK and Germany among others. Its ambitious goal is to double its business volume by 2027 via the development of two new business verticals. These are optiQa, a platform for flexible payments and loyalty programmes in the opticians sector, and eduQa, a platform for flexible education payments.
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Company
Funding (1 round)
Nov 2024
$213.4m
LATE VC
Total funding: $213.4m
Company benefits
- 23 vacation days + 2 days of free disposal per year
- Professional development that includes access to a language learning platform with courses available for 24 languages, including both group and private classes
- Flexible compensation plan for transportation, restaurants, and kindergarten with Cobee
- Health insurance discounts with Sanitas and DKV
- Hybrid or remote work
- Work visa and relocation to Barcelona
- Wellness Program embracing a holistic approach by covering six areas (occupational, physical, financial, emotional, social, environmental consciousness) with 34 different activities to configure a plan tailored to your needs
Company values
- Collaboration
- Respect
- Flexibility
- Transparency
- Ambition
Company HQ
Dreta de l'Eixample, Barcelona, Spain
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Leadership
David Backstrom
(Co-Founder & CEO)Was the Founder and CEO of European telemedicine clinic and Sparapengar Europe. Also owns Holick Outdoor resort.
Luis Oyaga
(Founding Partner)Also the Founding Partner of AGME Direct. Previously the Director General at CAMERDATA, as well as Director at Schober Information Group and Adigital.
Joaquim Ferrer
(Growth Manager & Founding Partner)Previously CEO at Grupo Intercom, Board Member at InfoJobs.net and a Sales Manager at PAYMA COMUNICACIONES.
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