Senior Legal Counsel, Solaris
Banking/Finance
Banking-as-a-Service platform
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Banking-as-a-Service platform
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To create a world where financial services seamlessly sync with life.
Role
Who you are
- As regards your legal experience, we are looking for someone with previous exposure to German and European banking and financial supervisory law, including the Zahlungsdiensteaufsichtsgesetz (ZAG), Kreditwesengesetz (KWG) and banking regulation included in the German Civil Code (BGB)
- Knowledge of capital markets law and the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) would be a plus
- We’d be thrilled in case you are a Fachanwalt für Bank- und Kapitalmarktrecht or if you have taken relevant courses
- 2-3 years of relevant legal experience in-house or at a law firm, with a focus on banking and/or capital markets law
- Fully qualified German lawyer with First and Second State Examination
- Expertise in banking law and financial supervisory law
- Analytical and detail-oriented
- Strong business acumen
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Effective stakeholder management
- Strong team player
- Affinity for agile methodology
- High level of integrity
What the job involves
- You will be responsible for the overall legal risk management of the company, particularly in product-related matters (excluding tax law)
- Legal business and product support, especially in the areas of banking law, banking supervisory law, payments law, credit law, consumer protection law and civil law
- Creation and maintenance of standard contracts and term sheets
- Internal legal advice on operational matters and preparation of legal opinions
- Review, negotiation, and drafting of contracts
- Instruction, coordination, and monitoring of external lawyers
- Contract management
- Your responsibilities and scope will depend on your level of experience
Our take
There are many obstacles in place that prevent companies from offering their own financial services. Complex and high-cost processes mean that companies find it difficult to build their own banking systems or even apply for a banking license. This can stunt development as it reduces a company's growth and expansion options.
Solaris offers a Banking-as-a-Service platform that allows companies to seamlessly integrate financial services within their existing operations, removing traditional hurdles that companies would have to face. The company differs from the competition through the use of an API for optimal integration. It also holds a full German banking license, granting it an efficient position to deal with any red tape and complex processes, taking this strain away from companies.
Through moves such as its acquisition of MER, as well as many other collaborations, Solaris has paved the way for increased operations across Europe to now offer significant market coverage. In the long run, the company aims to be the core banking service across Europe and a foundational platform through which all companies integrate financial services into their ecosystem.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-2% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Feb 2025
$164.3m
SERIES G
Mar 2024
$104.5m
SERIES F
Total funding: $762.5m
Company benefits
- Learning & development budget
- Remote working allowance
- Free online yoga
- Referral program
- Mental healthcare service
- Public transport allowance
- Partial lunch reimbursement
- Additional vacation days
- Glasses for laptop work
- Fruits and drinks at the office
- Volunteering days
Company HQ
Wrangelkiez, Berlin, BE
Leadership
Carsten Höltkemeyer
(CEO)Joined Solaris in 2022 as CEO. They are also an Executive Chairman at auxmoney. Previously they were the CFO of Merchant Services at Nets Group. CFO of Concardis Payment Group at Concardis, and a General Manager of Barclaycard Hamburg.
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