We are seeking a highly motivated and results-driven (Senior) Legal Counsel (all genders) with an interest and knowledge of commercial law in the financial and/or digital economy. You should be enthusiastic about the digitalization of the financial industry, strive for legal excellence, have a strong understanding of business processes, and offer experience as a lawyer or in-house counsel in commercial law. You will be responsible for legal and data privacy matters within our group, identifying and mitigating legal risks in business opportunities, and ensuring that our business and support departments receive first-class support through pragmatic and strategic legal advice.
 
Qwist is a leading technology provider in the Open Finance space offering a range of solutions to tier one banks, large commercial organizations and others.  Our portfolio of SaaS products offers our clients the full range of solutions for them to adhere to Open Finance standards, leverage the data that this provides and drive business value by reducing risk, identifying upsell opportunities and ensuring that they stay compliant.

About the position:

Department: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Team: Legal & Data Privacy
Locations: Berlin or Munich
Remote status: Hybrid 
Number of positions: 1

This position follows a hybrid work model and requires up to three days per week in the office. We have two locations in Germany: one in the Bavarian capital of Munich, and our headquarters in Berlin. The whole company comes together once a year to celebrate our successes together.
 
What you will be doing

• You will advise the management and all departments in relevant areas of law, such as commercial laws, data privacy and digital technologies, licensing, and financial regulatory matters. 
• You will draft, review, and negotiate our software-as-a-service, distribution, and cooperation agreements with clients and partners, including complex international contracts, as well as contracts with IT and service providers. 
• You will develop and implement company-wide standard contract templates and guidelines as well as contract lifecycle management processes to maximize the efficiency of our contract management. 
• You will work closely with departments such as sales, account management, marketing, product development, and customer support to holistically support multi-stakeholder projects with sound legal advice and clear recommendations. 
• You will play a key role in the analysis, development and optimization of our data protection management system. 
• You will analyze new legal requirements in the financial and digital sectors and how they apply to the company and its products.
• You will support our Risk & Compliance team in risk assessments as well as identifying legal risks, controls and mitigating actions. 

What you bring to the team

• Education: Fully qualified lawyer or a degree in law or business law (e.g., LL.B., LL.M). 
• Experience: Minimum of two years of relevant professional experience. 
• Solution-Finding Skills: Ability to explain legal requirements and contractual terms and conditions to non-legals and achieve pragmatic legal solutions to meet client needs. 
• Self-Driven and Motivated: Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while staying motivated to achieve goals. 
• Communication Skills: Exceptional verbal, written, and presentation skills in German and English. 

Why Qwist?

• Work with a true open banking pioneer and witness the journey/revolution from open banking to open finance and beyond. Work with colleagues with years of experience in the industry and a true passion and vision for the future of open banking.
• Healthy work-life balance: Time is precious. Make it count. We enable all our employees to organize their living and working hours flexibly, making it possible to combine personal life with work life! 
• We are ever-evolving and so are you. We have business goals (OKRs) but also personal development goals. Our formalized bi-annual feedback process, regular Engagement checks and personal development budget are available to make sure that we grow together and find everyone's perfect spot at the table. 
• You will become part of a cross-functional environment where you will be empowered through ownership and collaboration.
• While we offer you the opportunity to work at our Berlin or Munich offices with all its amenities, we have a distributed working style, with semi-regular in-person events and meetings. Productive at home? So are we.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Qwist we value diverse perspectives and experience. If you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!
Qwist is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace where we value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.