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To help advance our vision of modern money movement, Marqeta is looking for a Senior Counsel, EU/UK Product & Regulatory who is enthusiastic about payments technology and its potential for positive impact in peoples’ lives. You will help drive high-profile cross-functional initiatives across the business involving a variety of complex legal and regulatory issues relating to managing risk for financial and payments products in the EU/UK and internationally. You will also provide legal advice and support for our international expansion efforts. This requires strong business acumen and the ability to both work independently and with large multi-stakeholder teams. We are looking for someone with sharp analytical and communication skills, who is diligent, organized, engaged, proactive, collaborative, and who has demonstrated excellent legal and business judgment and strategic thinking. You will report to the Assistant General Counsel overseeing international product and regulatory. We work_. This role can be performed remotely within the UK. We’d love for you to join us! The Impact You'll Have This Senior Counsel position will be a critical legal role located in the UK. You will have a broad range of responsibilities and work in close partnership with cross-functional and geographically diverse teams supporting the development and delivery of Marqeta’s payment products and services. As we advance our vision of modern money movement, we seek a subject matter expert, regulatory lawyer who’ll be deeply engaged to help us scale globally. Who You Are • Serve as the lead attorney for strategic, complex and cross-border arrangements with Marqeta’s customers and partners within UK/Europe, • Provide timely, concise and business-focused legal advice on payments law impacting Marqeta’s relationships in UK/Europe and other regions, • Partner with legal and business stakeholders to help automate, scale and continuously improve standard form agreements and legal processes, • Have deep and practical knowledge and expertise in international laws, rules and regulations related to prepaid and debit products in various jurisdictions, focusing on the UK and the EEA, • Provide legal advice on payment laws, financial services regulations, data privacy, consumer protection, and enforcement actions for existing products and new features in covered jurisdictions, • Assess legal risks, recommend mitigation strategies, and provide legal advice to cross-functional stakeholders (product, engineering, risk, go-to-market, etc.) in connection with maintaining the integrity of the financial platform, • Collaborate with and manage outside legal counsel, • Be a team player and self-starter with drive and initiative, • Have high integrity and great judgment while working across the organisation Key Skills and Competencies • 5-10 years’ experience practising either in-house or at a reputable law firm, with at least 3 years working in or advising companies in the payments, fintech or financial services space, • A proven high-calibre, solution-oriented and proactive attorney with experience in the payments space, including experience with prepaid, debit and credit card products in the UK and EEA, • Understanding of laws and regulations pertaining to financial services and technology (including Payment Services Directives; Anti-Money Laundering Directives; GDPR; Interchange Fee Regulations and EBA Guidelines), • A solid business focus with practical risk awareness and the ability to balance legal risk mitigation against key business objectives and risks, • Experience drafting and negotiating contracts for payments companies or financial institutions, • Familiarity with rules for card networks and other payment clearing systems, • Understanding of payments technology (e.g. APIs, tokenization, digital wallets, crypto), • A keen sense of ownership and the ability to independently drive complex projects to completion on tight timelines in a fast-moving, high-performing environment, • Sound judgment and the ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively, • Amenable and ready to support colleagues and projects across multiple time zones, • Excellent oral and written communication skills; ability to work on teams and independently; ability to drive accountability and influence outcomes, • The ability to challenge and be challenged both internally and with clients in a constructive and respectful way, • Advanced problem solving skills, i.e., the ability to quickly digest a problem, evaluate various options/solutions and empower yourself and others to deliver, • Team player with a positive attitude and commitment to excellence, • LLB degree and member in good standing of a the local bar (or equivalent in your jurisdiction) Hiring Manager • Sean Yang Recruiter For This Role • Louise Devlin Compensation and Benefits • Premium Private Medical and Dental coverage, • Generous time off program with additional “Floating Holiday days”, • Retirement savings program with company contribution, • Equity in a publicly-traded company and an Employee Stock Purchase Program, • Monthly stipend to support our remote work model, • Annual development stipend to support our people growth and development, • Family-forming benefits and up to 20 weeks of Parental Leave, • Wellbeing programs i.e. Modern Health, HealthKick and much more…

🚀 We’re on a mission to make money work for everyone. We’re waving goodbye to the complicated and confusing ways of traditional banking. After starting as a prepaid card, our product offering has grown a lot in the last 10 years in the UK. As well as and bank accounts, we offer , , a and in the UK, with more exciting things to come beyond. Our UK customers can also , and _ with us. With our hot coral cards and get-paid-early feature, combined with financial education on social media and our award winning customer service, we have a long history of creating magical moments for our customers! We’re not about selling products - we want to solve problems and change lives through Monzo ❤️ _ ✨ Product Legal Counsel - Legal (L50) 📍London/Cardiff/UK Remote | 💰circa £100k + Stock Options + Benefits | _ ✨ We’re looking for a Product Legal Counsel to join our team at Monzo, at Senior Legal Counsel level, to help us build one of the best, most innovative banks in the world. You will report to Monzo’s Director of Product Legal and work within a team of product lawyers to give first rate legal advice and support to Monzo’s Product Collective, including areas like borrowing, personal and business banking. In this role, you’ll work closely with Monzo’s product collectives to build and deliver banking products, and support the team in making money work for everyone. You’ll work at all levels in the organisation and with a wide-range of stakeholders from Product Managers and Designers, to Operations professionals and Software Engineers, and Risk and Compliance. You will be the ‘go to’ for all things legal and regulatory, and an important part of a team trying to improve our customers’ financial lives. Your day-to-day: • You’ll work directly with senior lawyers, product managers and engineers to provide legal advice and commercial insights to develop and grow Monzo Bank in the UK., • In particular, you will:, • Partner with product managers to advise on legal matters relating to our borrowing, personal or business banking products and and advise on the legal and regulatory requirements for a growing bank., • Help to develop efficient ways of working to enable Monzo to scale quickly, and ensuring Monzo operates safely and in accordance with the law and regulation., • Coordinate and collaborate on legal matters with teams across Monzo including the Compliance, Risk and Control, other control functions and business teams., • Provide training and knowledge sharing with other Monzonauts on the impact of laws and regulations on Monzo or our customers., • Often act as the sole lawyer advising product managers or other colleagues (with support behind the scenes from more senior lawyers) and therefore act autonomously, take ownership of matters, identifying legal issues proactively, evaluating relevant risks and finding effective solutions to unique and complex business activities., • Help colleagues in the Legal Team to build a world-class and scalable, high performing Legal team by testing and developing new ways of working., • You’ll work closely and collaboratively with Monzo’s Director of Product Legal, General Counsel of MBL and the other members of the UK Legal team to provide legal advice and commercial insights to Product teams., • You’ll be a trusted advisor and will work proactively and collaboratively with other relevant stakeholders and teams across the Monzo Group, including the Product, Risk & Compliance, Supplier Operations, Financial Crime, Fraud, and Operations teams., • You’ll work with Monzo’s Director of Product Legal, other lawyers and compliance to identify legal and regulatory risks relating to existing and new products, ensure robust challenge and scrutiny of product changes as they go through Monzo’s governance process and to ensure that the businesses you support respond appropriately to new and changed legal and regulatory requirements., • You’ll support Monzo’s global product development work by coordinating the legal review of products by collaborating with legal teams in the EU and US to identify local legal and regulatory requirements., • You’ll work with the Legal and Board Governance collective to improve the commercial management of the activities of the legal team, including through identifying suitable technology solutions to streamline workflows, optimise processes and work efficiencies, and increase scalability., • You’ll proactively manage relationships with external suppliers and law firms to enhance processes around cost management to ensure we are optimising our spend and extracting best value while delivering top-quality legal support. We’d love to hear from you if: • You are a technically excellent lawyer with a minimum of 5 years of relevant post-qualification experience working in the banking and finance sector., • You have a strong background advising on commercial and regulatory issues relating to banking products with specific knowledge and experience evidenced in consumer credit, payments and banking conduct rules., • You have demonstrated experience of advising on laws and regulations relevant to financial services, in particular consumer credit, payments and banking products. You are able to explain complex regulations (including the Consumer Credit Act and Payment Services Regulations) in a simple way and you look for innovative ways of solving problems., • You have experience advising on the content of regulated financial promotions and supported marketing teams with legal issues relating to the marketing of financial products., • You are a strong communicator who can provide clear, precise, and practical legal advice, effectively articulating what is relevant and important in a concise manner. You can take a position on key issues, present persuasive recommendations, and constructively drive consensus among senior stakeholders., • You have excellent organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to prioritise and work effectively and independently under tight deadlines across multiple projects., • You have good interpersonal and team player skills and can evidence working across a network of cross-functional stakeholders to collaboratively solve problems., • You are a keen problem solver, skilled at assessing risk and recommending solutions that balance commercial and risk considerations. You think ahead, anticipate relevant challenges, understand the commercial objectives of the teams you support, set clear objectives, and find effective solutions., • You enjoy horizon scanning, proactively assessing risks, and quickly identifying and independently implementing mitigating actions. You are always looking for new ways to improve the efficiency and scalability of legal processes and systems., • You have a dynamic and entrepreneurial approach and are comfortable with the ambiguity of a fast-paced and rapidly-evolving environment., • You are proactive, take initiative to broaden your knowledge, and are passionate about the intersection of banking and technology and the transformation unfolding in consumer finance. You are excited to join us for the next stage of our journey at Monzo! The interview process: Our interview process involves 3 main stages: • Recruiter call, • Initial call, • Full loop: Technical and behavioural interviews Our average process takes around 3-4 weeks but we will always work around your availability. You will have the chance to speak to our recruitment team at various points during your process but if you do have any specific questions ahead of this please contact us on business-hiring@monzo.com What’s in it for you: 💰 circa £100k ➕ plus stock options & benefits ✈️ We can help you relocate to the UK [✅ We can sponsor visas] 📍This role is based in our London office. If you are not based in London, we're open to discuss this on a case by case basis. ⏰ We offer flexible working hours and trust you to work enough hours to do your job well, at times that suit you and your team. 📚 Learning budget of £1,000 a year for books, training courses and conferences ➕ And much more, see our full list of benefits _ #LI-DH1 #LI-REMOTE Equal opportunities for everyone Diversity and inclusion are a priority for us and we’re making sure we have lots of support for all of our people to grow at Monzo. At Monzo, we’re embracing diversity by fostering an inclusive environment for all people to do the best work of their lives with us. This is integral to our mission of making money work for everyone. You can read more in our , 2024 and 2024 _ We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status. If you have a preferred name, please use it to apply. We don't need full or birth names at application stage 😊

🚀 We’re on a mission to make money work for everyone. We’re waving goodbye to the complicated and confusing ways of traditional banking. After starting as a prepaid card, our product offering has grown a lot in the last 10 years in the UK. As well as and bank accounts, we offer , , a and in the UK, with more exciting things to come beyond. Our UK customers can also , and _ with us. With our hot coral cards and get-paid-early feature, combined with financial education on social media and our award winning customer service, we have a long history of creating magical moments for our customers! We’re not about selling products - we want to solve problems and change lives through Monzo ❤️ _ ✨ 📍London | 💰 up to £145k + stock options & benefits | _ ✨ ⭐Our Legal team We’re looking for a Principal Legal Counsel - Corporate Legal, to join our team at Monzo and help us build one of the best, most innovative banks in the world. At Monzo, our legal and company secretarial teams work as one united function - the Legal and Board Governance collective. In your role as Principal Legal Counsel - Corporate, you will report directly to Monzo’s Group Head of Corporate Legal and work alongside other lawyers and the board governance team to provide first rate corporate legal advice and support in connection with a variety of corporate transactions and in preparation for Monzo’s future as it scales globally. 🔑You’ll play a key role by… • You’ll work closely and collaboratively with Monzo’s Group Head of Corporate Legal, Monzo’s Group General Counsel and Company Secretary, and the other members of the Group Corporate Legal team to provide strategic corporate law advice and commercial insights and solutions to the Monzo Group as a whole and its subsidiary entities in the following areas:, • General corporate law and corporate governance compliance to support and meet Group private entity and future public entity requirements, • Capital markets and Group disclosure related advice., • Capital Raising including primary and secondary raising advice working closely with the Investor Relations and Group finance function, • Group M&A and corporate development legal advice working closely with Monzo’s group strategy and corporate development team, • Advice to the Reward and Remuneration functions on the corporate and governance implications associated with stock option issuance and other corporate governance aspects of reward., • Advice to the Group Finance function to support the preparation of Monzo Group Consolidated Annual Report & Accounts., • You’ll work proactively with Monzo’s Group Head of Corporate Legal to scale a high performing corporate legal advisory function, deliver a range of exciting and high-profile enterprise-wide corporate transactions, and drive impact and achieve our collective goals., • You’ll work closely in collaboration with Monzo’s Group Head of Corporate Legal and other members of the Group Corporate Legal team to prepare, review and negotiate a broad range of corporate agreements and documents in connection with a variety of corporate activities for the Monzo Group as a whole and its subsidiary entities., • You’ll be a trusted advisor and will work proactively and collaboratively with other relevant stakeholders and teams across the Monzo Group, including the Board Governance, Finance, Tax, Investor Relations, Risk & Compliance, People, Reward, and Operations teams., • You’ll work with Monzo’s Group Head of Corporate Legal, other members of the Group Corporate Legal team and, where relevant, the Risk & Compliance function to lead, evolve and adapt suitable corporate legal processes and procedures, as well as legal and governance risk management policies and frameworks relevant to private and public company status within the enterprise risk framework of the Monzo Group as a whole., • You’ll work with the Legal and Board Governance collective to improve the commercial management of the activities of the Group Corporate legal team, including through identifying suitable technology solutions to streamline workflows, optimise processes and work efficiencies, and increase scalability., • You’ll proactively manage relationships with external suppliers and law firms to enhance processes around budget and cost management to ensure we are optimising our spend and extracting best value while delivering top-quality legal support. 🤩 We’d love to hear from you if… • You are a technically excellent and experienced corporate lawyer as well as being a strong communicator and collaborator (min 7 years of post-qualification experience (PQE))., • You have a strong background advising on corporate and corporate governance rules and regulations, and you are skilled at coordinating a broad range of corporate transactions and complex corporate legal matters in the UK, EU, and/or US, within both private and listed company environments., • You are a good communicator who can provide clear, precise, and practical legal advice, effectively articulating what is relevant and important in a concise manner. You can take a position on key issues, present persuasive recommendations, and constructively drive consensus among stakeholders., • You have excellent organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to prioritise and work effectively and independently under tight deadlines across multiple projects., • You have excellent interpersonal and team player skills and are experienced in working across a network of cross-functional stakeholders to collaboratively solve problems., • You are a strategic thinker and a keen problem solver, skilled at assessing risk and recommending solutions that balance commercial and risk considerations. You think ahead, anticipate relevant challenges and questions, set clear objectives, and find effective solutions., • You bring energy and presence and excel at building open, trusting relationships across all levels of the organisation, including the Board and C-suite levels, in global or international settings., • You have a dynamic and entrepreneurial approach and are comfortable with the ambiguity of a fast-paced and rapidly-evolving environment., • You are proactive, take initiative to broaden your knowledge, and are passionate about the intersection of banking and technology and the transformation unfolding in consumer finance. You are excited to join us for the next stage of our journey at Monzo! The interview process: Our interview process involves 3 main stages: • Recruiter call, • Initial call, • Full loop: Technical, Behavioural and Leadership Interviews Our average process takes around 3-4 weeks but we will always work around your availability. You will have the chance to speak to our recruitment team at various points during your process but if you do have any specific questions ahead of this please contact us on business-hiring@monzo.com What’s in it for you: 💰Up to £145,000 ➕ stock options & benefits ✈️ We can help you relocate to the UK ✅ We can sponsor visas ⏰ We offer flexible working hours and trust you to work enough hours to do your job well, at times that suit you and your team. 📚 Learning budget of £1,000 a year for books, training courses and conferences ➕ And much more, see our full list of benefits _ #LI-DH1 Equal opportunities for everyone Diversity and inclusion are a priority for us and we’re making sure we have lots of support for all of our people to grow at Monzo. At Monzo, we’re embracing diversity by fostering an inclusive environment for all people to do the best work of their lives with us. This is integral to our mission of making money work for everyone. You can read more in our , 2024 and 2024 _ We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status. If you have a preferred name, please use it to apply. We don't need full or birth names at application stage 😊

🚀 We’re on a mission to make money work for everyone. We’re waving goodbye to the complicated and confusing ways of traditional banking. After starting as a prepaid card, our product offering has grown a lot in the last 10 years in the UK. As well as and bank accounts, we offer , , a and in the UK, with more exciting things to come beyond. Our UK customers can also , and _ with us. With our hot coral cards and get-paid-early feature, combined with financial education on social media and our award winning customer service, we have a long history of creating magical moments for our customers! We’re not about selling products - we want to solve problems and change lives through Monzo ❤️ 📍 London/Cardiff/UK Remote | 💰c.£190,000-£210,000 + Incentive Awards tied to your performance + | ⭐ Our Legal team and you We're looking for a Group Legal Director of Employment, Incentives & Pensions at Monzo. This role will have day-to-day responsibility for managing all legal matters associated with Monzo's employment, incentives and pensions (‘EIP’) matters in the UK and Europe. Reporting to Monzo's General Counsel for Group Centre and often working directly with Monzo’s Chief Legal & Administrative Officer, you will operate as the most senior legal leader for people, reward and workforce strategy globally. You will be at the intersection of people strategy, regulation, governance and technology, with direct impact on Monzo’s long-term success and operating model. You will work at Executive level in the organisation in close partnership with our Group Chief People Officer, our People team, Monzo's VP of Reward and our Chair of the Remuneration Committee. You’ll lead on a wide range of EIP related legal matters within a bank regulatory compensation framework (including but not limited to CRD V and SMCR). You’ll have a solid grounding in all types of incentive structures including but not limited to share options. This role will be a part of the leadership team for the Legal & Board Governance Collective. 🔑 You’ll play a key role by… • Providing strategic legal advice and commercial solutions on EIP matters impacting the Monzo Group as a whole, as well as its subsidiary legal entities (in the UK and EU)., • Being a trusted adviser and partner to the Group Chief People Officer, the Executive leadership and People team, including in developing policies, procedures, guidance, and templates relevant for a range of EIP legal matters., • Working with Monzo’s VP of Reward, the Reward team and our Chair of the Remuneration Committee on compensation arrangements and remuneration policies and practices with a sound understanding of different reward and compensation structures including share options., • Managing a team of two senior employment lawyers and helping to mentor and support other lawyers across the wider team., • Providing EIP advisory legal support to the business as required across the entire employee life cycle—from hiring (including executive service contracts), people processes, and departures, and managing any contentious EIP legal matters., • Supporting international EIP projects and matters in the EU and other jurisdictions as the business continues to scale, coordinating with in-country General Counsels and their teams., • Working proactively and collaboratively with members of the wider Legal, People, Reward, Tax, Risk & Compliance, & Finance Collectives on a variety of EIP related matters, ensuring coordination across control functions and business teams., • Developing and implementing internal frameworks, processes, and procedures to increase the efficiency and scalability of EIP legal advice across the Monzo Group and its subsidiary entities, including empowering the people and business teams with appropriate guidance and tools., • Delivering training, sharing insights from your work, and helping educate others on EIP matters, providing forward-looking guidance on key legal and regulatory developments, risks, and opportunities., • Managing relationships with our external legal counsel and working with others in the Collective to ensure we are optimising our legal spend on EIP matters and obtaining best value., • Supporting the broader Legal & Board Governance Collective in continuing to build a world-class and scalable, high-performing legal team, including championing technology innovations to streamline workflows and increase scalability (and yes, you get to work with us in developing our Generative AI based solutions!) 🤩 We’d love to hear from you if… • You have significant post-qualification experience in the field of employment law, and preferably also incentives and defined contribution pensions related matters (c.15 Yrs PQE+ as a guide, but not a prerequisite), • You have outstanding technical skills and strong knowledge of employment law, and preferably also incentives and pensions matters having spent time in private practice and ideally time in house. If you have spent time at a bank and/or financial technology company managing EIP matters that is a plus., • You are a strategic thinker, a strong communicator and a keen problem solver who knows how to assess risk and recommend solutions that balance business and risk perspectives, • You are happy handling the widest range of legal issues that may arise even where outside your core areas of expertise, and can sensibly assess when best to engage external counsel in a cost effective way, • You are comfortable operating at all levels of the organisation up to the Executive and Remuneration Committee, but can also roll your sleeves up and get things done, • You're passionate about the intersection of banking and technology and the transformation unfolding in consumer finance and the future world of work practices, and what we are doing here at Monzo excites you! Not ticking every box? That’s totally okay! Studies show that women and people of colour might hesitate to apply unless they meet every single requirement. At Monzo, we’re dedicated to creating an inclusive and welcoming team. If you’re passionate about this role and keen to learn and grow with us, we encourage you to apply - even if you don’t have everything that's listed just yet. Drop us your application, we’d love to hear from you! In-house experience in financial services is preferred, but is not essential for the right candidate. 🌈 The application journey has 3 key steps • Recruiter call, • Initial call, • Full loop: Technical, Behavioural & Leadership interviews Our average process takes around 3-4 weeks but we will always work around your availability. You will have the chance to speak to our recruitment team at various points during your process but if you do have any specific questions ahead of this please contact us on _ 🙌 What’s in it for you 💰circa £190,000-£210,000 salary range + Incentive Awards tied to your performance + Benefits ⏰ We offer flexible working hours and trust you to work enough hours to do your job well, at times that suit you and your team. 📚 Learning budget of £1,000 a year for books, training courses and conferences ➕ And much more, see our full list of benefits _ #LI-DH1 #LI-REMOTE Equal opportunities for everyone Diversity and inclusion are a priority for us and we’re making sure we have lots of support for all of our people to grow at Monzo. At Monzo, we’re embracing diversity by fostering an inclusive environment for all people to do the best work of their lives with us. This is integral to our mission of making money work for everyone. You can read more in our , 2024 and 2024 _ We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status. If you have a preferred name, please use it to apply. We don't need full or birth names at application stage 😊