Legal Manager (Fintech)

Location: Europe; hybrid mode

Company

hirify.global operates in the financial services sector.

What you will do

• Lead, develop, and hold accountable team leads across the legal function; hire and grow legal talent.
• Report material legal risks, disputes, and structural matters to the Group Head of Legal & Compliance and C-level stakeholders.
• Set group-wide legal policies, standards, and escalation frameworks while partnering with Compliance, Finance, Product, and HR leadership.
• Oversee commercial, corporate, employment, client, and regulatory disputes; corporate governance; entity structures; company secretarial matters; commercial contracts; banking and PSP arrangements; IP; and brand protection.
• Provide legal support for regional operations, including cross-border employment, global mobility, GDPR, and privacy compliance.
• Lead group restructuring, the legal side of M&A, major disputes and arbitrations, and the development of contract playbooks, templates, approval workflows, and legal tech.

Requirements

• 8+ years of legal experience, including senior and leadership roles, with at least 3 years leading managers or team leads.
• Master’s degree in law or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of Cyprus corporate and commercial law.
• Hands-on experience structuring and maintaining multi-entity groups across offshore, midshore, and onshore jurisdictions.
• Track record of leading at least one cross-border acquisition, restructuring, or major group reorganisation.
• Experience managing disputes, arbitrations, or regulatory matters through external counsel across several jurisdictions.
• Deep experience with financial services commercial contracts, including client terms, partner agreements, IT and SaaS, PSP, and banking contracts.
• Knowledge of GDPR, international data protection frameworks, financial services regulation such as MiFID II and CySEC, cross-border employment, global mobility, and EOR models.
• Experience managing external counsel and corporate service provider budgets and fee arrangements.
• English at C1 level or higher; Ukrainian or Russian required.

Nice to have

• Diploma-level professional qualification in Compliance or AML, such as ICA, ACAMS, or CISI.
• Senior legal experience at a global brokerage, major crypto exchange, or Tier-1 neobank.
• Admission to the Cyprus Bar, or bar admission in the UK, US, or another EU jurisdiction.
• LL.M. from a leading UK, US, or EU university.
• Awareness of digital-asset regulation, including MiCA or VARA.
• Experience with legal tech or contract lifecycle management tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time role with a flexible working schedule and hybrid mode.
• 21 paid vacation days and 10 paid sick leave days per year.
• Public holidays according to Cyprus.
• Medical insurance.
• Professional education, language learning, and wellness budgets.