Job Description

Paymenttools is on a mission to transform the payment landscape for retailers in Europe. With more than 4,4 billion visitors per year in our more than 15,000 REWE Group stores and travel agencies in 21 countries we know exactly what consumers and merchants need when exchanging goods for money. We strongly believe in making payments seamless and invisible, linking them with value added services within the framework of a reliable identity service. Our mantra: #wesolvepayn. We blend cutting-edge technology with stringent security to protect sensitive payment data while nurturing innovation in a cloud-native tech environment.



As a Legal Counsel at Paymenttools, you will be an essential part of our team and play a crucial role in ensuring the legal integrity of our company. This position requires someone who can work independently and has experience in contract law and the regulatory environment as well as a basic understanding of technical services in the payment business and the regulatory environment.



We are looking forward to getting to know you - so, even if you feel that you don't quite meet all the requirements, but the position still excites you and you think you would love to work with us, please reach out! We would love to hear from you. We explicitly encourage applicants within groups that are underrepresented in tech spaces as of today. We value all kinds of backgrounds and walks of life.

Your tasks:

You provide comprehensive legal advice for all business areas of Paymenttools, especially in the product area. You will be responsible for drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts with customers, suppliers and business partners. You will create scalable templates for contracts, Terms and Conditions and other legal documents. You identify and assess legal risks for payment tools and develop suitable measures to minimise risks. You ensure compliance with all regulations and laws relevant to us, in particular the regulations applicable to e-money institutions and payments.

Your experience:

You have around 5 years of professional experience as a fully qualified lawyer specialising in contract law, ideally in a law firm Expertise in banking supervisory law is welcomed, additional in-house expertise is a plus You have experience with financial services and/or in the area of payment You work independently and autonomously. Advising on business-critical decisions is one of your core competences You like to build things and are motivated by the prospect of further familiarising yourself with specialised fields in the payment sector and developing creative solutions for them You have excellent communication skills & are fluent, authoritative and to the point in written and spoken German and English at all levels of the organisation

Our benefits:

Deutschland ticket, subsidized subscription 1.000 euro annual learning and development budget + internal training platforms Discounts on travel, fashion, technology, and more through our corporate benefits REWE discount card for discounts for REWE group retailers JobRad, affordable bicycle leasing! Company pension plan Insurance Services

Perks of working with us:

We work in a hybrid environment Flexible working hours that fit your workflow, your time matters! Responsibility from day one Work with modern and agile software such as Google Workspace, Slack, Asana, Jira, Lattice, Miro and Confluence Company events including Hackathons and Company Days * Ask us more about these!