Head of Legal

CryptoProcessing by Coinspaid is a stablecoins payment provider helping businesses accept digital assets and convert it to fiat. With over 11 years of industry experience, CryptoProcessing connects businesses to crypto users and makes transactions as simple as pressing a button.

Today, our team includes 110+ professionals working remotely across multiple countries. We combine the pace of fintech with a long-term approach to building products, teams, and careers. As a remote-first company, we give people flexibility in how they work while maintaining strong collaboration and shared ownership across teams.

As Head of Legal, you will lead two legal teams of up to eight people and support high-quality legal support across the Group.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Group Legal function, managing the legal team and ensuring consistent, high-quality legal support across the Group.
• Oversee all legal matters across the Group, providing strategic legal advice to support business objectives and growth.
• Lead legal aspects of licensing projects, regulatory applications, authorisations, and interactions with competent authorities.
• Advise the business on the legal aspects of new products, market expansion, cross-border operations, and strategic initiatives.
• Provide legal advice on European financial services legislation, including PSD, MiCA, DORA, GDPR, AML/CFT legislation, and other applicable regulatory frameworks.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and maintain commercial agreements, customer documentation, vendor agreements, and other legal documentation.
• Lead corporate legal matters, including corporate governance, intra-group transactions, corporate restructurings, and other corporate legal work across the Group.
• Manage disputes, pre-litigation matters, and litigation, coordinating external legal counsel where appropriate.
• Monitor legal and regulatory developments and assess their legal impact on the Group’s business.
• Manage relationships with external law firms and other legal advisers.

Requirements

• 7+ years of legal experience, with a strong focus on financial services.
• Previous experience working in a regulated financial institution, preferably an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) or Payment Institution (PI).
• Strong knowledge of EU financial services legislation, including PSD, MiCA, DORA, AML/CFT, GDPR legislation, and other relevant regulatory frameworks.
• Experience supporting licensing and authorisation processes for regulated financial institutions would be an advantage.
• Strong experience in commercial contracts and corporate law, including intra-group legal matters.
• Master’s degree in Law.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting licensing and authorisation processes for regulated financial institutions.
• Professional working proficiency in English and Russian.
• Experience in the crypto-asset industry.

Why should you choose Coinspaid?

You’ll be joining a company that is actively shaping its space – with enough scale to matter and enough room to make an impact.

At Coinspaid, people are expected to think, contribute, and take ownership – and are supported in doing so.

We focus on flexibility, wellbeing, and long-term growth – without overcomplicating how benefits work.

Flexible Benefits

• Benefit Bar – up to €230/month
  A flexible monthly budget you can use for what matters most to you – from sports and mental health to coworking, home office, or medical-related expenses.

Work & Flexibility

• Fully remote work from almost anywhere
• Optional offices and relocation support
• Flexible, async-friendly environment

Growth & Learning

• Budget for courses, certifications, and professional development
• Language learning support
• Cross-team learning and knowledge sharing

Wellbeing & Support

• Medical insurance or reimbursement depending on location
• Access to mental health support
• Financial support for important life events

Extras

• Merch shop with rewards system
• Team offsites and company events

Sounds good? Well then, we can’t wait to see your resume!

To learn more please visit: https://coinspaid.com/about-us/ & https://coinspaid.com/careers/