Legal Counsel - Italy (m/f/x)

Scalable Capital is a leading digital investment platform in Europe. The company empowers everyone to shape their financial future. Scalable Broker makes it easy and affordable for clients to invest professionally in stocks, ETFs and other exchange-traded products and set up savings plans. Scalable Wealth, the digital wealth management service, offers clients professional investment in ETF portfolios and is also adopted as a white-label solution by renowned B2B partners. With the European Investor Exchange (EIX) Scalable Capital offers a stock exchange for retail investors in Europe. Over 27 billion euro is held on the platform by more than one million clients. Scalable Capital was founded in 2014 and employs more than 500 people at its offices in Munich, Berlin, Vienna, and London. Together with the founding and management team around Erik Podzuweit and Florian Prucker, they are working on a new generation of financial services.

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Job Description

• You provide legal advice on a wide range of issues such as financial regulations, corporate law, data protection, tax law and employment law.
• You are responsible for drafting and managing all relevant legal documents for Italy.
• You play a key role in the interactions with Italian institutions.
• You are responsible for drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts with clients, partners, and suppliers.
• You act as the primary liaison with external legal advisors.
• You support internal operational teams on legal matters, especially in relation to complaints handling procedures.

Qualifications

• You hold an Italian law degree.
• You bring several years of working experience in law firms, consulting, fintechs/startups or financial services.
• You have in-depth knowledge of Italian and European financial services regulations.
• You bring proven expertise in managing complex legal environments and provide strategic guidance.
• You are able to work effectively in a fast-paced, multicultural environment.
• You understand the fintech business model and ideally held a similar position in a comparable company.
• Experience in interacting with financial services regulators is a plus.
• You bring the ability to work independently, excellent attention to detail, and a diligent work ethic.
• You are fluent in Italian and English.

Additional Information

• Be part of one of the fastest-growing and most visible fintech startups in Europe, creating innovative services that have a substantial impact on the lives of our customers.
• Work with an international, diverse, inclusive, and ever-growing team that loves creating the best products for our clients.
• Be productive with the latest hardware and tools.
• Learn and grow by joining our in-house knowledge sharing sessions and spending your individual education budget.
• Flexible vacation policy and the opportunity to work from abroad.
• Benefit from an attractive compensation package.