What is Wallester?
- An Estonian company with headquarters in Tallinn, an office in France and an affiliate in UK.
- Issues Visa cards and provides related payment services (incl. Apple Pay, Google Pay and Samsung Pay) to B2B and B2C clients.
- The 2nd largest payment institution in Estonia by volume of payments.
- More than 95 % of the client portfolio consists of international clients.
- Licensed by Estonian Financial Supervision Authority to provide payment services in 30 European countries.
- Principal Client of Visa, the highest level of the Visa membership program.
- Member of FinanceEstonia, FFE (FinTech FinCrime Exchange), Payments Association EU & UK.
- English is the primary working language but the multi-cultural team of ca. 120 speaks different languages, incl. English, Estonian, French, Italian, Russian and Spanish.
What would be your responsibilities?
- Providing daily legal advice to other teams of Wallester.
- Representing Wallester in negotiations with partners and clients regarding legal matters.
- Drafting agreements, legal opinions and other legal documents.
- Performing legal audits regarding partners and clients.
- Helping to solve disputes with partners and clients.
- Participating in designing legal workflows and implementing legal tech solutions.
What we expect from you?
- Master’s degree in law (or to be obtained in 2024).
- Prior experience from working in financial sector or respective specialisation during studies.
- Knowledge about EU regulation regarding payment services, contracts, data protection and AML/CFT.
- Professional proficiency in English and Estonian (spoken and written).
What would make working on this position enjoyable for you?
- You want to work as a member of an in-house legal team.
- You are interested in being involved in the full-lifecycle of services and client-relationships to understand the underlying business processes.
- You like working with international partners and clients.
- You want to work in a rapidly developing company where your contribution has measurable impact.
- You enjoy explaining legal topics to people from other fields.
- Legal writing is one of your strengths.
What we offer?
- Competitive salary
- Career opportunities
- Supportive and caring Leadership
- A modern office in the center of Tallinn
- A chance to work as part of a highly motivated and talented team
- Referral program
- Stebby compensation
- Team building and Company Events
- Free parking
Contact: Jaak Parre (head of legal), tel: 526 3494, e-mail: jaak.parre at wallester.com
This is a full-time position in Wallester’s Tallinn office.