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About the Role

Booking Holdings seeks a business-minded FinTech Product Legal Counsel to support the design, development, launch, and scaling of innovative financial technology products across multiple jurisdictions and Brands. This role partners closely with Product, Engineering, Compliance, Risk, Partnerships, Privacy, and Commercial teams to enable innovative financial products and payment solutions while managing legal and regulatory risk.

Responsibilities

Provide high quality and commercial legal advice to enable the compliant delivery of the FinTech/Payments product strategy, supporting stakeholders through the end-to-end product journey from the design “drawing board” to launch and beyond.
Serve as a legal partner for Fintech and payments product teams, advising on the design, structure, implementation, operation and lifecycle management of all FinTech/payment product initiatives globally.
Lead and coordinate multi-jurisdictional regulatory assessments for Fintech products and payments flows, identifying and interpreting applicable global regulatory requirements.
Scope and instruct external counsel, and translate complex advice into clear, actionable guidance.
Work closely with our regulated entities and internal risk stakeholders to ensure products are designed and operated within licence and regulatory perimeter.
Collaborate effectively in a matrix structure with Legal, Product, Engineering, Finance, and Commercial teams.
Support governance and documentation, including product legal reviews and risk assessments.
Help develop and maintain playbooks, templates, and guidance for recurring payments topics to drive consistency and speed of execution.

Requirements

Qualified lawyer with 5–8 years’ PQE (or equivalent experience) with a mix of in-house and big firm experience preferred.
Law degree from a top law school, and excellent academic credentials.
Experience advising on Fintech products within fast-paced technology companies.
Proven track record working in complex, multi-jurisdictional environments.
Excellent drafting, negotiation, and communication skills.
Proven ability to work independently and manage multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
Experienced in exercising sound commercial judgment to propose pragmatic legal solutions that balance risk, speed, and strategic goals.
Comfortable making recommendations in ambiguous, fast-evolving regulatory and business environments.
Flexible in adjusting approaches as new regulatory, market, or operational realities emerge.
Comfortable collaborating across multiple time zones, cultural contexts, and regulatory environments.
A passion for fintech and payments.
Eager to learn new technologies and ideas.
Comfortable navigating complicated and nuanced issues.
Native or fluent English speaking and writing skills.

Skills

Payments
Embedded finance
Digital wallets
Fintech partnerships
Regulated financial services
International money transfer
Foreign exchange
Outsourcing
Open banking
E-money
Payment services
E-commerce
Online platforms
GenAI
Communication skills
Drafting
Negotiation
Commercial judgment

Location

Amsterdam

Work Type

Full-time
Hybrid

Experience Level

5-8 years PQE

Education Level

Law degree from a top law school

About the Company

Booking Holdings is consistently recognized by industry leaders for innovation, growth and leadership.
Forbes World's Best Employers
Fortune World's Most Admired Companies
Forbes Most Innovative Companies
Fortune Future 50
Forbes Best Employers for Women
Forbes Best Employers for Diversity
Forbes Best Employers for New Grads
Forbes Digital 100