Legal & Compliance Officer UK - French Speaking

About the role

In this role, you work closely with the commercial team on contracts, and help ensure that our operations are regulatory compliant. The position gives you the opportunity to work in a dynamic, high growth environment where you add value every day. You add value to the business by helping build new products and services, work on commercial deals, and ensure ongoing compliance.

Location: We would like you to work from our office in London, Vilnius or Paris two days per week, joining our team of dedicated professionals and making your mark on the world of B2B e-commerce.

About HokodoWe're an international and diverse team, based in London, Vilnius and Paris, working to modernise B2B payments.

• Our B2B Buy Now, Pay Later solution enables merchants to offer credit terms to their business customers instantly, resulting in a 40% average increase in revenue for integrated merchants.
• We are scaling rapidly across Western Europe, with a list of stellar clients and have raised a total of over $50 million to support our goals.
• Join us in our efforts, as we have already made good progress with 50,000+ businesses regularly using Hokodo, but need your support to take us to the next level!

What you'll be doing - If you get excited by the following, this is the role for you.

• Work with the commercial team: Draft, review, and negotiate customer facing documents, such as commercial contracts and terms and conditions.
• Building products: Provide legal advice and support on new products and partnerships.
• Ensure ongoing compliance with data protection regulations (GDPR, Data protection Act, Regulatory laws, etc.)
• Coordinate with external counsel when necessary.

Who we're looking for - At Hokodo, we prioritise hiring individuals who share our mission and values, and possess the right attitudes and behaviours for success. While some of the listed requirements may be important, don't worry if you don't meet all of them, we'd still like to hear from you.

• 3+ years of experience working in a legal role, in private practice, or in-house
• Experience in financial services, strong knowledge of relevant regulatory frameworks including PSD 2, GDPR, AML
• Law degree or equivalent in French, UK, or an EU jurisdiction law
• Fluent in French and English
• Proactive approach in identifying and mitigating legal and compliance risks
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities
• You enjoy developing yourself, and challenging yourself every day
• Adaptableto a dynamic, fast-paced, changing business and regulatory environment

Interview Process

• Technical, competency and team fit interview with the Hiring Manager - 60 minutes - Video Call
• Case Study - Prepare a customer review and present to the Hiring Manager and Head of Customer Success - 60 minutes - Video Call
• Meet the team and Co Founder - Circa 60 minutes - Video call, or face to face

What's in it for you?

We're offering the chance to really make a difference to Hokodo and the wider B2B payments and e-commerce industry. The opportunity for personal growth in a fast-moving startup is massive. Your opinion and feedback will be heard and valued. You'll feel a part of a very special team.

We offer a highly competitive salary and benefits package, including share options.

Share Options

Holiday entitlement: 25 days, + bank holidays

Hoko-Flex (For UK and LT): A half day every month to take off when you need it, this adds up to 6 extra days a year!

Annual Learning and Development budget

Globetrotter travel policy: Spend up to 60 days abroad each calendar year

Health Insurance

Enhanced Parental Leave

Yearly offsites and other company socials: Previously, we have been to Malta & Majorca, as well as regular meet-ups in London and Paris.

Pension: (we know this is not really a benefit - but we get asked a lot about pension contributions) Employer contribution of 3% and individual contribution of 5% based on qualified earnings.

Our values

Hokodo is more than a place to work. We're passionate about making our industry better and aren't afraid of the competition. We pride ourselves on our culture of down to earth employees who are always willing to go the extra mile to help each other out!

• Own the Outcome - We're committed to our tasks, and take pride in the outcome. It's never "not my job". We are bold, we are brave, and we embrace change in all its forms.
• Trust and Build Trust - We are committed to earning and fostering trust through honest communication and deliberate actions. We support our team and value each other's time, input, and take local decisions where possible.
• Never Be Satisfied - We challenge the norms and act boldly, even if it means failing. We are reflective, always learn from our mistakes, and continuously seek feedback and ways to improve. When something's not quite right, we crave to fix it. We're open to being challenged, and challenge others openly.
• No Passion, No Point - We bring passion and energy to everything we do. We get a lot done, and we have a good time doing it. We take every opportunity to celebrate our hard work, our wins - and some of our failures too!
• Be Genuine (No BS) - We are truthful and honest in our actions. We embrace and respect our individuality and encourage people to speak their mind. We are transparent and committed to doing what's best for each other, our customers and our company. Put simply, we care.

Don't 'tick all of the boxes? Neither do we

We are driven by hiring not only by experience and relevance for the role but also our mission and values, and possess the right attitudes and behaviours for success. We celebrate anything 'outside of the box', so if you don't meet all of the listed tickbox criteria, please do still apply as we'd love to hear from you.

The diversity of our team reflects the diversity of our community and customers. We not only welcome but celebrate diverse communities. We feel we have an empowering environment where everyone is supported and respected, and we want you to feel this too. We welcome new ideas, thinking and approaches and listen intently, and we are strongly committed to learning and improving on this as we grow.