Legal Counsel (Parental Leave Cover – 12+ months)
Zimpler is a payment institution licensed by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority and the fastest-growing Pay by Bank network in the Nordics, with a mission to democratize payments and enable growth for businesses worldwide.
Since March 2026, Zimpler has been part of the TrueLayer group, Europe’s leading open banking platform.
We are looking for a Legal Counsel to join our legal team on a parental leave cover position starting in July 2026 for a minimum of 12 months.
Based in Stockholm or Gothenburg, you will work with a wide range of legal matters with a particular focus on commercial agreements and payment services regulation, including PSD2. In addition to supporting the Swedish business, you will also collaborate with colleagues across the TrueLayer group, including teams in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, and Brazil.
This role offers a great opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a fast-growing fintech environment and to work on cross-border legal matters within a leading European open banking group.
You will report to the Head of Legal & Compliance of Zimpler, based in Stockholm.
What you will do
- Monitor and analyse legislation relevant to Zimpler’s business, particularly within PSD2 and other payment services regulation, and assist with the implementation of new regulatory requirements.
- Provide day-to-day legal advice across the business, particularly on payment services, commercial contracts, and data protection matters.
- Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements.
- Assist with corporate governance matters.
- Support litigation processes, including interactions with competent authorities and alternative dispute resolution bodies where required.
Skills & Requirements
Who you are
We believe a great candidate for this role:
- Holds a Swedish Master of Laws degree (juristexamen).
- Has a minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience, ideally from a law firm, fintech, financial institution, or similar environment.
- Has experience working with PSD2 and payment services regulation.
- Has strong drafting skills, particularly when it comes to commercial contracts.
- Thrives in a fast-paced and evolving environment where priorities may shift.
- Is proactive, curious, and solution-oriented, with a strong willingness to learn and develop.
- Can work independently and take ownership of assignments while contributing to a collaborative team culture.
- Combines legal excellence and risk awareness with a strong commercial mindset.
- Is service-oriented and skilled at building trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Is fluent in both English and Swedish.
If you are looking for an opportunity to develop your legal career within a fast-growing fintech environment and work on cross-border legal matters within the TrueLayer group, we would love to hear from you.
Great Place to Work
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VAYCAY MODE – Vacation and time off is important
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CELEBRATING YOU – Choose your special days off
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TREAT YOURSELF – Annual wellness benefit and EAP
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PENSION – We provide pension contributions
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STAY CURIOUS – Annual education budget
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MAMA’S AND PAPA’S – We offer a parental pay top-up
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MAMA’S AND PAPA’S – We offer a parental pay top-up (Only available in Sweden)
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PENSION – We provide pension contributions (Only available in Sweden)
About the company
Build what’s next in payments
Zimpler is one of the fastest growing Pay by Bank networks in the Nordics, tripling growth, transactions and payment volumes year over year. Now we are scaling and looking for bold minds to help us shape the future of payments.
At Zimpler, your work won't disappear into layers of sign-offs. It will be seen, used and make a difference from day one. We run lean so every role carries real ownership, autonomy and the chance to solve complex problems at speed.
We focus sharply on what we do best: lightning fast payments, seamless verification and top tier service that keeps our partners ahead of the curve.
You will work with some of the sharpest minds in paytech, backed with the trust, support and space to accelerate your own growth.
If you want your next role to be your biggest yet, build it with Zimpler.
Petra Schück Johansson | Contact Person
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