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# Senior Legal Counsel - AI and Digital assets at PPRO

- **Company:** PPRO
- **Location:** London, United Kingdom
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-09-10
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-13
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/ppro/e8662aae-aea5-41a6-aea0-6a80d153a35b

## Job description

At PPRO, we simplify access to local payments - providing a local payments platform that empowers giants like PayPal, Stripe, and Microsoft to connect with billions of consumers worldwide. We are on an ambitious, fast-paced mission to 3x our growth by 2028 - and we’re just getting started.

Our magic lies in our team of proud payments nerds. Spanning over 50 nationalities across 10+ global locations, our diverse cultures aren't a checklist; they are the competitive advantage driving our innovation. This is a people-first, high trust environment where you’ll have the autonomy to make a massive impact, own your work end-to-end, and grow through broad exposure, meaningful challenges, and continuous learning. We get things done, challenge respectfully, put the customer first, and recognise that our biggest successes are those we create as a team. If you’re ready to leave your footprint on global commerce, join us.

The Purpose:

What you’ll be doing:

- Advising the business on the full product lifecycle, from the first idea through launch, as we build, launch and scale PPRO's payment products globally, including digital asset and stablecoin initiatives

- Reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements, including partner agreements and contracts tied to new product development

- Drafting and maintaining customer-facing legal documents for new products, including terms and conditions and disclosures for AI-driven features

- Advising on the regulatory side of product features, the onboarding of new payment methods, and market expansion which may include cross-border data flows, data protection and privacy, and payment services regulation

- Advising on the legal and regulatory questions raised by digital assets, including stablecoins: e-money and payment services classification, custody, cross-border transfer rules and emerging digital asset regimes

- Acting as our go-to expert on AI, including agentic AI and associated liability, governance, data use, contracting for AI tools and the regulatory frameworks that are still taking shape

- Horizon scanning for legal and regulatory developments, and assisting with the implementation of any subsequently required changes

- Collaborating with the compliance and risk teams to embed legal thinking into PPRO's product lifecycle and go-to-market planning

- Improving legal and governance processes at PPRO, including exploring how AI tools can make our own legal team work smarter

- Advising the business on ad hoc legal questions, from IP to corporate law and disputes

- Liaising with external counsel and turning their advice into something the wider business can interpret and implement

You’ll need to:

- Be a UK or EU qualified lawyer with 8+ years experience in the financial services, payments and/or technology sector, with a strong mix of regulatory, privacy and commercial legal experience

- Bring genuine, hands-on experience with payments, digital assets, including stablecoins, plus real depth on how AI, including agentic AI, is reshaping products and regulation

- Have a good working knowledge of financial regulation, including payment services regulation across the UK and EU

- Have strong experience advising on data protection and privacy (UK GDPR, EU GDPR, cross-border data transfers)

- Be genuinely comfortable with technology so you are able to get into the detail with engineers, ask the right questions and follow a technical conversation

- Be comfortable working in ambiguity and to independently work out the mitigation, not just the risk

- Be able to turn complex legal or technical issues into plain English

- Have a strong sense of ownership and the drive to push complex legal matters through to completion

- Bring an open, flexible, team-oriented approach, with excellent communication skills

What's in it for you?

Hybrid working - We offer a hybrid structure with a 3 days / week on site expectation, so you can strike the balance between office and home working. In addition to our 28-day holiday allowance, we also provide a work from abroad policy, enabling employees to work remotely for up to another 30 days per year

Learning and Development - We offer a GBP 1,000 annual budget to support your professional growth—because investing in your development benefits us all. In addition, we provide leadership cafés, on-the-job training, and other opportunities to help you grow your skills and thrive in your role..

Insurance - Because better safe than sorry - we want our employees to benefit from various insurances including a medical insurance (BUPA health care plan) and a 5% matching pension plan through Now Pensions.

Enhance Family Leave - We understand the importance of family - that's why we offer enhanced family leave to support you during key life moments.

Workplace Nursery Scheme - Save on childcare through salary exchange

Gym membership - PPRO helps contribute towards the costs of your gym membership, supporting your physical fitness journey while easing the burden on your wallet

Mental Health Platform - We’ve teamed up with a top well-being platform to provide one-on-one therapy, chat therapy, therapist-led courses, guided meditations, and more.

Our HQ office on Procter Street, is a short walk from Holborn, Farringdon and Covent Garden so if you’re a foodie there’s plenty nearby. The office is befitting a tech business and is set up for cross team collaboration.

Pet-friendly office- Because work is better with your paw-tners by your side

Our Principles:

We get things done: We are courageous; we take ownership, make decisions and get things done.

We act with trust and integrity: We listen first and challenge respectfully. We seek out and leverage diverse perspectives. We welcome and offer honest and open feedback, always assuming positive intent

We put the customer first: We are laser focused on delivering outstanding outcomes for our customers. We put the customer at the heart of what we do.

We make things better: We boldly explore  new ideas and have an unwavering commitment to continuous improvement.

We work as a team: We collaborate closely and value team success over individual achievement.

## About PPRO

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: PPRO provides a single integration for businesses and banks to accept and process a wide range of local payment methods in over 85 markets globally.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Growth Stage, 9 known funding rounds)
- **Headquarters**: London, United Kingdom
- **Founded**: 2006
- **Founders**: (Not publicly available)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Financial Services, Payments Technology, Local Payments Infrastructure
- **Target customers**: B2B; e-commerce platforms, payment service providers (like Stripe and PayPal), banks, and other enterprises seeking to expand their global payment capabilities.
- **Mission or purpose statement**: To help businesses grow globally by letting their customers pay the local way. They combine local intelligence with technology and deep expertise to provide a truly local presence.

## Products & Services
- **Local Payment Method (LPM) Aggregation**: A single API and platform to manage an extensive portfolio of local payment methods (e.g., digital wallets, bank transfers, buy now, pay later) across 85+ countries.
- **PPRO Connect**: A platform that orchestrates and manages all local payment methods, providing a single point of integration for acquiring and payouts.
- **Licensing and Compliance**: Infrastructure and licenses that enable clients to accept payments without having to individually acquire licenses in each market.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available for this private company.
- **Key Metrics**:
    - **Annual Revenue**: **EUR 56.3M** (per LinkedIn).
    - **Total Transaction Volume**: **€20 billion** (per company website).
    - **Merchants Served**: **3 million+** (per company website).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Partners include major players like Stripe and PayPal. Specific lead investors not disclosed in search results, but the company has 9 prior funding rounds.
- **Growth Signals**:
    - 20 years in business (founded 2006), demonstrating strong market stability.
    - Employs **358 people** (+4.5% YoY, +22 people) (per LinkedIn).
    - Operations in 7 countries, with a workforce distributed across 21 countries.
    - Serves 85+ markets and processes over €20bn in transaction volume.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Deep Local Expertise**: Offers a "local presence" in 85+ markets, combining local knowledge with a tech-first approach, which is a high barrier to entry for competitors.
- **Single Integration**: An engineering-first approach that simplifies a notoriously complex global payments problem into a single API.
- **Established Partnerships**: Strong relationships with leading global payment service providers, banks, and e-commerce platforms.
- **Scale & Reliability**: 20 years of operation and processing significant transaction volume (€20bn) provides a strong track record and trust.

## Strategic Focus
- **International Expansion**: Continuously adding new local payment methods and expanding into new markets to help customers grow their global reach.
- **Customer-Centricity**: Placing the customer at the center of product development to solve core payment challenges.
- **Deepening Platform Capabilities**: Enhancing the PPRO platform to offer more sophisticated orchestration, compliance, and licensing solutions.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: An open, diverse, and inclusive culture with 50+ nationalities working together. Core values include "We get things done," "We act with trust and integrity," "We put the customer first," and "We work as a team."
- **Work Model**: **Hybrid** with a typical on-site requirement of **three days per week**.
- **Global & Collaborative**: Opportunities to work with talented global counterparts on challenging projects across 9 locations.
- **Perks & Benefits**:
    - **Competitive salary** with great benefits.
    - **Dedicated yearly budget** for professional development (courses, workshops, certifications) and access to **LinkedIn Learning**.
    - **Gym membership support**.
    - **Mental health and well-being platform** partnership.
    - **Work from abroad policy**: 30 days per year of international remote work flexibility.
    - **Engagement and collaboration** budgets and events.
    - **Paid time off and parental leave**.
- **Growth**: Clear opportunities for advancement in a tech-led business. The interview process is candidate-experience focused, typically aiming for a 4-week cycle.

## Sources
1. [ppro.com - Careers](https://www.ppro.com/about-us/careers/)
2. [ppro.com - About Us](https://www.ppro.com/about-us/)
3. [ppro.com - Team](https://www.ppro.com/about-us/team/)
4. [jobs.lever.co - PPRO](https://jobs.lever.co/ppro)
5. [linkedin.com/company/ppro](https://linkedin.com/company/ppro)

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