--- title: 'Senior Legal Counsel at Outpost Technologies' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-legal-counsel-outpost-technologies-amsterdam-s91tpdrk9r06' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-06' --- # Senior Legal Counsel at Outpost Technologies - **Company:** Outpost Technologies - **Location:** Amsterdam, Netherlands - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2026-07-17 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-06 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/outpostnow/32f3c1f6-511d-42cd-a7e5-4b1034b7f318 ## Job description ## LEGAL COUNSEL 🌍 About Outpost What if going global was as simple as going local? Outpost is building the AI global trade engine. The accumulated knowledge of every rule you'd need to sell internationally, turned into infrastructure. Tell us what you're selling. We'll tell you how to sell it everywhere. We operate as Merchant of Record or Tax of Record across 58+ tax jurisdictions. Full liability transfer, or just the tax layer. We do the analysis, we handle the setup, we absorb the liability. Sell anything, anywhere. Without compromise. 🧠 The Role This is a Legal role for someone who wants to build their career at a fast-scaling fintech and grow with the company. You'll report directly to the Head of Tax & Legal and work across the full legal scope: commercial contracts, payments regulation, AML, corporate governance, and fundraising. You might go deep in one area and build breadth across the others. The shape of the role will evolve as you do. We operate at the intersection of payments, tax, and global commerce. That means Visa/Mastercard scheme rules, EMI and PSD2 frameworks, AML programmes, and commercial agreements with enterprise customers. You'll learn fast and own real work from day one. This isn't a support role. You'll draft contracts, advise on regulatory questions, help build compliance programmes, and work on fundraising. You'll shape how Outpost operates in new markets. As the company grows, so will your responsibilities. 🧗 What You'll Get Yes, the work is intense. But in return, you'll get exposure and ownership most lawyers don't see until much later in their careers. You'll work directly with the CEO, touch every part of the legal function, and help build the infrastructure that lets Outpost scale globally. If you want to grow into a legal leadership role at a category-defining company, this is where you start. 🧩 What You'll Do Commercial & Contracts - Draft and negotiate commercial agreements: MSAs, merchant contracts, partnership deals - Build contract templates and playbooks that scale - Support enterprise deals where legal diligence is part of the sales process Payments Regulation - Advise on regulatory posture across EMI, PSD2, and equivalent frameworks - Learn scheme rules (Visa, Mastercard) and ensure compliance across payment operations - Work with external counsel in new jurisdictions AML & Compliance - Help build and maintain our AML policy and compliance programme - Support KYC/KYB processes and regulatory obligations - Prepare for audits and manage documentation Corporate & Governance - Support fundraising: term sheets, investment documents, board matters - Help manage corporate governance as the company scales - Assist with cap table, equity, and corporate structure across entities International Expansion - Research legal and regulatory requirements for new market entry - Work with local counsel and help build the external network we need - Advise on entity structure, licensing, and local compliance 💥 Example Projects - Draft the MSA template for enterprise MoR customers and negotiate your first deals - Research EMI equivalents in three new markets and summarise the licensing options - Build the first version of our AML policy documentation - Support a funding round by coordinating diligence and reviewing investment documents - Review Visa/Mastercard scheme obligations and flag compliance gaps - Manage external counsel in a new jurisdiction and synthesise their advice - Create the legal playbook for merchant onboarding 🧱 What We're Looking For Ideal background: - In-house legal at a payments company or fintech (Adyen, Stripe, Checkout.com http://Checkout.com, Revolut, Wise, Nuvei) - Or private practice with fintech regulatory focus wanting to move in-house - Exposure to payments regulation, commercial contracts, or AML - Bonus: experience with EMI/PSD2 frameworks - Bonus: exposure to fundraising or corporate governance Signals we care about: - You want to go deep on fintech legal and build real expertise - You can draft and negotiate, not just review and comment - You're curious about payments, tax, and how cross-border commerce actually works - You're comfortable with ambiguity. Startups don't come with playbooks - You want to own your work, not wait for instructions - You see this as a path to leadership, not just a job - Bias for action. You solve problems, you don't just flag risks What this role is not: - Not a pure corporate/M&A lawyer - Not someone who only reviews and advises - Not a "department of no". We need judgment, not just risk flags - Not someone who needs a big team or defined processes to be effective 🚀 Why This Role Is Different Most junior legal roles are about supporting a larger team. This role is different. You'll work directly with the CEO, touch every part of the legal function, and own real work from day one. As Outpost grows, you'll grow with it. If you want to build a legal career at the intersection of fintech, payments, and global commerce, this is where you do it. 🦾 Outpost Team Our team were leaders at Revolut, Airwallex, Adyen and Wayflyer, and we're backed by top-tier investors who have built or backed some of the world's leading fintechs. 🧾 What We Offer - Equity and salary in a well-funded startup - Ability to own your work and move fast - Direct access to the CEO and founding team - A global mission with real impact - Low politics, high output - A culture of builders, not talkers 🧭 Working Style We work together in person in London. We believe the hardest problems are solved in the room. 🌎 Learn More emile@outpostnow.com Outpost Culture: https://www.notion.so/Outpost-Culture-18aa047bb9af800b8f6ff5f5c83174b1 Outpost founder: http://www.littlegoatlabs.com/ Outpost is where the hard problems are. If you want to build your legal career at a company defining global commerce infrastructure, we'd love to hear from you. ## About Outpost Technologies ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Outpost provides global commerce infrastructure, acting as a legally liable Merchant of Record, Tax of Record, and Importer of Record to let businesses sell anywhere without managing local entities. - **Entity Type**: Private (funding stage not publicly available) - **Headquarters**: London, England (with offices in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and New York opening soon) - **Founded**: 2024 - **Founders**: Not publicly available ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Cross-border payments, tax compliance, and logistics infrastructure for e-commerce and B2B. - **Target customers**: B2B – merchants, marketplaces, and any business selling internationally (enterprise and high-growth SMB). - **Mission or purpose**: “Making business borderless” – Outpost takes on legal liability for taxes, customs, and payments so clients can focus on growth. ## Products & Services - **Merchant of Record (MoR)**: Outpost becomes the legal seller in local markets, enabling local acquiring (boosts approval rates 10‑15%), like‑for‑like FX settlement, and access to local payment methods. Works alongside any PSP. - **Tax of Record (ToR)**: Outpost registers, calculates, files, remits indirect taxes across 58+ jurisdictions and handles audit notices. The company owns the full tax liability. - **Importer of Record (IoR)**: Handles customs declarations, duty calculations, import VAT, and goods classification (AI‑powered HS code). Essential for EU/UK shipments after the July 2026 de minimis removal. - **B2B Invoicing**: Outpost becomes the local seller for cross‑border B2B transactions, issuing compliant invoices and remitting proceeds, reducing withholding tax (e.g., up to 40% in Brazil). ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed - **Key Metric**: Customers process over $1 billion annually through Outpost (company revenue not publicly available). - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly disclosed; team background includes builders from Revolut, Adyen, and Airwallex. - **Growth Signals**: Offices in London and Amsterdam, New York opening soon; serves 58+ jurisdictions; claims average revenue increase of $500k and 25‑40% improvement in payment approval rates for clients. ## Competitive Advantages - **Liability‑based model**: Unlike tax software (e.g., Avalara, Vertex), Outpost takes the full legal and financial liability for taxes, customs, and fines – not just software. - **Full‑stack infrastructure**: Combines Merchant of Record, Tax of Record, and Importer of Record in one API, with the ability to work alongside existing PSPs and logistics providers. - **AI‑powered classification**: Automated HS code classification for customs, reducing manual effort and errors. - **Scalable and isolated**: Each client gets its own legal entity, avoiding contamination from other merchants’ risk or audits. ## Strategic Focus - **Global expansion**: Adding new markets (LATAM, APAC, USA) and preparing for EU de minimis changes in July 2026. - **Deepening the infrastructure layer**: Continuing to own more of the cross‑border compliance stack (payments, tax, customs) to simplify international selling. - **Talent acquisition**: Hiring aggressively in London, Amsterdam, and soon New York for engineering, strategy & operations, legal, and marketing roles. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Described as built on trust, collaboration, and common decency; they challenge ideas and are open to being challenged. Values include a “ridiculous bias for action,” strong EQ, extreme hard work, and comfort with ambiguity. - **Work environment**: In‑office (London, Amsterdam) with full sponsorship for international hires; New York office opening soon. - **Team**: Composed of talent from top fintech brands (Revolut, Adyen, Airwallex) – an opportunity to work with experienced operators. - **Impact**: Directly shaping the infrastructure for global commerce; roles involve building scrappy systems and solving hard problems at scale. ## Sources 1. [outpost.ai](https://outpost.ai/) 2. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/outpostnow](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/outpostnow) 3. 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