Upvest, founded in 2017, enables any financial institution to offer great investment experiences to its customers. Upvest is an investment firm regulated by the German supervision authority (BaFin). The company currently employs 170+ people across Europe with its headquarters based in Berlin, Germany.
The company is backed by the world’s largest venture capital funds and investors including Bessemer Venture Partners, BlackRock, Earlybird, HV Capital, Notion Capital, and ABN Amro Ventures, as well as by renowned fintech entrepreneurs (including Maximilian Tayenthal, founder of N26, and Felix Haas, founder of IDnow).
We’re looking for fintech enthusiasts to join us in creating the financial infrastructure of tomorrow. We’re building the first European Investment API to enable any financial institution offering a wide range of efficient and transparent investment products, such as stocks and ETFs in nominal, portfolio, and fractional form. Our mission and vision is to make investing as easy as spending money.
We’re based in Berlin but are also open to hiring remotely in Germany or Estonia for this role. If you're currently based elsewhere but would like to move to Germany, we’re happy to support your relocation.
Your mission:
- Organise, consult on and and manage development of new products in the fields of trading, payment and investment infrastructure
- Strategically and creatively think about solutions and opportunities with regards to new products’ legal as well as business needs
- Implement legal rules necessitated by product and operational needs
- Support Legal, Product and Operations teams with regards to trading and market operations
Team's mission:
We are currently embarking on conquering the European investment landscape. Upvest will roll out its product offering over all across the European Economic Area. In this regard, the Legal team plays a crucial role in connection with preparing, organizing and operating the rollout by way of using the European freedoms while at the same time complying with specific local regulation. Upvest Legal also contributes to the firm's expansion by keeping track and managing its contractual relationships with End Users, Clients and Vendors.
This role will give you the opportunity to:
- Grow substantially by learning about building, expanding and running our investment services offering
- Learn about investment services, securities banking and securities regulation
- Challenge yourself by working in a high speed, dynamic and focused working environment
- Independently assess and implement required legal changes in contractual relationships
Job requirements:
- Courage to think innovatively and outside the box
- Strong interest in securities trading and good understanding of investment services offering is required to excel in our legal work
- Existing knowledge, experience or willingness to learn about securities, banking and corporate law (e.g. Aktiengesetz, PSD2, MiFID/MiFIR)
- Strong project management capabilities, as your work will require you to keep track of local requirements and corresponding documentation
- Willingness to work in a demanding and dynamic intellectual environment
- First and Second German Legal State Exam; applications from all levels of experience welcome
Why Upvest?
- We're working on solving a hard problem: fixing the European securities financial infrastructure that empowers more people to be able to invest. You have the opportunity to contribute to this change.
- We invest in you. From access to a personal coach, development budget and plenty of opportunities to grow in your role.
- We take hiring seriously with a strong focus on keeping a high bar when interviewing (equally important is that we hire decent people, who are passionate about their craft and helping us achieve our shared mission).
- While we're not quite fully-remote, we are committed to being a flexible employer, as we understand you don't have to be in the office to do your best work.
- We live a culture of empowerment, trust (that we hire the best people and get out of their way) and openness (there's a greater advantage in sharing information than keeping it to ourselves).
Our values:
- Learn and grow. We aim high to shape our future. We give and request honest feedback knowing that we develop together. Progression over Perfection.
- Team first. We make it easy for others. We value our differences and are open to others' opinions. We win and celebrate together! Team over Egos.
- Own the outcome. Whether we win or we lose, we stand together. We are proactive and get the job done. Outcome over Process.
- Tell the story. We always start with the why. We share knowledge to empower others. Transparency over Complexity.
Upvest is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees
