Legal Counsel Product
Spiko is a French MiFID-licensed fintech that issues tokenized money market funds invested in treasury bills and bank swaps, offering daily yields with daily liquidity.
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About Spiko
Spiko is a Paris-based fintech licensed by the French ACPR as a MiFID investment firm, offering regulated tokenized money market funds to businesses and individuals. Its products invest in treasury bills from core Eurozone countries or use collateralized total return swaps with Tier 1 banks to deliver daily interest. Fund shares are issued as ERC-20 tokens on public blockchains including Ethereum, Stellar, Arbitrum, and Polygon, enabling 24/7 transfers and API access. Spiko acts as transfer agent, tokenization platform, and broker. Products are supervised by the French AMF.
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About the Role
You will lead legal and regulatory work for Embedded partnerships and product development. You will draft and negotiate commercial agreements, structure partnerships, translate regulatory requirements into contracts and product requirements, work with Product and Engineering, engage regulators, and support launches across jurisdictions.
Requirements
- Law or business degree, ideally in banking and financial law
- At least 5 years of product or commercial legal counsel experience in fintech, banking, financial services, or a relevant law-firm practice
- Knowledge of MiFID, MiFIR, PSD2, EMD2, MiCA, and DORA
- Experience leading complex B2B contractual negotiations
- Professional proficiency in English
Responsibilities
- Draft, review, and negotiate Embedded partnership agreements
- Structure partnerships under applicable regulatory models
- Translate regulatory requirements into contract and product requirements
- Work with Product and Engineering on partner needs and regulatory constraints
- Act as legal counterpart to partners' legal and compliance teams
- Lead legal review and structuring of new products and features
- Engage EU and UK regulators on applicable financial regulation
- Work with Regulatory Counsel on licensing and passporting
Benefits
- Stock options
- Remote work up to two days per week and one full remote week per month
- Latest-generation laptops and industry-leading software
- Health insurance fully covered
- Monthly perks budget
- 50% public transport pass coverage or Forfait Mobilités Durables
- Referral bonus
- Regular after-work drinks
- Offsites twice a year
Hiring Process
Screening interview with Talent Acquisition → Hiring Manager interview with the Head of Legal & Compliance → take-home business case and presentation → final in-person interviews with the founders → reference check → offer