Legal Counsel: Product Compliance (EU/ME)

Sumsub is a leading full-cycle verification platform that enables scalable compliance. From identity and business verification to ongoing monitoring, our platform adapts to different risk appetites and market demands, ensuring global compliance. It allows customizing analytics and workflows with a no-code interface. Over 4,000 clients trust Sumsub to accelerate growth, prevent fraud, and maintain compliance worldwide. Now we are looking for a Legal Counsel to support Region Compliance at Sumsub.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Regulatory Advisory & Implementation: Provide legal advice on AML/CFT and other KYC-related frameworks in the EU/ME/CIS, including the EU AML Package (AMLR, AMLA), eIDAS and regional requirements. Support implementation of regulatory changes into internal policies, controls, and product requirements. Contribute to high-impact regulatory initiatives (e.g., AMLR implementation, licensing frameworks in ME). Interpret and translate regulatory developments into actionable guidance for internal stakeholders.
• Cross-Regional Legal Support: Cover multiple jurisdictions with high regulatory update velocity, ensuring alignment across EU and ME frameworks. Address complex, non-standard compliance queries from internal teams (Product, Sales, Partnerships). Provide legal input on jurisdiction-specific risks, such as regulatory exposure.
• Policy & Documentation: Draft, review, and maintain internal compliance policies, marketing materials and external-facing documentation. Ensure consistency and defensibility of legal positions across regions. Support audits and regulatory inquiries with clear legal justifications.

About You:

• 3–5 years of experience in legal/compliance roles (fintech, regtech, financial institutions, or law firms).
• Strong knowledge of EU AML/CFT framework (AMLDs, AMLR, AMLA) and national regulatory; Regulatory developments in the Middle East (preferably UAE, Turkey) and Eastern Europe (Balkans).
• Experience advising on multi-jurisdictional regulatory matters.
• Ability to balance hands-on legal work with strategic thinking.
• Strong analytical and drafting skills.
• Fluency in English (additional languages are a plus).

What We Offer:

• Remote-first, trust-based culture. Work from the place that works best for you.
• No mandatory office days, no attendance trackers.
• True flexibility. We do not fix you to a 9-to-5 schedule.
• Extra time off. Your birthday is a holiday here.
• Work that matters. Our mission is to build a digital world that is secure, accessible and inclusive for everyone.
• Compensation. We offer fair and transparent pay, benchmarked to the market.
• Truly global. We work across continents and time zones.
• Growth built in. Clear goals, open feedback and personal development plans.
• Team offsites. Trips are fully covered, so you can meet, collaborate, and recharge together.
• Getting you set up. We make sure you have access to the tools and hardware you need to do your work well.
• Friendly by design. We keep things human, open and kind.

The hiring stages: TA screening -> Hiring Manager Interview -> Assignment -> Final Interview. Sounds like a great opportunity for your career development? Then go ahead and apply! We are a global community of innovators, creators, and thinkers, and we believe that diversity fuels our innovation. Sumsub is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce.