Regulatory Affairs Lawyer

Overview

As Regulatory Affairs Lawyer at Teya, you steer UK and EU licensing, public policy, and regulatory strategy to support independent local businesses. You’ll lead licensing activities, engage with regulators and policymakers, and shape the company’s positions in Brussels and London. You’ll work across Legal, Compliance, Risk, Product, and Commercial to align regulatory timing with business goals. This role blends policy, licensing execution, and advocacy to enable faster, compliant product launches. You will join a mission-driven team delivering practical financial services for local communities.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working hours
• GymPass health and well-being support
• enhanced maternity/paternity leave
• Cycle-to-Work Scheme
• Health and Life Insurance
• Pension Scheme

Responsibilities

• Manage licensing work in the UK and the EU, including new authorisations, variations of permission, passporting, and cross-border notifications
• Support Compliance in day-to-day engagement with the FCA and EU national competent authorities on applications, supervisory queries, and notifications
• Manage Teya’s public policy work in the UK and the EU on behalf of independent local businesses, covering the review of payments legislation, the digital euro, digital identity, and the other files that affect how local businesses engage with financial services
• Draft position papers, consultation responses, and briefings for policymakers, and represent Teya in trade associations and industry working groups
• Manage Teya’s participation in the Scale-up Unit, from setting our agenda to preparing submissions and following through on the outcomes
• Work closely with Legal, Compliance and Risk to address regulatory questions across the business, from product design through to market entry
• Track regulatory and legislative developments in both jurisdictions and communicate how they may affect Teya and the local businesses we serve, and how our strategy should evolve in line with a changing political and regulatory landscape

Key requirements

• A qualified lawyer in England and Wales, with four to seven years of experience in financial services regulation, in-house, in private practice, or at a regulator
• Working knowledge of UK and EU financial services regulation and relevant policy developments in both jurisdictions
• Experience of drafting position papers, consultation responses, and internal advice in plain English
• The ability to run several workstreams at once, with external advisers and internal stakeholders, to deadlines set by regulators
• An interest in financial services, public policy, and improving the financial and regulatory landscape for independent businesses
• Previous experience of licensing or authorisation work with the FCA, the PRA, or an EU national competent authority is preferred
• Demonstrable experience in public policy, regulatory engagement and advocacy is essential

• Clear written and spoken communication in plain English
• Stakeholder engagement and collaboration across multiple teams
• Ability to manage multiple parallel workstreams to deadlines
• Knowledge of UK and EU financial services regulation
• Licensing or authorisation processes with FCA/PRA or an EU authority
• Drafting policy documents, consultation responses, and internal advisory notes

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