Lawyer

Senior Lawyer – Payments, Account & Open Banking Do you want to help shape the future of payment solutions in a Nordic bank with short decision paths, high ambitions, and a strong customer focus? We are now looking for an experienced and business-oriented lawyer who wants to take a key role in the law for payment services, payment accounts, card payments, and open banking. With us, you have the opportunity to combine deep legal expertise with strategic development work in a bank where law, business, and innovation work closely together. This is a role for you who enjoy staying one step ahead, translating new regulations into business solutions, and actively contributing to the development of future banking services. Your responsibilities: - Review, draft, and negotiate complex agreements, terms, and other legal documents related to the bank's payment and account operations. - Provide qualified legal advice on payment services, card payments, open banking, and related areas. - Contribute to the development of new products, services, and digital customer solutions. - Monitor, analyze, and implement new regulation in the payment area, including PSR, PSD3, and other relevant EU legislation. - Represent the legal function in strategic initiatives, change projects, and cross-functional working groups. - Represent the bank in external industry forums, interest organizations, and relevant networks. You will have the opportunity to work across several jurisdictions as we have customers in both the Finnish and Swedish markets, as well as other international law often linked to retail banking law. Why lawyers thrive with us: Ålandsbanken is an organization where competence, cooperation, and trust are central. Here you get: - A large own mandate and opportunity to influence. - Close cooperation with decision-makers and business management. - Opportunity to work with law close to business development and innovation. - Qualified and varied legal issues. - Experienced and generous colleagues with a high professional level. - A culture characterized by lack of prestige, long-term thinking, and respect. The position is a permanent employment with location in Mariehamn, Helsinki, or Stockholm. You likely have: - Deep knowledge of payment services, payment accounts, and card payments. - Good understanding of open banking, third-party actors, and the changing European payment landscape. - Experience in translating complex regulation into practical and business solutions. - Ability to independently drive issues and create trust among different stakeholders. As a person, you are analytical, solution-oriented, and confident in your profession. You combine legal precision with good judgment and find it easy to collaborate with people from different parts of the business. Your background: We see that you have a law degree or equivalent university degree as well as several years of experience in legal work within banking, financial services, or other regulated activities. The internal working language is Swedish and you need to have good knowledge of English. Knowledge of Finnish is a merit. Joining us: The department consists of 12 lawyers. You will work in an environment characterized by our values: Ambitious, Personal, and Responsible. Application deadline: August 16, 2026.