Legal Counsel (KYC&Contracts)

The role

The Legal Counsel will work with multiple jurisdictions including Cyprus, Gibraltar, USA, Estonia, Malta, and Poland. The role involves managing corporate documents, KYC processes, and commercial contracts to support business operations and corporate structure stability.

What you will do

• Work with multiple jurisdictions simultaneously
• Balance operational speed with legal accuracy
• Manage a large volume of documents with structure and logic
• Communicate with finance, business teams, banks, providers, and administrators
• Support the stability and predictability of the group's corporate structure
• Facilitate speed of operations, account opening, and payment provider connection
• Ensure quality of internal legal processes
• Form best practices for corporate and KYC documentation

Required qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant experience as Legal Counsel, Contract Manager, or Corporate Lawyer
• Experience working with commercial contracts
• Basic understanding of English contract law
• Experience with KYC of counterparties and basic understanding of OSINT
• Experience working with AI tools
• 1+ year of experience in IT / tech companies, startups, or product businesses
• Ability to work independently with corporate documents
• Responsibility, attention to detail, and accuracy
• Ability to work with confidential information
• Systemic thinking
• Comfort in an international environment and daily work in English
• Ability to work with multiple priorities and adapt to changes

Nice to have

• Experience in Top Tier Ukrainian or international law firms
• Work with banks, payment institutions, EMI / PSP, onboarding processes
• Understanding of basic principles of international structuring and intra-group financing
• Experience working with multiple jurisdictions simultaneously
• Desire to grow towards more complex corporate and structural tasks

Benefits

• SKELAR Platform for professional realization
• Network and experience exchange
• Exclusive domain education and training programs
• Impact on systemic aid to Ukraine through SKELAR foundation
• Workspaces with gym, climbing wall, green zones, and libraries
• Breakfasts and lunches
• Access to sports training in Kyiv or partial compensation in Warsaw
• Medical insurance
• Paid business trips if required by the role
• Corporate discounts from partners

About the company

SKELAR is a venture-builder that builds companies in sectors like EdTech, Mental health, Petcare, and FashionTech. Their tech products are used by over 10 million people worldwide.