Lawyer in the Payments Area

Do you have experience in qualified legal work and want to work with legal issues that affect both market participants and the financial infrastructure? Are you attracted to working with complex regulations, advanced analytical questions, and a rapidly evolving field? Then the role of a lawyer in the Payments area could be the right next step for you.

About the Job

As a lawyer in the Payments Department, you will work with legal issues related to payment services, crypto, and clearing operations, areas where the law is developing rapidly and where the Financial Supervisory Authority's (FI) assessments have significant implications for the market. The role is suitable for those who want to deepen their legal analysis with strategic implications while contributing to a stable and well-functioning financial market.

Your work will involve providing qualified legal support in both supervisory and regulatory work, participating in the development of FI's legal positions, and engaging in dialogue with industry players, authorities, and EU institutions. You will analyze and interpret national and EU legal regulations.

The assignment combines independent responsibility with a close and experienced collegial context where legal quality, joint analysis, and professional exchange are at the center. Many who have sought to join FI describe appreciating the opportunity to work with qualified law where the assignment is long-term, norm-setting, and socially significant.

Your Education and Experience

We are looking for someone who

has a law degree (jur.kand.)
has several years of experience in qualified legal work, with a very good ability to analyze, interpret, and apply regulations
has a very good ability to communicate complex legal issues clearly and pedagogically, both orally and in writing, in both Swedish and English.

It is advantageous if you

are a notary qualified
have experience from a court or other authority
have knowledge of payment service or MiCA regulations
have education or experience in economics.

About You

You have good analytical skills, can solve complex tasks, and contribute to good collaboration. You drive your work forward and make decisions within your area of responsibility. You plan, organize, and prioritize your work effectively.

About Us

The Financial Supervisory Authority (FI) contributes to a stable financial system, well-functioning markets, sustainable development, and high consumer protection. We offer you the opportunity to work with socially important tasks, where you can influence the financial market. At FI, about 600 people work, and our values are characterized by being engaged, determined, goal-oriented, and helpful. Our workplace is centrally located in Stockholm. There is also the possibility to work partially remotely. For more information about our organization: https://www.fi.se/sv/om-fi/organisation/ (https://www.fi.se/sv/om-fi/organisation/)

Good to Know

We base our recruitment on competence. This means that we carefully define the qualifications required and then base our entire recruitment process on them.

We actively work for diversity and equal treatment and therefore welcome employees with different experiences, backgrounds, and competencies.

We place great importance on your personal qualities.

At FI, we actively strive to be an attractive employer where you, as an employee, thrive and develop. Read more about what it is like to work at FI and what we offer: https://www.fi.se/sv/om-fi/arbeta-pa-fi/vi-erbjuder/ (https://www.fi.se/sv/om-fi/arbeta-pa-fi/vi-erbjuder/)

Employment at FI may involve security screening and background checks according to the Security Protection Act.