Licensing&Regulatory Specialist

Proxima Fusion

WHO WE ARE Proxima Fusion is Europe’s fastest-growing fusion company and the continent’s best-funded fusion player, as well as the first spin-out from the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP). Backed by over €650M and powered by a growing team across Munich, Zurich, and Oxford, we are developing the hardware and infrastructure needed to deliver the world’s first commercial stellarator fusion power plant. Our concept advances the most mature fusion technology out there, the Wendelstein 7-X stellarator, through two next-generation machines: Alpha and Stellaris. Our work combines stellarator optimization, advanced computation, machine learning, and high-temperature superconducting magnets to unlock higher-performance designs that were previously out of reach. Turning these designs into a functioning fusion power plant requires excellence and ownership across every discipline, from physics and engineering to software, manufacturing, law, and business functions. WHY JOIN PROXIMA FUSION * You will get to work on some of the most complex tech challenges to bring abundant, safe, clean energy to the world. * You'll get to join and learn from an exceptional selection of accomplished and driven individuals. * Do your life’s best work and enjoy the journey. * Get to show that big things are possible in Europe when you assemble the best talent. YOUR IMPACT * You own Proxima Fusion's building regulations and permitting strategy - across multiple sites, from day one. * Your work spans the Alpha facility permitting process, site development approvals, and the early regulatory landscape definition for Stellaris - a programme horizon broad enough that you will be shaping permitting strategy for projects still being defined alongside those already in motion. * Permitting is a critical path item, not a support function. You ensure that regulatory requirements are understood early and fed upstream into design and planning decisions - and that Proxima Fusion's relationships with planning authorities are built on solid ground. * You work in close coordination with both the Head of Siting & Infrastructure, responsible for Proxima’s construction projects and the Head of Licensing & Regulation, who leads Proxima Fusion's nuclear and radiation licensing strategy - ensuring that building permit timelines and licensing requirements are sequenced correctly and never work against each other. WHAT YOU WILL DO * Own the permitting strategy and execution for Alpha across all relevant sites - defining the regulatory pathway, managing authority relationships, and ensuring permitting timelines are embedded as hard inputs into the Integrated Master Schedule * Lead building regulations and planning approval processes across Garching and Gundremmingen simultaneously; manage the possibility of a site change as a live planning scenario without losing momentum on either active front * Establish and maintain working relationships with relevant planning and building authorities, and specialist regulatory advisors at all locations * Ensure permitting requirements flow upstream into the Basis of Design and structural, systems, and MEP design inputs - not the other way around; act as the bridge between regulatory constraints and the engineering team * Prepare and manage permitting documentation in coordination with the lead architect and external planning team; own the submission process and track authority responses * Define the regulatory landscape and way-forward playbook for Stellaris permitting preparation - including site-specific constraints, authority mapping, and timeline implications - so that when Stellaris permitting begins in earnest, the groundwork is already in place * Coordinate closely with the Head of Licensing & Regulation to ensure building permit processes and nuclear licensing requirements are sequenced coherently - flagging where planning approvals and licensing timelines interact, and ensuring neither track creates blockers for the other WHO YOU ARE * Experienced in building regulations, planning law, and permitting processes for major industrial, energy, or research infrastructure projects in Germany - you know how German planning authorities work and how to move them * Strategic as well as operational: you can define a multi-site permitting strategy and manage its execution simultaneously, not just process individual applications * Comfortable working in a design-inform role - you understand how regulatory constraints shape structural and systems design decisions, and you engage with engineers upstream rather than reviewing outputs downstream * Experienced managing authority relationships directly - you are the owner-side face to planning bodies, not a coordinator of external consultants who hold those relationships * Aware of the radiation protection licensing landscape in Germany - you do not need to be a specialist, but you understand how nuclear or radiation-related facility licensing timelines interact with building permit sequencing and can plan accordingly * Fluent in German and English, written and spoken - authority relationships are German-language; internal working language is English * Familiar with AI tools and digital working methods; comfortable in a lean, high-autonomy environment * Background in planning, building regulations, or regulatory affairs for energy, industrial, or research facilities is strongly preferred; experience across multiple simultaneous permitting processes is a strong plus * Aware of the radiation protection and nuclear licensing landscape in Germany is a plus - you do not need to be a specialist, but you understand how licensing timelines interact with building permit sequencing and can coordinate effectively with the Head of Licensing & Regulation who owns that domain INTERVIEW PROCESS * Recruiter Interview (30-60 min) * Technical Screening (30 min) * Technical Panel (3x60 min) * Final CEO call (30 min) *This role sits at "L3" of our framework, please inquire during the recruitment process for further information. At Proxima Fusion, our mission is bold: making limitless clean energy a reality. To get there, we need a high-performing, diverse team that brings different perspectives, challenges assumptions, and builds together with purpose. We know that diversity of thought and experience leads to better ideas, stronger execution, and a more resilient team. We don’t look at how you identify, what you look like, who you choose to worship or what ethnicity you are. We care about what you can bring to the table.

M-KOPA

WE ARE LOOKING FOR A LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MANAGER – WEST AFRICA TO JOIN OUR LEGAL GROUP; AS WE SCALE UP AND DRIVE DIGITAL AND FINANCIAL INCLUSION ACROSS OUR MARKETS. THE FULL LEGAL AND COMPLIANCE BRIEF FOR TWO OF AFRICA'S MOST SIGNIFICANT MARKETS Nigeria and Ghana. Two regulatory bodies for banking supervision. Two corporate governance frameworks — CAMA 2020 and the Companies Act 2019. Two sets of statutory filing obligations. One role that carries accountability for all of it, plus commercial contracting, data privacy, compliance programme management, and investor reporting. For a lawyer who wants genuine breadth — not a narrow lane in a large legal team — this is a rare brief. M-KOPA has extended more than $2 billion in credit to over 7 million customers across seven markets, with 55% accessing formal financial products for the first time. In West Africa, the legal and compliance infrastructure that supports that mission sits with this role. WHAT THE WORK COVERS The role is the primary legal and compliance resource for M-KOPA's Nigeria and Ghana operations, reporting to the Head of Department. The scope spans regulatory licensing and engagement with the Bank of Ghana and Central Bank of Nigeria; corporate governance and secretarial matters for both entities; drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements including vendor contracts, service agreements, and technology licences; and management of the external counsel panel across both markets. The role also carries designation as Data Privacy Officer for West Africa, with responsibility for compliance with applicable data privacy legislation across the region, supported by the global privacy team. On the compliance side, it includes maintaining the full suite of compliance tools — obligations register, training calendar, incident register, and risk register — coordinating training programmes, and supporting ESMS implementation and ESG investor reporting.   WHAT THIS ROLE REQUIRES A proven track record in a legal or compliance function, with post-call-to-bar experience in a regulated or commercially active environment; banking, finance, or fintech exposure is an advantage. Demonstrable experience in contract negotiation, regulatory engagement, and corporate governance, with working knowledge of compliance standards and risk management frameworks. An undergraduate LLB degree; prior exposure to structured finance, capital markets, or data privacy is an added advantage. WHY THIS, AND WHY NOW In private practice, you serve the client's brief. In a specialist in-house role, you own one function. Here, you are the legal and compliance lead for a growing fintech across two consequential West African markets — with the range, the relationships, and the commercial exposure that comes with it. WHY M-KOPA? At M-KOPA, we empower our people to own their careers through diverse development programs, coaching partnerships, and on-the-job training. We support individual journeys with family-friendly policies, prioritize well-being, and embrace flexibility. Join us in shaping the future of M-KOPA as we grow together. Explore more at m-kopa.com. Recognized four times by the Financial Times as one Africa's fastest growing companies (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026) and by TIME100 Most influential companies in the world 2023 and 2024 , we've served over 7 million customers, unlocking $1.5 billion in cumulative credit for the unbanked across Africa. Important Notice M-KOPA is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to assembling a diverse, broadly trained staff. Women, minorities, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. M-KOPA explicitly prohibits the use of Forced or Child Labour and respects the rights of its employees to agree to terms and conditions of employment voluntarily, without coercion, and freely terminate their employment on appropriate notice. M-KOPA shall ensure that its Employees are of legal working age and shall comply with local laws for youth employment or student work, such as internships or apprenticeships.  M-KOPA does not collect/charge any money as a pre-employment or post-employment requirement. This means that we never ask for ‘recruitment fees’, ‘processing fees’, ‘interview fees’, or any other kind of money in exchange for offer letters or interviews at any time during the hiring process. Applications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Shortlisting and interviews will take place at any stage during the recruitment process. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a suitable candidate is selected before the advertised closing date. If your application is successful M-KOPA undertakes pre-employment background checks as part of its recruitment process, these include; criminal records, identification verification, academic qualifications, employment dates and employer references.

Adyen

This is Adyen Adyen provides payments, data, and financial products in a single solution for customers like Meta, Uber, H&M, and Microsoft - making us the financial technology platform of choice. At Adyen, everything we do is engineered for ambition.  For our teams, we create an environment with opportunities for our people to succeed, backed by the culture and support to ensure they are enabled to truly own their careers. We are motivated individuals who tackle unique technical challenges at scale and solve them as a team. Together, we deliver innovative and ethical solutions that help businesses achieve their ambitions faster. Compliance Advisory Specialist Our Compliance Escalation Team is looking for a Compliance Advisory Specialist with experience in Payments, Financial Services or FinTech industries. In this role, you will help Adyen to scale and work on complex opportunities. To do that, you must have a strong analytical mindset and communication skills to provide pragmatic and strategic advice to both internal and external stakeholders on compliance matters. What you’ll do * Represent Compliance towards the commercial and operational teams, facilitating communication with deeply specialized Compliance, Regulatory, Legal and Risk functions inclusive of conducting trainings;  * Provide ad-hoc Compliance advice to Adyen’s internal stakeholders and customers, deconstructing complex challenges and supporting the team in providing solutions that align with Adyen’s strategic objectives and overall risk appetite;  * Perform and coordinate Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) risk assessments, assembling risk expertises from internal specialists across different functions for the provision of customer acceptance advice towards relevant stakeholders, including Senior Management; * Strengthen and scale Adyen’s Compliance framework, in line with Adyen’s risk appetite and strategic objectives; * Challenge the status-quo, identifying how we can further leverage data and technology towards efficient and effective Compliance processes. Who you are  * You have 2+ years of experience in a 2nd line of defense Compliance function at a Payment Service Provider, FinTech or Financial Institution; * You have robust knowledge of regulatory and licensing regimes of payment/ e-money institutions, a thorough understanding of AML/CFT risks; * You are an analytical thinker:  * who excels in deconstructing complex Compliance challenges into manageable components  * with an attention to detail who can both draft and monitor on the implementation of relevant business processes, procedures, and policies; * You have a strong sense of initiative and self-motivation attuned to a fast-growing business; * You excel in maintaining oversight and driving multiple complex topics simultaneously through your structured approach to work; * You possess strong written and verbal communication skills, enabling you to articulate advice with clarity and synthesize complex issues, and tailor it to your audience;  * You have solid interpersonal skills, and you are able to work with peers and customers from various disciplines and cultures. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commitments  Our unique approach is a product of our diverse perspectives. This diversity of backgrounds and cultures is essential in helping us maintain our momentum. Our business and technical challenges are unique, and we need as many different voices as possible to join us in solving them - voices like yours. No matter who you are or where you’re from, we welcome you to be your true self at Adyen.  Studies show that women and members of underrepresented communities apply for jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. Does this sound like you? If so, Adyen encourages you to reconsider and apply. We look forward to your application! What’s next? Ensuring a smooth and enjoyable candidate experience is critical for us. We aim to get back to you regarding your application within 5 business days. Our interview process tends to take about 4 weeks to complete, but may fluctuate depending on the role. Learn more about our hiring process here. Don’t be afraid to let us know if you need more flexibility. This role is based out of our Singapore office. We are an office-first company and value in-person collaboration; we do not offer remote-only roles.