Description
Our mission? Making day-to-day banking easier for SMEs and freelancers thanks to an online business account that's combined with invoicing, bookkeeping and spend management tools. Thanks to its innovative product, highly reactive 24/7 customer support and clear pricing, Qonto has become the leader in its market.
Our journey: Founded by Alexandre and Steve in July 2017, Qonto has rapidly gained trust, serving over 500,000 customers. Thanks to our wonderful team of 1,600+ Qontoers, we also made it to the LinkedIn Top Companies French ranking!
Our values:
Customer focus | Prioritize customers in everything you do
Ownership | Own your part, get things done
Teamwork | Make (team)work easy
Mastery | Continuously raise the bar
Integrity | Always do what’s right, and respect people
Our beliefs: At Qonto, we're committed to fostering a welcoming environment where everyone can thrive. We prioritize evaluating applicants based solely on skills and potential, ensuring diversity with 50% international team members, 44% women, and 20% parents. Join us in building a workplace that celebrates diversity and individuality.
As the Legal Intern - Product & Commercial - you will have a global overview from a legal standpoint of all aspects of Qonto’s business which are linked to the products & commercial projects we work on.
⚠️ This internship will start in January 2025 and end in late June 2025.
👩💻🧑💻As a Legal Intern Product & Commerical at Qonto, you will
• Contract Negotiation & Drafting: Assist in negotiating and drafting contracts for new Qonto products, strategic partnerships, and other commercial matters.
• Legal Advisory: Provide legal advice on Qonto's operations, including IP, digital and AI-related matters.
• Cross-Team Collaboration: Collaborate with multiple teams to ensure legal compliance while supporting business objectives (especially Regulatory, Product, Strategy, and Growth).
• Fintech Legal Research: Research and analyze complex legal issues in the Fintech industry.
• Proactive Legal Management: Contribute to the team's proactive approach in addressing legal priorities efficiently.
🤔 What you can expect
• Market/Team Context: Work in a fast-paced, high-growth fintech environment with a legal team of 7 professionals.
• Methodologies: Adopt a business-oriented approach to legal problem-solving while respecting core legal principles.
• Examples of projects: Product advisory, partner negotiations, commercial contracts, IP topics, and AI-related matters.
• Tools we use: Notion, GSuite, Slack, legal research tools, Microsoft.
🤝 About your future manager
• Their path:
Before Qonto, Luke spent eight years working for international law firms, mostly based in London but also New York and Paris. He worked in a variety of fields but mostly specialized in banking, finance, and private equity transactions.
Now focusing on Fintech, Luke handles all legal matters concerning Qonto’s business banking products, as well as strategic & growth partnerships, IP and GenAI strategy. In previous roles, he advised on fundraising, stock options, and investor relations.
• What he can bring to you:
Business-minded and strategy-oriented, Luke brings an open-minded and curious approach as a team lead. He encourages confidence and autonomy in his team members, creating an environment where they can take true ownership of their projects and develop their skills while helping Qonto achieve its goals.
🏅About You
• Experience: You have prior experience as an intern or apprentice in a law firm or bank/fintech and you have a strong interest in fintech product issues. Experience in another fintech or tech company is a big plus.
• Education: You have a Master 2 Degree in French Business law and/or you have passed the bar exam and are looking for your PPI internship.
• Skills: Strong contract negotiation and drafting abilities.
• Knowledge: Familiarity with banking, payments, and data protection regulations.
• Attributes: Proactive, curious, and business-oriented mindset with the ability to manage multiple priorities efficiently.
• Mastery: You will need to master legal issues related to digital platforms, banking law, and business finance tools during your internship. You can justify your conclusions to stakeholders and are constantly searching for improvement.
• Languages: You are fluent in both French and English. Mastery of another European language is a definite plus.
At Qonto we understand that true diversity isn't just about ticking boxes on a hiring checklist. Apply regardless of the boxes you tick! Who knows? You may have the missing piece of the puzzle we've been searching for all along.
⚠️ Certain of our perks and benefits are only available to employees on permanent contracts
🎁 Perks
An inclusive work environment. And so much more to help you succeed.
- Offices in Paris, Berlin, Milan, Barcelona, and Belgrade;
- 1 or 2 remote days per week (depending on your team and what your school allows);
- 1 paid day off /month;
- A meal voucher;
- Public transportation reimbursement;
- Great offers for sports and wellness activities;
- A progressive disability and parenthood policy (1 in 6 of Qonto employees is a parent!) and childcare benefits with selected partners;
- Monthly team events.
Click here to read more about what it's like to be an intern at Qonto.
💪 Our hiring process:
- Interviews with your Talent Acquisition Manager and future manager/mentor
- A remote exercise to demonstrate your skills and give you a taste of what working at Qonto could be like
We will send you an interview guide so you can best prepare yourself.
On average, our process lasts 20 working days and offers usually follow within 48 hours 🤞
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