Head of Legal - Financial Services

<h2><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>🧡 About Alma</strong></span></h2> <p>At Alma, we believe sustainable commerce depends on fair, well‑balanced trade. Because finance plays a pivotal role in business, our mission is to put it back in its rightful place - serving merchants and consumers.</p> <p>Our installment and deferred payment solutions help merchants boost sales by 20% or more, increase customer loyalty, and deliver a seamless shopping experience - without encouraging bad debt.</p> <p>As the buy now pay later leader in France and active in 10 European countries, we've empowered over +25,000 merchants and 10 million consumers.</p> <p>With 400+ Almakers and €100M+ ARR, Alma is scaling rapidly across Europe as a member of the Next40, and we're just getting started!</p> <h2><strong>👐</strong><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> About the team</span></h2> <p>The Head of Legal supports Alma to grow safely and sustainably by anticipating and managing legal risk, providing pragmatic advice, negotiating contracts, and supporting teams across the company; in a strongly regulated environment.</p> <p>The Head of Legal<strong> </strong>reports to Alma’s General Secretary and lead the Legal function. You will be a trusted partner to the Director’s Committee and work closely with Product, Tech, Sales, Operations, Finance, Risk, Compliance, Information Security and People.</p> <p>You will also act as Alma’s Data Protection Officer, with the independence, resources and direct access to senior management required to perform the role effectively.</p> <p>This is a permanent position based in Paris.</p> <h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>💼 About the job</strong></span></h3> <p>As Head of Legal, you will d