Upvest, founded in 2017, enables any financial institution to offer great investment experiences to its customers. Upvest is an investment firm regulated by the German supervision authority (BaFin). The company currently employs 160+ people across Europe with its headquarters based in Berlin, Germany.
The company is backed by the world’s largest venture capital funds and investors including Bessemer Venture Partners, BlackRock, Earlybird, HV Capital, Notion Capital, and ABN Amro Ventures, as well as by renowned fintech entrepreneurs (including Maximilian Tayenthal, founder of N26, and Felix Haas, founder of IDnow).
We’re looking for fintech enthusiasts to join us in creating the financial infrastructure of tomorrow. We’re building the first European Investment API to enable any financial institution offering a wide range of efficient and transparent investment products, such as stocks and ETFs in nominal, portfolio, and fractional form. Our mission and vision is to make investing as easy as spending money.
We’re based in Berlin but are also open to hiring remotely in Germany for this role. If you're currently based elsewhere but would like to move to Germany, we’re happy to support your relocation.
Your mission:
We are currently embarking on conquering the European investment landscape. Upvest will roll out its product offering across the European Economic Area. In this regard, the Legal team plays a crucial role in connection with preparing, organizing and operating the rollout by way of using the European freedoms while at the same time complying with specific local regulation. Upvest’s Outsourcing team also contributes to the firm's expansion by keeping track and managing its Outsourcing relationships with Clients and Vendors.
- Involvement in the further development of a group-wide third-party risk management
- Support in the creation of risk analyses
- Implementing and optimizing control and monitoring processes
- Continuous monitoring of compliance with internal and legal requirements for (IT)-outsourcings, critical and non-critical ICT services and other critical services
- Creation and ongoing maintenance of full documentation of all outsourcing, critical and non-critical ICT services as well as other critical services
- Preparation of outsourcing notifications and approval applications to the responsible supervisory authority
This role will give you the opportunity to:
- Learn about investment services, securities banking and securities regulation in the course of third-party risk management
- Challenge yourself by working in a high speed, dynamic and focused working environment
- Independently implement required regulatory changes with regard to third-rarty risk management
- Provide internal guidance on regulatory requirements
- Ensure that Upvest’s services comply with applicable laws and regulation
- Expand your expertise by working within the framework of third-party risk requirements in the EU and UK
Job requirements:
- At least two years relevant work experience and a strong interest in third-party risk management
- Experience in reading and understanding laws and regulatory relevant directives (EU and UK)
- Strong project management capabilities
- Willingness to work in a demanding and dynamic intellectual environment
- Excellent analytical skills and a structured, independent approach to work
- High level of self-organisation
- Outstanding communication skills, with the ability to convey complex regulatory requirements in a clear and understandable manner
- Very good language experience in German and English
Why Upvest?
- We're working on solving a hard problem: fixing the European securities financial infrastructure that empowers more people to be able to invest. You have the opportunity to contribute to this change.
- We invest in you. From access to a personal coach, development budget and plenty of opportunities to grow in your role.
- We take hiring seriously with a strong focus on keeping a high bar when interviewing (equally important is that we hire decent people, who are passionate about their craft and helping us achieve our shared mission).
- While we're not quite fully-remote, we are committed to being a flexible employer, as we understand you don't have to be in the office to do your best work.
- We live a culture of empowerment, trust (that we hire the best people and get out of their way) and openness (there's a greater advantage in sharing information than keeping it to ourselves).
Our values:
- Learn and grow. We aim high to shape our future. We give and request honest feedback knowing that we develop together. Progression over Perfection.
- Team first. We make it easy for others. We value our differences and are open to others' opinions. We win and celebrate together! Team over Egos.
- Own the outcome. Whether we win or we lose, we stand together. We are proactive and get the job done. Outcome over Process.
- Tell the story. We always start with the why. We share knowledge to empower others. Transparency over Complexity.
Upvest is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees
