Regulatory & Compliance Counsel - Italy (m/f/x)
Pubblicato il 11-08-2026 - Scalable Capital in Milano
Regulatory & Compliance Counsel - Italy (m/f/x)
Scalable Capital is a leading digital investment platform in Europe. We are hiring a Legal & Compliance Counsel to help scale the legal and compliance function of our Italian branch in Milan.
Responsibilities:
- Advise the business on Italian banking, investment services and consumer protection law.
- Support the localisation of group policies, procedures and operational processes for the Italian branch, identifying Italian legal and regulatory deviations and helping implement them with the relevant teams.
- Support the Italian AML Officer on AML and financial crime matters, including control documentation, CDD/EDD topics, AML risk assessments, policy localisation and regulatory change.
- Review new products, features and marketing campaigns for compliance with Italian transparency and consumer protection rules before launch.
- Monitor regulatory developments, assess their impact on the branch and drive implementation together with the relevant teams.
- Support the handling, localisation and documentation of customer‑facing and authority‑driven processes, including complaints, legal care, authority requests and similar legal‑operational matters.
- Conduct legal and regulatory research on banking transparency, investment, credit and payment services and consumer protection topics.
Qualifications:
- Has a law degree.
- Offers proven experience within legal or compliance functions at a bank, fintech, or law firm.
- Deeply understands Italian banking transparency rules (TUB), investment services regulations (TUF/MiFID II), and consumer protection frameworks (Consumer Code, AGCM practices).
- Familiar with the three lines of defense model and the Italian AML framework under D.Lgs. 231/2007, with hands‑on experience in AML, CDD/EDD,
transaction monitoring or financial crime being a strong plus.
- Proven track record of translating complex legal and regulatory requirements into practical procedures, controls, implementation plans, or operational guidance.
- Experienced with regulatory authority requests, formal communications, audits, remediation tracking, or legal‑operational processes (highly advantageous).
- Prior experience working within a branch network, fintech, digital bank, investment firm, or cross‑border financial services environment is strongly preferred.
- Demonstrates the unique ability to combine rigorous legal analysis with pragmatic, business‑oriented operational implementation.
- Thrives and collaborates effectively in a fast‑paced, multicultural environment.
- Full professional fluency in both Italian and English.
Compensation:
Typically, we offer individuals with limited experience an annual salary between €50,000 and €70,000. For a candidate that we assess as possessing considerable relevant experience, the salary on offer tends to be between €77,000 and €99,000. The final salary will be determined within this range based on your individual training, qualifications, and relevant professional experience.
Benefits:
- Be part of one of the fastest‑growing Fintech startups in Europe.
- Work with an international, diverse, inclusive, and ever‑growing team that loves creating the best products for our clients.
- Be productive with the latest hardware and tools.
- Learn and grow by joining our in‑house knowledge sharing or career development sessions and spending your individual Education Budget.
- Opportunity to work from abroad.
- Agevolazioni from an attractive compensation package.
- Enjoy complimentary subscription of Scalable Capital's PRIME+ Broker.
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