Tinka is a sister company of Wehkamp and part of the RFS Holding/Wehkamp Group. We are a financial services provider in Point-of-Sale financing solutions like invoice and credit. Until 2018 all services were exclusively distributed in the Wehkamp Group to consumers shopping at Wehkamp. In 2019 we started to offer the services to other retailers, with BCC as the first new customer in February 2019 and recently adding new partners such as Buckaroo and Intersolve. 

Tinka operates in a dynamic environment. We have a long history of 50 years+ for providing customer credit, with a track record in responsible credit scoring over the last years. We are fascinated by the current developments and opportunities in technology and data especially when applied to the financial services industry, transforming ourselves into a full FinTech operation. 

Our way of working is data-driven, collaborative and focused on the consumer journey. We understand our responsibility towards our current and new consumers as well as merchants and our social responsibility towards them and to society as a whole. We operate under a registered license granted by the Dutch financial regulator AFM and have to comply with their rules, Wft regulations and relevant codes of conduct.

We are an AFM-licensed financial institution, offering credit propositions to consumers and rapidly transforming into a fintech operation, operating in a heavily regulated environment. Our Vision is to innovate the most loved & responsible deferred payment & account options for The Netherlands and beyond.

As Tinka Legal Counsel you are responsible for assisting and advising Tinka in various legal matters. You are part of the department Legal & Regulatory Compliance and report to the Head of Legal & Regulatory Compliance.

This role requires a person with a pragmatic, yet critical,  “business” attitude, a clear focus of what's going on in the financial market  and with a clear legal compass. The Tinka Legal Counsel is capable of translating new legislative requirements into pragmatic solutions while steering Tinka within the legal guardrails.

Job Description
This role allows you to be close to the business and act as legal contact person for Tinka. You are closely involved in drafting and negotiating various commercial contracts, among others in the field of software, the processing of data and collection agencies. You will be involved as Legal Counsel in various larger projects within the organisation with the aim to further optimise Tinka.

You will also be a contact person for practical legal questions from the business, including questions on the Financial act (Wft) and consumer (credit) law as a whole, data privacy and AML (anti-money laundering). You will advise different stakeholders within the organisation.

You will be part of the Department Legal & Regulatory Compliance, currently consisting of 2 Regulatory Officers and the Head of Legal & Regulatory Compliance.

Advantages

• Various legal areas and diverse legal matters
• Innovative and dynamic organisation with short lines
• Professional and informal work environment
• Independent role, close to the business, with room and appreciation for own initiative and where you are expected to move fast
• Complete set of conditions, flexibility with regard to work hours and location

To get the maximum potential out of yourself and the team we would love to work with a colleague that is pro-active by nature, eager to learn and has a positive and flexible attitude. Your sensitivity for the organisation will help you to do the right things at the right moment with the right people in a very dynamic organisation.

• At least 5 years of experience, preferably gained at a law-firm or as in-house legal counsel
• Experienced in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts
• Good knowledge of Dutch Civil Code (mainly Book 3 & 6)
• Knowledge of Financial act (Wft) and consumer (credit) law is a pré
• Pragmatic teamplayer with a good business sense
• Strong analytical skills
• Enthusiastic and open, easy communicator, eager to learn (new legal areas)
• Fluent in Dutch and English, orally and in writing

Transparency is very important in the application process. After you expressed your interest with your application, you will immediately receive a link to a personal status page, in which you can find your status of your application and all communication.

What happens after your application?
We want to make it a swift and easy experience. Therefore, we will make use of video calls during the process. The process for this vacancy is as follows:

1. Do your expectations and our wishes match? Then we will invite you to a video call with the recruiter.
2. When we both are positive, we'll invite you for a video call with our Head of Financial Products. 
3. Next we will invite you for videocalls with important stakeholders (e.g. our Product Owners)
4. As a final step, we wil invite you to our office to give you the real Wehkamp experience. As you have learned a lot during the earlier video calls, this is te moment that everything comes together.

When we are positive afterwards, we will make you an offer.

Are you interested in this position? Respond immediately so that we can contact you!

Wehkamp aanvaardt geen ongevraagde hulp van intermediair/ uitzendbureaus of andere derden voor deze vacature. Toegestuurde cv’s (in welke vorm dan ook) door genoemde partijen aan enige medewerkers van Wehkamp zonder geldige schriftelijke zoekopdracht van onze HR Afdeling, worden beschouwd als publieke informatie. Er zal aan genoemde partijen geen vergoeding zijn verschuldigd in geval van een kandidaat wordt aangenomen van wie ongevraagd het cv en/of andere gegevens zijn toegestuurd.