Upvest is on a mission to make investing as easy as spending money. The company empowers businesses to offer a wide range of investment products and the best experience in the field of capital market investment and retirement planning. Upvest’s Investment API is easy to integrate so that fintechs and enterprises alike can save resources and fully focus on their core business.
Upvest is one of the few fintechs in Europe that can provide its B2B clients with the full range of investment opportunities in the areas of principal broking business, proprietary trading, and safe custody business for traditional securities. The company was founded in 2017 by Martin Kassing and currently employs more than 200 people across Europe. Its latest €100m fundraising round (Series C) was led by Hedosophia and Sapphire Venture, with continued support from existing investors including Bessemer Venture Partners, BlackRock, Earlybird, HV Capital, Motive Ventures, and Notion Capital.
We currently employ 200+ people across Europe with our headquarters based in Berlin, Germany, and hubs in Tallinn, Estonia, and London, UK.
Teams Mission
Our Legal DP and AI team is dedicated to delivering high-quality and commercial advice to support the firm in building scalable investment solutions, working cross-functionally with product and client-facing teams to ensure smooth transitions for our partner clients.
Your Mission
In this role, you will drive embedding regulatory compliance across the organisation through pragmatic and considered advice, collaborating closely with the business stakeholders to ensure implementation of efficient and scalable processes. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact while growing your skills in a dynamic environment.
This role offers you the opportunity to:
Ownership: You will be part of the Legal DP& AI team supporting the execution of Data Protection and AI strategy to helping in the execution and tracking, you will be a key stakeholder and truly own the outcome paired, working directly with the regulatory teams.
An exceptional team: Upvengers are one of a kind when it comes to combining impactful work with a relaxed and fun atmosphere. Across the board, we have established strong practices around feedback, team health and social events which is reflected in constantly high eNPS.
Continuous learning: You will be at the forefront of the intersection of fintech, DP and AI regulation. It is a great opportunity if you aspire to grow professionally and personally. The complex yet fascinating field of investments, building an API product on a state-of-the-art tech stack, and working with the most relevant fintechs and financial institutions provide for an incredibly rewarding learning experience.
What you'll bring:
You are currently studying or have completed studies in a field related to data protection, AI, IT, or a combination such as IT & Law or Business & Law – we’re flexible, as long as your interest and foundation are relevant.
You’re passionate about data protection, artificial intelligence, and fintech. You're eager to learn and excited about helping shape the future of investing to make it more accessible.
You thrive in cross-functional teams and enjoy working collaboratively towards shared goals.
You're able to manage multiple tasks efficiently and adapt quickly to new challenges.
You have relevant previous experience – internships or other working student roles count.
You have excellent verbal and written communication skills in both English and German (C1-C2).
You’re available for at least 4 months and are based in Berlin.
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 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