Finance & Legal Jobs at Fintech & Payments Startups
There are 421 open finance and legal roles at 153 early-stage startups, 41% of them remote. Where pay is stated it is typically USD 125k to 201.5k, with a median of USD 157.5k.
What startups in fintech and payments build
Startups here rebuild one slice of banking, accounting or payments with newer technology. Moving money means regulators, audits and a low tolerance for bugs. Roles pair engineering with compliance knowledge, and employers often want both in one person.
Who is hiring finance and legal roles
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- 421open roles
- 153startups hiring
- 41%remote
Salary
Annual pay for this page’s roles that state a salary, in USD. The typical range covers the middle half of those postings.
- $158Kmedian pay
- $125Ktypical range: lower
- $202Ktypical range: upper
Based on 125 postings stating pay in USD.
Pay figures come from the 137 postings on this page that state a salary.
The hiring market
What finance and legal work involves at an early-stage startup
You build the books, the contracts and the controls rather than inherit them. Founders ask you about runway, a customer agreement and a new country's rules in the same afternoon. At a large company each of those sits with a different specialist team.
Experience level
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Questions people ask
How much do finance and legal jobs pay?
Typically USD 125k to 201.5k a year, with a median of USD 157.5k, where the posting states a salary.
Which startups are hiring finance and legal roles?
Salmon Group (33 roles), ClarityPay (13) and capital.com (12) have the most; 153 startups are hiring in total.
Can I work remotely?
41% of these roles are remote.
Do I need to be senior?
Most roles are senior (31% of those that state a level), and 23% are junior or intern.
Are new roles coming in?
33 were posted this week.