Regulatory Compliance Intern

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Our journey: Founded by Alexandre and Steve in July 2017, Qonto has rapidly gained trust, serving over 600,000 customers. Thanks to our wonderful team of 1,600+ Qontoers, we also made it to the LinkedIn Top Companies French ranking!

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Join Qonto’s growing Regulatory team to ensure compliance across our eight European markets (🇫🇷🇩🇪🇮🇹🇪🇸🇦🇹🇧🇪🇳🇱🇵🇹). Work closely with Guilhem (Regulatory Lead) to support Qonto’s growth while meeting supervisory expectations. Your work will directly impact our ability to maintain our Payment Institution licence and contribute to our Credit Institution journey.

Start date: June 1st 2026
Duration: 6 months

👩‍💻🧑‍💻 As a Regulatory Compliance Intern at Qonto, you will:

• Run the daily Regulatory Watch (≈50% of your time): Use Corlytics to monitor eight European markets, perform triage on regulatory alerts, and route them to the correct stakeholders (including the AML team).
• Support Payment Compliance: Ensure customer protection by helping analyze payment rules, client claims, account suspensions, and T&Cs changes.
• Act as an Internal Counsel: Read and interpret legal texts across different European countries and explain complex regulatory constraints to non-legal stakeholders.
• Lend a hand on ad-hoc projects: Support the team on evolving regulatory priorities (like the Credit License) and jump in for short support missions (e.g., 1-2 days) for other regulatory sub-teams.

🤔 What you can expect:

• Work in a fast-paced, diverse environment at one of France's unicorns.
• Gain hands-on experience in fintech compliance across four European markets.
• Collaborate with a supportive, business-oriented team of 6 professionals and 1 lead (Guilhem).
• Be at the forefront of regulatory challenges in the dynamic fintech industry.
• Use your analytical skills to contribute to real-world compliance solutions.

🤝 About your future manager:

His path? Guilhem has a robust background in Regulatory Compliance and Internal Control, with over 8 years of experience. Before joining Qonto, he held key roles at Lyra Collect as the Head of Compliance and Internal Control, and at KPMG as a Senior Consultant. He also has experience in Financial Security at Indosuez Wealth Management. Guilhem has been with Qonto for almost 2 years, starting as a Regulatory Expert and now leading our Regulatory Compliance team.

What he can bring to the team? Upon joining Qonto, Guilhem has been pivotal in advising on regulatory requirements and acting as a solution-oriented stakeholder across various strategic projects. He leads regulatory analyses for senior management and ensures Qonto’s compliance with various requirements across our four markets. Guilhem’s proactive approach helps Qonto’s teams identify and mitigate non-compliance risks while fostering a culture of continuous learning. He is dedicated to helping you grow in your role by providing insightful guidance and support, ensuring you perform your job skillfully and effectively.

🏅 About You:

• Education: You are an M1 or M2 student strictly pursuing a degree in Law (Private Law, Business Law, European/Local Law, or a bi-licence). A specialization in Compliance or Financial Regulation is a great plus.
• Legal Comprehension: You have strong analytical skills to read and understand legal texts across various European countries, grasping the core legal logic.
• Synthesis & Prioritization: You can easily triage a large volume of daily alerts, spot what is truly relevant for Qonto, and route it efficiently.
• Communication: You are fluent in English and can explain legal conclusions simply to non-legal teams. Knowledge of French, Italian, Spanish, or German is a bonus.
• Curiosity & Adaptability: You have a genuine interest in Fintech and the agility to seamlessly switch between your daily regulatory watch and ad-hoc team support.

At Qonto we understand that true diversity isn't just about ticking boxes on a hiring checklist. Apply regardless of the boxes you tick! Who knows? You may have the missing piece of the puzzle we've been searching for all along.

🎁 Perks

An inclusive work environment. And so much more to help you succeed.

- Offices in Paris, Berlin, Milan, Barcelona, and Belgrade;
- 1 or 2 remote days per week (depending on your team and what your school allows);
- 1 paid day off /month;
- Meal vouchers;
- Public transportation reimbursement;
- Great offers for sports and wellness activities;
- A progressive disability and parenthood policy (1 in 6 of Qonto employees is a parent!) and childcare benefits with selected partners;
- Monthly team events.

Click here to read more about what it's like to be an intern at Qonto.

💬 Our hiring process:

- Interviews with your Talent Acquisition Manager and future manager/mentor
- A remote or live exercise to demonstrate your skills and give you a taste of what working at Qonto could be like

Find more information about our interview process on our careers website.
On average, our process lasts 20 working days and offers usually follow within 48 hours 🤞

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