The Paralegal, Subsidiary Governance supports the Corporate Governance function with primary responsibility for entity management across Shift4’s global corporate structure. This role ensures that all domestic and international subsidiaries remain in good standing through accurate recordkeeping, timely regulatory filings, and effective coordination of corporate actions. The paralegal partners closely with internal stakeholders and external service providers to maintain statutory compliance and support financing, acquisitions, and other strategic initiatives. 

Location: Tampa, FL or Center Valley, PA office 

Responsibilities:

Entity Lifecycle Management

• Support the full lifecycle of legal entities, including formation of new subsidiaries, dissolutions, mergers, and restructurings.
• Maintain accurate corporate records reflecting ownership, directors, officers, and registered agent information.

Database & Records Administration

• Serve as administrator for entity management software, ensuring real-time accuracy of governance data and documentation.
• Maintain statutory registers, minute books, and related corporate records in accordance with legal requirements.

Regulatory Compliance & Filings

• Prepare and submit annual reports, certificates of authority, jurisdictional withdrawals, and other required filings.
• Track filing deadlines across multiple jurisdictions to ensure subsidiaries remain in good standing.

Corporate Secretarial Support

• Draft and manage corporate governance documents including written consents, board resolutions, meeting minutes, and officer certificates.
• Support due diligence requests related to financing, acquisitions, and audits.

Global Subsidiary Governance

• Coordinate with international service providers and outside counsel to meet local statutory obligations.
• Manage document legalizations, apostilles, and cross-border corporate formalities.

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Act as liaison to Tax, Treasury, and Finance teams to provide entity data, organizational charts, and KYC documentation.
• Support bank account openings, audits, and internal reporting requirements.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree and/or ABA-approved paralegal certificate, or equivalent transferable experience.
• Experience: Minimum of 2 years in corporate governance, entity management, or related paralegal role.
• Technical Skills: Experience with entity management databases preferred; proficiency with Microsoft Office and Google Workspace required.
• Core Competencies:
• • • Exceptional attention to detail and organizational discipline
    • Strong written and verbal communication skills
    • Ability to manage multiple deadlines across jurisdictions
    • Discretion in handling confidential corporate information

Responsibilities:

•  Monitor and investigate suspicious transactions, merchants, and third-party activity daily.
• Dive deep into fraud patterns across our portfolio using BI tools – spot trends, think critically, and act fast.
• Partner with teams across the company and with external stakeholders to develop and implement top-tier fraud detection strategies.
• Build and enhance reports, tools, and processes to prevent fraud and chargebacks – your insights will directly influence our security.
• Communicate with merchants and partners to assess fraud risks and agree on next steps. You'll be a trusted go-to for SMB clients when it comes to compliance and fraud-related queries.
• Collaborate with card schemes like Visa and Mastercard on program breaches, appeals, investigations, and reporting.
• Stay on top of chargeback and fraud programs, ensuring compliance and proactive management of scheme requirements.
• Work hand-in-hand with the Risk team to identify and monitor high-risk merchants.
• Help shape the tools and workflows we use every day by challenging outdated processes and suggesting smarter, faster ways to work.
• Other ad hoc tasks can be assigned by the manager as needed.

Requirements:

• 2+ years of experience with BI tools such as Oracle BI, SAP, Qlik, Tableau, or SQL, or advanced Excel skills are a must.
• A degree in Banking & Finance, Statistics, Data Analytics, Economics, or similar, or hands-on experience in fraud/investigative roles within Payments or Banking.
• Card transactions, Acquiring background, highly advantageous.
• Big plus if you have direct experience supporting small-to-medium business (SMB) clients.
• Clear, confident communication in English (both spoken and written).
• Strong analytical mindset with great investigative instincts – you don’t stop until you get to the "why".
• Able to manage multiple priorities with focus and independence – you’re organized and driven. Able to work under minimal supervision / high degree of independence allocated, and have strong independent decision-making capabilities
• Energetic, innovative, and adaptable – you bring a spark to the team and enjoy being both fun and professional.
• You’re approachable, easy to collaborate with, but not afraid to push back when there’s a better way to do something.
• You thrive in an environment where ownership, creativity, and momentum are encouraged.
• Enjoying working in a fast-paced and multi-cultural environment.
• Innovative and flexible person full of energy. Easy to work with, but challenging, and always looking for improvement. A proactive mindset with a touch of “va va voom”—you know how to make things happen and bring positive energy to the team.
• Candidate must be located in Malta, the United Kingdom, or Lithuania.

Benefits of working for Shift4: 

Join Shift4 and enjoy a work environment that prioritizes flexibility and well-being. We embrace a hybrid working model, offering our team the flexibility to balance time between remote work and our modern, welcoming offices located in the heart of Valletta, Malta's historic capital.

Our standard remuneration package is comprehensive, including private health, dental, and life insurance, as well as parking allowance, preferential home rates, and a company pension plan (with APS). We are committed to supporting our employees' well-being through our Mental Health Program, family-friendly measures, an equipped canteen with free breakfast, and exciting company events.

We are seeking a commercially oriented Legal Counsel with strong experience in commercial contracts and data privacy within the fintech or payment sector to join the Commercial Legal Team, Europe.

This role is open to candidates based in Spain, Italy, the UK, Malta or Germany.

The ideal candidate will support the company’s business growth by providing practical, risk-aware legal advice while ensuring compliance with company’s policies and applicable regulations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of complex commercial agreements, including partnership and client contracts.
• Support the sales team by helping structure deals, enable innovation, and drive commercial initiatives while identifying legal risks and providing practical solutions.
• Provide data protection and privacy advice, including GDPR and other applicable frameworks.
• Collaborate with different stakeholders in the company.
• Develop templates, training materials and draft privacy related policies.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Law degree.
• 5+ years of experience practicing law in Europe, either at a Law Firm or as an in-house counsel, in fintech or payments environment.
• Strong experience in commercial contracts, negotiations and data protection/privacy law (e.g., GDPR, UK GDPR, CCPA).
• Excellent drafting and negotiation skills with a business-focused approach.
• Fluent in English (both written and spoken).
• Additional language proficiency (in either Spanish, Italian, German or other European language) are a significant advantage.
• Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, global environment.

Preferred Attributes

• Pragmatic and commercially minded.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative approach.
• Interest in innovation, technology, and financial services.

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Summary: 

We are looking for a Fraud Associate to join our team and help monitor daily transaction activity. In this role, you will use BI tools to identify fraud patterns, manage chargeback programs, and work closely with merchants and card schemes (like Visa and Mastercard) to mitigate risk. This is a hands-on position for an analytical thinker who enjoys investigating data and improving security processes in the payments industry.

Responsibilities: 

• Monitor and investigate suspicious transactions, merchants, and third-party activity daily.
• Dive deep into fraud patterns across our portfolio using internal BI & external Fraud monitoring tools – spot trends, think critically, and act fast.
• Partner with teams across the company and with external stakeholders to develop and implement top-tier fraud detection strategies.
• Build and enhance reports, tools, and processes to prevent fraud and chargebacks – your insights will directly influence our security.
• Communicate with merchants and partners to assess fraud risks and agree on next steps. You'll be a trusted go-to for SMB clients when it comes to compliance and fraud-related queries.
• Collaborate with card schemes like Visa / Mastercard / Amex / Discovery and alternative payment method on program breaches, appeals, investigations, and reporting.
• Stay on top of chargeback and fraud programs, ensuring compliance and proactive management of scheme requirements.
• Work hand-in-hand with the Risk team to identify and monitor high-risk merchants.
• Help shape the tools and workflows we use every day by challenging outdated processes and suggesting smarter, faster ways to work.
• Other ad hoc tasks can be assigned by the manager as needed.

Requirements: 

•  2+ years of experience with BI tools such as Oracle BI, SAP, Qlik, Tableau, Elastic Search or SQL, or advanced Excel skills are a must.
• A degree in Banking & Finance, Statistics, Data Analytics, Economics, or similar, or hands-on experience in fraud/investigative roles within Payments or Banking.
• Acquiring background is highly advantageous.
• Big plus if you have direct experience supporting small-to-medium business (SMB) clients.
• Clear, confident communication in English (both spoken and written).
• Strong analytical mindset with great investigative instincts – you don’t stop until you get to the "why".
• Able to manage multiple priorities with focus and independence – you’re organized and driven.

Reporting to the Director of Financial & Regulatory Reporting, Europe, the Senior Regulatory Reporting Analyst will support the team in preparing entity-level regulatory reports for both domestic & cross border requirements, while also assisting in the development of prudential reporting frameworks and requirements.

 Responsibilities will include:

•  Lead the preparation and submission of monthly, quarterly, and annual regulatory reporting requirements ensuring full compliance with MFSA and other supervisory authority requirements.
• Deliver accurate domestic reports (e.g., BR06, MFSA Financial Institution Return, PSS) and cross-border submissions for other jurisdictions;
• Contribute to research and analysis of jurisdiction-specific reporting obligations, identifying required data points, defining reporting logic, and maintaining full ownership of the process from scoping through to submission;
• Support group-wide reporting activities, ensuring consistency, accuracy and compliance across both local and global entities;
• Develop, analyse and interpret financial projections and prudential metrics to support strategic planning, capital adequacy assessments, winding down planning, and stress testing exercises for Shift4 regulated business;
• Analyse data from internal and external sources, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and reliability across all reporting data fields;
• Identify opportunities for automation, process improvement, and control enhancement to strengthen reporting governance and operational efficiency;
• Proactively escalate key compliance or data issues, providing actionable insights and recommendations to management to ensure timely resolution.

The ideal candidate will bring:

• Possess a University Degree in Accounting/Banking/Finance or similar equivalent qualifications.
• Three or four years’ relevant working experience, preferably in a bank/financial institution or statistical/regulatory environment, is considered an asset, although training will be provided.
• Analytic experience in data mining considered an asset.
• Intermediate or advanced knowledge of Microsoft Applications, mainly Excel including creating tables, writing queries, data manipulation and quantitative and qualitative analysis.
• Team player, with a positive mindset, excellent communication skills and with a can-do attitude.
• Possess strong analytical skills, quality-oriented attention to detail and problem-solving mindset.

Compensation:

Shift4 applies a structured, market-informed approach to compensation. 

Salary ranges are developed based on objective, gender-neutral criteria, such as internal job levels, scope of responsibilities, and external market data. The range listed for this position reflects the expected hiring range for qualified candidates and corresponds to the level and requirements of the role.

Actual compensation may vary depending on various factors, such as experience, skills, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. Shift4’s compensation structures are subject to periodic review and ongoing alignment across regions. Additional components such as variable remuneration or other benefits may also apply based on eligibility and role type.

Salary Range: € 50,000 - € 55,000

Benefits for working for Shift4:

Join Shift4 and enjoy a work environment that prioritizes flexibility and well-being. We embrace a hybrid working model, offering our team the flexibility to balance time between remote work and our modern, welcoming offices located in the heart of Valletta, Malta's historic capital.

Our standard remuneration package is comprehensive, including private health, dental, and life insurance, as well as parking allowance, preferential home rates, and a company pension plan (with APS). We are committed to supporting our employees' well-being through our Mental Health Program, family-friendly measures, an equipped canteen with free breakfast, and exciting company events.

Shift4 is an established payment services provider and card payments acquirer specializing in tailor-made solutions for ecommerce and card present transaction processing. The company is now looking for a Brand and Compliance Risk Specialist who will report to the Director of Risk, Brand and Compliance.

Responsibilities:

• Review high-risk merchant applications to identify potential regulatory and compliance risks to which the company may be exposed.
• Conduct ongoing reviews of merchant accounts to ensure processing remains in line with expectations, and that Shift4 is not exposed to unknown compliance or money laundering risks, and that accounts are appropriately secured with sufficient collateral.
• Manage and organize daily team tasks, assigning work to team members as required.
• Conduct second-line reviews of assessments performed by the wider team where necessary.
• Assess merchants’ financial positions through detailed financial statement analysis and set appropriate collateral levels to mitigate financial risk.
• Liaise regularly with various departments to understand and clearly communicate the risks associated with new and existing merchants.
• Upon receipt of card scheme communications, manage portfolio investigations to determine the validity of alerts and provide recommendations on the appropriate course of action.
• Prepare regular reports for internal and external stakeholders.
• Maintain and update Credit Risk Assessments in line with the company’s Credit Risk and Risk Appetite Policy.
• Develop new monitoring frameworks to identify negative trends in both individual merchant and overall portfolio performance.
• Prepare monthly visual reports to clearly communicate risk findings.
• Implement necessary measures to minimize the company’s compliance exposure, as guided by senior management.
• Stay up to date with the latest card scheme rules and regulatory updates.
• Prepare and submit monthly card scheme reports.
• Maintain ongoing relationships with key stakeholders and keep them informed of updates within the company’s risk framework.
• Collaborate with other departments to improve existing processes while continuously identifying opportunities to streamline workflows and enhance efficiency.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Possess experience in the payments industry; acquiring experience is beneficial but not required, particularly within high-brand-risk environments.
• Demonstrate advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business financial statements effectively.
• Exhibit excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Possess a natural aptitude for the investigative and intuitive aspects of the role.
• Degree in Business, Finance, Statistics, Economics, or a related discipline is a plus.