Want to know if this job is worth applying to?
United States
Hybrid
The hospitality industry is uniquely human, and it deserves technology that’s just as inspiring as the people behind it. At Mews, we’re transforming the industry with a platform that helps hotels run smarter, move faster and create better guest experiences.
You’ll work with smart, curious people who care deeply about what they do. You’ll have autonomy and the trust to make good decisions and move quickly. And you’ll enjoy a real sense of purpose as you see the impact of what we’re building.
If you’re motivated by ownership, curiosity and meaningful impact, and are driven to deliver consistent high performance, you’ll feel at home here.
Let's get into the specifics. It’s impossible to capture every nuance of a role – especially at a rapidly growing company like Mews – but if we had to distil it into a job description (which we do because this is a job description), it would be this:
As Associate General Counsel, Product & Regulatory, you'll own how legal and regulatory judgement shows up inside Mews' product and fintech work, leading a specialist pod of counsel and paralegals and reporting to the Chief Legal Officer. Mews builds tightly integrated SaaS and fintech products, and the hard questions (money transmission, e-money, embedded finance, partner-bank and BaaS models, cross-border operating decisions) need someone who helps product teams work through them in practice, not from a distance. This is a chance to set the bar for how a scaling hospitality-fintech platform builds regulated products responsibly and at pace.
You'll be embedded with Product and Engineering as a genuine product counsel and builder, surfacing and triaging legal and regulatory issues across the design and release lifecycle rather than reviewing work once it's done. You'll own the Product & Regulatory legal remit end to end: setting priorities and the quality bar, deciding what the pod handles directly, what gets standardised, and what gets escalated, and building and managing an appropriately sized team as the work grows. You'll act as the senior legal point person for product-related regulatory matters across the business.
Mews operates in regulated environments, which means product decisions carry real legal and regulatory weight, from AML, BSA, KYC and KYB obligations through to supervisory expectations, audits and market entry. The teams building these products need legal support that moves at their pace and helps them make sound decisions early, with repeatable operating discipline around them. Getting this right is what lets Mews scale regulated and non-regulated products confidently.
AI Fluency Level 3: in this role that means going beyond using AI for your own drafting and analysis. You'll redesign how the pod delivers legal support to product, using AI across intake, issue-spotting, comparison and first-draft playbooks; build approaches the rest of the team can follow, including prompt quality and review discipline; and apply strong legal judgement about when AI output is incomplete, unreliable or too risky to rely on without deeper review.
For more information on AI fluency at Mews, please refer to "AI Fluency at Mews: A Comprehensive Guide for Candidates" on Confluence.
Nice to have
Location: US, UK or EU considered
Salary banding for guidance only.
Salary ranges are provided in good faith and reflect current market conditions and internal pay structures. Final compensation may be adjusted based on funding, budget constraints, or exceptional candidate qualifications, but will remain within reasonable proximity to the stated range.
This salary disclosure is provided in compliance with applicable pay transparency legislation. We are committed to equal pay practices and prohibit salary history inquiries during our recruitment process.
If the location you're applying from wasn't originally advertised for this role, salary range information is available upon request at any point during the application/interview process - your recruiter will be able to help.
Our success is powered by our incredible people, supported by benefits that help them thrive.
No matter where you’re based, you’ll enjoy:
You'll receive additional benefits that vary by location, from healthcare and retirement plans to team events, socials and other perks. Ask us about it during your interview process.
We’re an equal opportunities employer. We value teams that reflect the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Different perspectives make better ideas, stronger products and a more welcoming company.
We also believe transparency is important when deciding if you're the right fit. Mews is an ambitious, high-pressure environment of continuous learning and high standards. Success here requires resilience, adaptability and a willingness to solve difficult problems.
A few things that define how we work:
If there's anything we can do to support you during the application process, let us know.
We don't discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other protected characteristic.
One final thing: don't hold back. If you don't meet 100% of the criteria in this job description but you're certain you could make a big impact, apply. Everyone should have equal access to opportunities, and we're committed to providing an inclusive experience.
If Mews sounds like the kind of environment where you'd thrive, we'd love to hear from you.
