Our mission? Creating the finance solution that energizes SMEs and freelancers, so they can achieve more. We simplify everything from everyday banking to bookkeeping and spend management. At Qonto, we’re passionate about creating the best product, so if you’re looking for an ambitious team that’s revolutionizing an old-fashioned industry, get in touch!

Our journey: Alexandre and Steve launched Qonto in July 2017. Since then, the team has earned the trust of more than 350,000 customers and opened offices in Paris, Berlin, Milan, and Barcelona. Last summer, we joined forces with Penta, a market leader based in Berlin and Belgrade, forming a united team of 1000+ Qontoers. We also made it to the Top 3 of LinkedIn Top Startups France!

Our values:

Ambition | We tackle big challenges. No matter what.

Teamwork | We create momentum by working together, at the same speed.

Mastery | We pursue excellence through continuous learning. We face challenges with humility. Every day.

Integrity | We're open. We're honest. And we earn the trust of our clients and each other.

You can find out more about the Qonto Way here.

Our beliefs: Our goal at Qonto is to create a warm and welcoming environment where individuals from all walks of life can truly thrive. We've gone above and beyond to ensure that every applicant is evaluated solely based on their skills and potential, rather than their gender, ethnicity, age, (dis)ability, or any other irrelevant factor. Our team consists of 49% international individuals, with 44% women and 20% parents. With this diversity, we are a powerful force! Join us in our mission to build a workplace that celebrates diversity and embraces individuality. Discover the steps we took to create a discrimination-free hiring process.

As a Regulatory Compliance Intern at Qonto, you will join the growing Regulatory team led by Alexandre Tribolet. This team is responsible for ensuring adherence to Qonto’s regulatory requirements and supporting Qonto’s teams in defining all the processes and actions to be put in place to address these requirements.

The Regulatory team at Qonto covers our four markets 🇫🇷🇩🇪🇮🇹🇪🇸 and a wide variety of topics. The team is instrumental in securing Qonto’s growth in line with our Supervisors’ expectations, to continue energizing SMEs and entrepreneurs across Europe.

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

• Advisory role on Compliance topics: Support all teams at Qonto in their projects and support them on the regulatory requirements to take into consideration. Regular topics include payment institutions’ rules, payment services, outsourcing, data protection, KYC/KYB, regulatory reporting, partnerships, etc.

• Engagements with Supervisors: Assist in the handling of queries from Qonto’s supervisory authorities, under the team’s supervision. You will ensure that the Regulatory team provides accurate, precise, and consistent replies to the ACPR, and the authorities in the countries where Qonto is based.

• Horizon Scanning: Make sure that Qonto remains up-to-date on new laws & requirements impacting the compliance of our offer and the way we identify and manage risks.

🤔 What you can expect

• Working in one of France’s unicorns means that you will be working in a continuously growing and diverse environment!

• Discover what working in a Compliance team means at a successful Fintech alongside supportive business-oriented team members.

• Cover a variety of compliance topics across 4 markets, and learn from all projects at Qonto requiring the team’s expertise.

🤝 About your future manager

Your manager will be Alexandre, our Senior Lead Regulatory & Internal Governance.

• His background? After initially working for legal & lobbying teams in the banking industry, Alex spent 5 years in Regulatory Compliance on international markets at HSBC, focusing on a wide variety of compliance topics. He is now leading a growing team of 8 talented people at Qonto.

• What he can bring to the team? Upon joining Qonto, Alexandre created a collaborative and inspiring team from scratch. His scope not only includes France but also our international markets (Italy, Spain, and Germany). Alexandre is our Data Protection Officer and the one in direct connection with Qonto’s supervisors (ACPR, CNIL, branch regulators), and this strategic position will offer you a lot of visibility on how the world of compliance truly works.

🏅About You

• Education: You are passing a Master’s degree specializing in Banking Law, Compliance, Data Protection, or European Law.

• Experience: You have prior experience as an intern or apprentice with either a law firm or a financial institution. Experience in another fintech or tech company is a big plus. First-time experience is also welcome!

• Mastery: You have strong analytical skills and a critical mind, and you are able to present the findings of your work regardless of the complexity. You have a good understanding of the requirements applicable to Payment or Credit institutions and are ready to continue learning during your internship.

• Communication: You are sharp, open-minded, and smooth in communicating regulatory constraints & risks, adjusting content based on audience. You are ready to support all teams at Qonto in their compliance projects, whilst being mindful of the business priorities.

• Languages: You are fluent in English and French. Speaking Italian, Spanish or German would be a plus.

⚠️ Certain of our perks and benefits are only available to employees on permanent contracts

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

A laptop. An inclusive work environment. A tailor-made career track. And so much more to help you succeed.

- A central fully-renovated building in Paris with WeWork services

- Monthly team events

- Tailor-made remote work policy depending on the job you apply for

- 25 days of paid leave + 5 Qonto days or 25 days of paid leave + 10 RTT +/-

- Alan health insurance, Moka Care to take care of your mental health, and Gymlib for sports and wellness activities

- A Swile lunch card: 50% covered

- A progressive parenthood policy as part of our commitment to the Parental Act (1 in 6 of Qonto employees is a parent!) and childcare benefits with selected partners

💪 Our hiring process:

- Interviews with your Talent Acquisition Manager and future managers

- A remote exercise to demonstrate your skills and give you a taste of what working at Qonto could be like

We will send you an interview guide so you can best prepare yourself.

On average our process lasts 20 working days and offers usually follow within 48 hours 🤞

Thank you for considering joining Qonto. We cannot wait to learn more about you!

One last thing. We recently raised 486M€ in our Series D to ensure we keep growing safely, despite the current economic environment looking a bit gloomy. We revealed our plans for the future here.

To learn more about us:

Qonto's Blog | Les Échos I Challenges | Forbes