Regulatory Counsel
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About the Role
The role involves leading regulatory compliance, collaborating across functions, and requires a qualified lawyer with fintech experience and strong initiative.
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Responsibilities
- Lead legal and regulatory aspects of new product launches and existing product development
- Work cross functionally with product, compliance, finance, and infosec teams to tackle regulatory challenges
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders on regulatory or licensing matters
- Lead engagement with regulators
- Support license applications for new market entries and own ongoing regulatory matters
Requirements
- Qualified lawyer with 5 to 10 years of practicing experience in payments or other regulated business
- In house experience in fintech or payments environment
- Understanding of regulatory frameworks governing financial products and services
- Strong sense of initiative, independence, and ability to take ownership
- Experience in APAC markets (preferred)
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Overview
- As Regulatory Counsel, you will report to the Director of Regulatory Affairs and do a broad range of work, including new product launches, expansion into new markets and ongoing regulatory compliance.
Responsibilities
- Lead on the legal and regulatory aspects of new product launches and existing product development
- Work cross functionally with the product, compliance, finance and infosec teams to tackle day to day regulatory challenges and ensure ongoing regulatory compliance
- Collaborate with and support the rest of the legal team to identify, evaluate and discuss risks and develop creative solutions to bridge business priorities in a changing regulatory landscape
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to develop actionable solutions with respect to regulatory or licensing matters
- Lead engagement with regulators
- Support license applications for new market entries with legal expertise, and own ongoing regulatory matters across all live markets
Requirements
- You are a qualified lawyer with 5 to 10 years of practicing experience in payments or other regulated business
- You've worked in house, gaining relevant fintech experience, ideally in a payments or fintech environment
- You understand and can navigate the regulatory frameworks governing financial products and services. Regulator experience preferred but not required
- You have a strong sense of initiative, independence and ability to take ownership enabling you to contribute to a fast growing business and contribute to driving its growth
- Extra points if you have experience working in APAC markets, though not required
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