Regulatory Counsel
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The role involves leading regulatory compliance, collaborating across functions, and requires a qualified lawyer with fintech experience and strong initiative.
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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.
You ll work closely with all business functions to advise them in their decision making, lead and assist on projects, work on negotiating and drafting agreements and communicate about legal issues with other lawyers and non-lawyers, balancing business and legal perspectives.
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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