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Our dynamic LATAM Regulatory team is looking for a Regulatory Counsel who has experience with the payments, financial service or fintech industry in Brazil. This position will report to the Head of Regulatory LATAM and will be based in São Paulo. In this role, you will enable Adyen to create unique business opportunities while you will work alongside our product teams to assist them with the launch of new payment products, as well as further enhancing existing product offerings.
Job Responsibility:
Provide strategic regulatory advice associated with payments laws and regulations, including payment institution licensing, e-money, digital wallets, payment schemes (credit and debit cards, Pix), acquiring services, open finance, etc
Collaborate with the products team to understand the commercial and technical needs for the envisioned product proposition, and work on cross-functional projects and teams such as Product, Legal, Compliance, Risk, and Audit, to develop, enhance and implement business and regulatory initiatives in line with Adyen’s ambitious objectives which allow for scale
Lead regulatory engagements (both internally and externally) including managing relationships with regulators and auditors, and managing inspections and reports to the regulator
Anticipate and identify key emerging regulatory obligations and integrity risks, and ensure these are addressed in a practical and scalable way
Translate identified obligations into relevant Policies and Procedures to be communicated and implemented across the global business
Represent regulatory on a variety of workstreams and products to establish regulatory strategies that align with global objectives and ensure controlled and compliant growth
Requirements:
5+ years experience in a regulatory and previous interactions with the regulators, and/or legal function focused on payments, financial services and/or fintech industry either as in-house or in a top-tier law firm
Knowledgeable in the Brazilian payments, financial services and/or fintech industry
Strong sense of initiative, independence and ability to take ownership
Analytical and critical thinker who finds creative solutions for complex regulatory challenges
Strong interpersonal and communication skills as well as experience in managing relationship with internal stakeholders and/or the relationship with regulators or supervisors
Must be a licensed Attorney with a valid OAB (Brazilian Bar Association) registration