Senior Regulatory Counsel Job at Airwallex (Singapore)

Job Description

Senior Regulatory Counsel, APAC role at Airwallex. You will be based in Singapore, but will have multi-regional responsibility by supporting regions in the broader Southeast Asia region. As Senior Regulatory Counsel, you’ll be responsible for navigating and communicating the legal and regulatory landscape across select Southeast Asian jurisdictions, with a focus on driving business success while ensuring compliance. Leveraging your expertise, you'll play a pivotal role in enabling Airwallex’s product launches and market expansions, ensuring frameworks and policies keep pace with regulatory developments, and championing best practices internally and externally.

Job Responsibility

Advising on all regulatory legal issues relating to select Southeast Asia jurisdictions, acting as the point of contact for cross-functional matters, regulatory analysis, and strategic advice
Monitor, report, and influence trends and developments of regulatory issues in select Southeast Asia jurisdictions, actively identifying and anticipating changes that may impact business operations or strategic objectives
Partner closely with Product Legal, Regulatory Compliance, Risk and Financial Crime Compliance teams to ensure robust compliance with applicable laws and regulations
Support local and global Product, Strategy, and Management teams and regional Commercial teams on new market entry and expansion of regulatory licences in existing markets, providing regulatory mapping and licensing advice
Liaise with senior Airwallex stakeholders globally, providing timely, pragmatic regulatory legal advice and risk assessments on various business initiatives
Manage external legal counsel and consultants, ensuring high-quality, cost-effective support is aligned with Airwallex’s business drivers and risk appetite
Leverage AI and other tooling to enhance the scale, efficiency and effectiveness of the Regulatory Legal team
Provide legal advice, on Airwallex’s obligations with respect to regulatory submissions and filings in Southeast Asian jurisdictions, to Regulatory Compliance colleagues for their timely and accurate filings
Support government relations outreach to legislators and regulatory agencies, helping to shape policy and regulatory approaches relevant to the business

Requirements

Qualified lawyer with at least 8-10 years of relevant experience
Strong regulatory experience gained in the fintech industry, reputable law firms and/or financial institutions
Deep experience and demonstrated success advising on regulatory matters and handling regulatory submissions, filings, and regulatory strategy
Sound working knowledge of the financial services regulatory environment, particularly as relates to payments or card issuing, in one or more Southeast Asian jurisdictions, such as Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, or the Philippines
Experience supporting expansion into new markets and launching new regulatory licences in the fintech, payments, or financial services sectors will be advantageous
Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally and build trust with business, legal, compliance and external counsel stakeholders
Proactive, results-driven, and ownership-oriented, with a clear track record of managing multiple priorities and deadlines
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
Collaborative team player, embraces managing ambiguity, and thriving in fast-paced, evolving environments

Nice to have

A mix of private practice and in-house experience is ideal but not mandatory
Experience in dealing with Monetary of Singapore, Bank Negara Malaysia, State Bank of Vietnam, Bank of Thailand, and/or Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is especially valuable
Experience using, deploying or developing RegTech, LegalTech or AI tools to enhance the legal function is ideal but not mandatory

What we offer

Competitive salary plus valuable equity within Airwallex
Collaborative open office space with a fully stocked kitchen
Regular team building events
Freedom to be creative

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