Technical Talent Partner (6mo Contract)
SmartAsset
Associate Director, Regulatory Legal
Airwallex
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • California, New York
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💰 $200,000 - $280,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Advise internal stakeholders, including Product, Commercial and other Legal teams, on a broad range of regulatory matters throughout the Americas
- Support and shape regional regulatory strategy and advise on complex regulatory issues in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Brazil
- Provide regulatory legal support for payments, card issuing, card acquiring, Yield, and SaaS offerings
- Find ways to mitigate legal and regulatory risks while progressing business objectives
- Support license maintenance activities including managing regulatory relations, requests for information, and regulatory exams
- Review and update manuals, policies and procedures to ensure compliance and identify opportunities to create efficiencies
- Manage and continue to grow the regional Airwallex regulatory legal team across multiple jurisdictions
- Manage external legal counsel and consultants, ensuring high-quality, cost-effective support
- Support and devise optimal paths to market to support Airwallex expansion activities
- Use AI to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the Regulatory Legal function, including using third party tools and developing AI-driven workflows
- Support government relations outreach to legislators and regulatory agencies
Requirements
- Juris Doctor and 8 years of post-qualification experience
- Strong regulatory experience gained in the fintech industry, reputable law firms or financial institutions
- Sound knowledge of the payments (Money Transmission License / MTL) and credit card regulatory environments
- Experience managing and growing a team of lawyers
- Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to deal with a range of internal and external stakeholders
- Proactive, results-driven, and take ownership of your work
- Ability to multi-task and a team player with strong communication skills
- Strong drafting skills
- Experience working with stakeholders across the globe and on cross-border payments issues (preferred)
- Experience advising on consumer regulatory matters (preferred)
- Experience using AI, LegalTech and RegTech tools to enhance efficiency and effectiveness (preferred)
- Fluent in Spanish or Portuguese (preferred)
- Ability to be based in San Francisco or New York City and meet hybrid attendance requirements
