Regulatory and Licensing Officer
dLocal
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Abu Dhabi • 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Provides legal knowledge and expertise on financial, payments, and fintech regulations in MENA countries.
- Provide effective advice to all the internal teams to find solutions and identify potential risks on implementing the regulatory requirements for Dlocal's entities.
- Advice relevant stakeholders in identifying laws and regulations that could impact to the company.
- Advise line management on possible legal and regulatory impact across all divisions of regulatory developments and trends while highlighting potential revenue generation/cost-saving opportunities.
- Liaising with relevant stakeholders across Dlocal´s business divisions to drive compliance with identified regulatory and statutory requirements and obligations.
- Supporting activities to create company-wide awareness of regulatory and statutory requirements.
- Contribute to drafting company policies and internal processes.
- Maintaining a compliance calendar and submitting legal and regulatory returns when due.
- Assess and continuously advise the respective departments on AML & CFT, Data Privacy, and fintech regulations.
Requirements
- Advanced degree in (preferably) law, compliance, finance, or a comparable study.
- 5+ years experience in a regulatory or compliance officer role or legal advisor.
- You are fluent in English (written and spoken).
- Experience gained in an international company, Payments, financial institution, or law firm is a must.
- Highly analytical with strong attention to detail.
- Professional, flexible, and highly responsible and hands-on.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Professional development
- Flexible work arrangements
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
regulatory compliancelegal expertiseAMLCFTdata privacyfintech regulationspolicy draftingrisk assessmentregulatory returnscompliance calendar
Soft skills
analytical skillsattention to detailcommunicationflexibilityresponsibilityproblem-solvingstakeholder managementadvisory skillsteam collaborationhands-on approach
Certifications
advanced degree in lawadvanced degree in complianceadvanced degree in finance