Senior Policy Manager
Yapily
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: London • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Own and develop the company’s public policy and regulatory strategy across the UK and EU.
- Build and articulate clear policy positions on open banking, open finance, payments and related and emerging areas of interest.
- Monitor, analyse, and influence relevant policy, legislative, and regulatory developments.
- Draft consultation responses, policy briefings, position papers, and stakeholder communications.
- Lead engagement with government departments, regulators, politicians across the UK and EU.
- Represent the company at industry forums, working groups, and external events.
- Advise senior leadership and product teams on regulatory risk, opportunity, and strategic positioning.
- Anticipate emerging policy trends in fintech, including AI, digital identity, and digital assets, and translate them into business impact.
- Coordinate internal input across legal, compliance, product, and commercial teams.
Requirements
- 7+ years’ experience in public policy, regulatory affairs, government relations, or financial services policy, with a strong track record of influencing UK and/or EU regulation and being able to translate regulatory requirements into practical business outcomes
- Experience engaging directly with regulators, government bodies, and policymakers.
- Deep understanding of payments, open banking/open finance, and the wider financial services regulatory landscape in the UK and EU. Knowledge of other jurisdictions is a bonus.
- Demonstrable expertise in emerging regulatory areas in the UK/EU, including AI, digital assets and digital identity.
- Proven ability to produce high-quality policy submissions, briefing notes, and advocacy materials.
- Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills, with confidence engaging at senior level.
- Comfortable operating with a high degree of autonomy and managing evolving priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience of and thrive when navigating in-depth product specifications to provide practical compliance advice to the business.
- Tech-savvy, with a strong interest in how technology enables regulatory compliance and business innovation.
Benefits
- 25 days holiday a year (plus bank holidays) in the UK
- We also offer an additional holiday day after 1 year's service, up to the value of 5 days
- We’re serious about work/life balance and operate hybrid working, giving you the flexibility to work from home, working from our amazing office space or work abroad for up to 30 days per year ‘Nomad Working’
- Comprehensive Private Medical Insurance
- Company Pension Scheme
- Enhanced Paternity and Maternity leave
- £200 annual Learning and Personal Development budget
- Cycle To Work Scheme
- Employee Referral Scheme which offers £1,000 per employee referral
- Monthly social budget
- Daily snacks provided in the office
- Dog friendly office
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Hard Skills & Tools
public policyregulatory strategypolicy analysisconsultation responsespolicy briefingsposition papersregulatory risk assessmentcompliance advicefinancial services policystakeholder communications
Soft Skills
relationship-buildingstakeholder managementautonomyadaptabilitycommunicationinfluencestrategic positioningengagementleadershipanalytical thinking