Senior Regulatory Counsel

Overview

Senior Regulatory Counsel advising on Indian banking, financial services and payments regulation, with a focus on payment aggregation, and acting as a strategic partner to local and global stakeholders at Adyen.

What you'll do

• Monitor regulatory developments in India, including Reserve Bank of India circulars and policies, and advise on their impact and implementation on Adyen's local and global operations.
• Operationalize complex regulatory requirements in India and monitor compliance on an ongoing basis.
• Provide pragmatic legal and regulatory advice to internal stakeholders (Risk, Legal, Finance, Operations and Commercial teams) to accelerate growth in India.
• Partner with Product and Tech teams to design, build and launch innovative payments and financial products in accordance with regulatory requirements.
• Manage routine and ad hoc regulatory requests, filings, engagements and reporting obligations with the RBI and other relevant authorities.
• Represent the regulatory team on cross-functional projects to frame regulatory strategy and align it with global organizational objectives.
• Advise on and negotiate agreements with merchants, service providers, and external partners while ensuring compliant solutions align with commercial strategy.
• Analyze and summarize regulatory policies, guidelines, bills, and acts (e.g., PA-CB, KYC Master Directions, DPDP Act 2023).
• Shape Adyen's regulatory and integrity frameworks, acting as a subject matter expert for internal and external stakeholders.
• Balance risk and commercial needs, guiding other team members to do the same.
• Understand the mindset and policies of regulators and auditors to make strategic regulatory decisions.
• Adapt communication style and messaging (written and verbal) to different audiences, providing clear and concise updates and challenges.
• Advocate Adyen's position on complex matters to external stakeholders and influence their views.
• Provide mentorship to junior colleagues.
• Initiate and own complex, high-impact cross-functional projects, managing stakeholders and resources while navigating roadblocks.
• Identify opportunities to involve junior colleagues in projects to support their professional growth.
• Assist with creating Global Function OKRs and develop dedicated program management for projects within the team.
• Identify large-scale projects that drive organizational efficiencies globally.
• Offer guidance in complex situations and clear roadblocks that hinder regional or global progress.

What you'll need

• Qualified as a lawyer in India.
• Fully proficient in English.
• At least 10+ years of post-qualification experience in regulatory or compliance teams of RBI-regulated entities, or having extensively advised such entities.
• Deep working knowledge of the payments, banking, and/or financial services industry, including acquiring and card networks.
• Analytical thinker who can set and monitor policies required to ensure controlled and sustainable growth.
• Solid interpersonal skills and the ability to liaise with diverse internal and external stakeholders and merchants across different cultures.
• Already be or be willing to reside in Mumbai, India.

Details

• Based out of Adyen's Mumbai office; office-first company, no remote-only roles.