Senior Regulatory Counsel

EngineersOfAI; Mumbai; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Adyen in India is seeking a Senior Regulatory Counsel with extensive experience in banking, financial services, payments, or card networks. As a senior team member, you will influence regulatory compliance and act as a strategic partner to local and global stakeholders.

You will advise on India's evolving regime, including RBI directives, and help design compliant payments and financial products. The role emphasizes collaboration with Product and Tech teams and cross‑functional projects to align

Qualifications

• Experience in banking, financial services, payments, or card networks.
• Deep knowledge of India's regulatory framework for payments.
• Ability to advise internal teams and partners.
• Experience with RBI filings and regulatory submissions.

Responsibilities

• Monitor regulatory developments in India and advise on impact.
• Operationalize regulatory requirements in India.
• Provide pragmatic legal/regulatory advice to Risk, Legal, Finance, Operations and Commercial teams.
• Manage regulatory requests, filings, and reporting with RBI.
• Represent regulatory team on cross-functional projects.
• Advise on and negotiate agreements with merchants and external partners.
• Analyze and summarize regulatory policies, guidelines, bills, and acts.

Skills

Regulatory expertise

Communication

Project management

Problem solving

Job description

This is Adyen

Adyen is the payments platform of choice for the world's top companies, delivering frictionless payments across online, mobile, and in-store channels. Our team members are motivated individuals that help each other do remarkable things every day. We face unique challenges and we solve those as a team. And together, we deliver innovative and ethical solutions that transform the way the world pays.

Senior Regulatory Counsel

Adyen is looking for a Senior Regulatory Counsel with extensive experience in banking, financial services, payments, or card networks. As a senior member of the team, you will deeply influence the importance of regulatory compliance in India and act as a strategic business partner to both local and global stakeholders. You will advise on the evolving regulatory framework, including laws, regulations, and compliances prevailing in India, with a specific focus on payment aggregation and financial services.

What you’ll do

• Regulatory Monitoring: 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.
• Operational Excellence: Operationalize complex regulatory requirements in India and monitor compliance on an ongoing basis.
• Advisory & Support: Provide pragmatic legal and regulatory advice to internal stakeholders (Risk, Legal, Finance, Operations and Commercial teams) to accelerate the growth in India. Be a trusted partner to the Product and Tech teams to design, build and launch innovative payments/financial products in accordance with regulatory requirements.
• Regulatory Submissions: Manage various routine and ad hoc regulatory requests, filings, engagements and reporting obligations with the RBI and other relevant authorities.
• Strategic Representation: Represent the regulatory team on cross-functional projects to frame regulatory strategy and align it with global organizational objectives.
• Commercial Partnership: Advise on and negotiate various agreements with merchants, service providers, and external partners while ensuring compliant solutions align with commercial strategy.
• Policy Analysis: Analyze and summarize regulatory policies, guidelines, bills, and acts (e.g., PA-CB, KYC Master Directions, DPDP Act 2023).

Role Expectations & Skill Set

Regulatory Expertise

• Apply expert regulatory expertise to provide exemplary advice on complex regulatory matters across multiple domains.
• Shape Adyen’s regulatory and integrity frameworks, acting as a subject matter expert for both internal and external stakeholders.
• Skillfully strike a balance between risk and commercial needs, acting as a multiplier by guiding other team members to achieve the same.
• Understand the mindset and policies of regulators and auditors to make strategic regulatory decisions.

Communication & Influence

• Masterfully 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 effectively influence their views.
• Provide mentorship to junior colleagues, applying a multiplier effect across the team.

Project Management

• Initiate and own complex, high-impact cross-functional projects, managing stakeholders and resources effectively while navigating roadblocks.
• Identify opportunities to involve junior colleagues in projects to support their professional growth.

Problem Solving & Decision Making

• Navigate complex challenges and difficult conversations with high attention to detail while maintaining the bigger picture.<