Director, Global Licensing (Digital Asset) - Mandarin Speaking

Hyphen Connect; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A client in the Digital Asset payment industry in Singapore is seeking a candidate to lead licensing applications across multiple regions. The ideal applicant will have over 8 years of experience in fintech or banking with a focus on regulatory processes. Responsibilities include creating licensing roadmaps and serving as a contact for regulators. This role requires excellent communication skills and strong project management abilities.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in fintech, payments, or banking with direct licensing/regulation experience.
• Solid understanding of financial licensing processes in multiple regions.
• Excellent writing and speaking skills, especially with regulators.

Responsibilities

• Lead license applications for new countries and product types across regions.
• Create licensing roadmaps that align with business goals.
• Choose optimal licensing paths and build reusable templates for expansions.

Skills

Licensing experience

Project management

Regulatory communication

Job description

We are hiring for one of our clients in the Digital Asset payment industry in Singapore.

What You’ll Do

• Lead license applications for new countries and new product types across Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and the Americas.
• Create licensing roadmaps that match business goals and get us to market fast.
• Choose the smartest licensing path and entity structure for each market.
• Pull together teams (legal, compliance, product, InfoSec, ops) to prepare top-quality applications and policies.
• Be the main point of contact with regulators during the whole process.
• Keep projects on track and build reusable templates for future expansions.

You Need

• 8+ years in fintech, payments, or banking with direct licensing/regulation experience.
• Solid understanding of financial licensing processes in multiple regions.
• Excellent writing and speaking skills (especially with regulators).
• Proven project-management skills in complex, global setups.
• Legal or senior compliance background is a strong plus.