Director - Product & Regulatory Counsel (APAC & Middle East)

Nium; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 250,000 - 450,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Medical coverage

Vacation & leave

Job summary

Nium in Singapore is seeking a fast-learning and dynamic Director – Product and Regulatory Counsel (APAC & Middle East) to join our Global Legal Team. You will serve as Lead Counsel across APAC & ME, shaping policy, product development, and regulatory strategy for payments, digital assets, banking, and financial services laws in a fast-moving tech company.

You will partner with product, engineering and business teams, advise regulators, drive licensing and market expansion across Singapore,

Qualifications

• At least 10 years as a qualified lawyer in-house, top law firm, or government.
• Deep familiarity with payments, fintech, digital assets, or financial services laws in APAC.
• Collaborative, inquisitive, solutions-oriented with product development experience in fast-moving tech.
• Bias toward action with ability to drive licensing and market expansion.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; ability to simplify legal concepts.
• Willing to travel and engage with regulators in APAC/Middle East.

Responsibilities

• Advise on financial services regulations, payments, data privacy, and IP.
• Lead APAC & ME regions and liaise with regulators (MAS, HKMA, RBI, etc.).
• Drive market expansion and licensing across Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Japan and the Middle East.
• Build scalable processes using AI and legal tech to accelerate reviews.

Skills

In-house experience

Regulatory compliance

Payments regulations APAC

Regulatory licensing

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Nium, Global Leader in Payments

Nium, the global leader in real-time, cross-border payments, was founded on the mission to deliver the global payments infrastructure of tomorrow, today. With the onset of the global economy, its payments infrastructure is shaping how banks, fintechs, and businesses everywhere collect, convert, and disburse funds instantly across borders.

Its payout network supports 100 currencies and spans 220+ markets, 100 of which in real-time. Funds can be disbursed to accounts, wallets, and cards and collected locally in 35 markets. Nium's growing card issuance business is already available in 34 countries. Nium holds regulatory licenses and authorizations in more than 40 countries, enabling seamless onboarding, rapid integration, and compliance - independent of geography. The company is co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore.

Where do you come into the picture?

Nium's Global Legal Team works at the intersection of financial technology and the law. Our work helps Nium build delightful and innovative products, understand and manage risks, and creatively navigate complexity and challenges, both external and internal.

We’re looking for a fast-learning and dynamic Director – Product and Regulatory Counsel (APAC & Middle East), based in our Singapore office, with deep familiarity with payments, digital assets, banking, and financial services laws. You will be the Lead Counsel in the APAC & Middle East regions and will be a deeply embedded and strategic advisor to many teams across Nium. You’ll help design and build new payments products and services, provide strategic advice about

What would a day in your life @ Nium look like?

• Reporting directly to our VP & Global Head Legal, you’ll partner closely with our global product, engineering and business teams to advise on financial services regulations, payments, digital assets, market expansion and licensing, data privacy and intellectual property.

• You’ll be the Lead Counsel for the APAC & Middle East regions, and advise on our engagement with key regulators, including, MAS in Singapore; HKMA and C&ED in Hong Kong; JFSA and KLFB in Japan; the RBI in India, and among others.

• You’ll drive our market expansion and licensing efforts, across Singapore, Indonesia, Malayasia, Philippines, Japan, and the Middle East.

• You’ll be a leader on Nium's Global Legal Team and will work collaboratively to support Nium's legal and regulatory structure, strategic partnerships, and client agreements.

• You’ll help build scalable and effective processes, using AI and legal technology, to accelerate legal review.

What we’re looking for?

• You have at least 10 years of experience as a qualified lawyer in an in-house legal team, top law firm and/or government agency.

• You have deep familiaritywith payments, fintech, digital assets, or financial services laws and regulations, especially throughout APAC, including demonstrated experienced dealing with key payments and financial services regulators in the region.

• You’re highly collaborative, are inquisitive and solutions-oriented, and have prior experience advising on product development at fast-moving technology companies.

• You’re biased towards action and impact, and no task is too big or too small for you; you can roll up your sleeves and get things done.

• You have exceptional verbal and interpersonal communication skills, can build strong relationships with business colleagues, and can simplify legal concepts and communicate them in easy-to-understand language.

• You exhibit genuine curiosity, are passionate about your work, and enjoy a fast-paced working environment.

• You’re humble with low-ego, have a strong desire to grow and learn, and have a deep commitment to your teammates.

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What we offer at Nium

We Value Performance: Through competitive salaries, performance bonuses, sales commissions, equity for specific roles and recognition programs, we ensure that all our employees are well rewarded and incentivized for their hard work.

We Care: The wellness of Nium'ers is our #1 priority. We offer medical coverage along with 24/7 employee assistance program, generous vacation programs including our year-end shut down. We also provide a flexible hybrid working environment (3 days per week in the office).

We Upskill Ourselves : We are curious, and always want to learn more with a focus on upskilling ourselves. We provide role-specific training, internal workshops, and a learning stipend.

We Constantly Innovate : Since our inception, Nium has received constant recognition and awards for how we approach both our business and talent opportunities. Check out CNBC World’s Top Fintech Companies 2024.

We Celebrate Together : We recognize that work is also about creating great relationships with each other. We celebrate together with company-wide social events, team bonding activities, happy hours, team offsites, and much more!

We Thrive With Diversity : Nium is truly a global company, with more than 33 nationalities, based in 18+ countries and more than 10 office locations. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing a safe and welcoming environment for everyone.

For more detailed region-specific benefits: https://www.nium.com/careers#careers-perks

For more information, visit www.nium.com.

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Nium provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status. In addition to federal law requirements, Nium complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company operates. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.Nium expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.