Senior Managing Counsel, Regulatory

JW Michaels & Co.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial technology firm in New York is seeking a regulatory attorney to lead their compliance program. The ideal candidate will have 7-12 years of experience in regulatory compliance, particularly in cross-border payments and money transmission. This role involves developing regulatory strategies, liaising with departments, and providing compliance advice. The company offers a full-time position with a director seniority level. Interested candidates should apply with a CV attached.

Qualifications

• 7-12 years of experience post law school.
• Experience managing other colleagues internationally.
• Knowledge of Money Transmitter regulations and license requirements.
• Current or prior in-house experience is a must.
• In-house regulatory experience is a must.
• Strong analytical and written/oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop regulatory strategy and engagement.
• Liaise with business departments during regulatory engagements.
• Manage external counsel and regulatory advice.
• Provide regulatory advice to stakeholders on product development.
• Drive compliance management policies and controls.
• Provide periodic reports on emerging regulatory obligations to leadership.
• Coordinate examinations and regulatory responses.
• Identify regulatory changes and help product owners craft compliant solutions.
• Maintain industry knowledge on regulations and impacts across the business.

Skills

Regulatory compliance expertise

Strong analytical capabilities

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Experience in cross-border payments

Self-starter/motivated

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Money Transmitter regs

Job description

JW Michaels is engaged with a leading global financial technology company operating in the electronic payments space. RTO: 3 days/week. The client facilitates secure transactions and payment services across international markets, helping businesses and consumers connect worldwide. The client specializes in regulated payment solutions that enable the movement of funds across borders, with technology addressing compliance requirements, risk management, foreign exchange, and messaging for a diverse base of financial institutions and digital commerce platforms.

We're seeking a lawyer to lead the client's regulatory compliance program for their global portfolio of money transmission and payment services licenses. The ideal candidate is a seasoned regulatory attorney with demonstrated expertise in payments regulation and a compliance champion with experience building and supporting compliance management programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute regulatory strategy, including regulator engagement and advocacy efforts
• Serve as a liaison to business and functional departments in connection with regulatory engagements including examinations, meetings and other interactions
• Manage external counsel as necessary, and review/analyze regulatory advice for advancing strategic initiatives
• Provide regulatory advice to business stakeholders on product development and operational matters
• Drive the design and implementation of compliance management policies and controls
• Provide periodic reports to senior management on emerging regulatory obligations
• Coordinate regulatory examinations and management responses
• Identify and manage regulatory changes, assisting product owners to develop creative solutions
• Maintain strong industry knowledge of regulations, changes, trends and impacts to the business

Qualifications

• Between 7-12 years of experience post law school;
• Experience managing other colleagues internationally;
• Experience managing regulatory supervision;
• Experience in cross-border payments and developing/managing related regulatory compliance programs for large bank or non-bank financial institution
• Proven success navigating a multi-national organization and operating effectively within a diverse multicultural organization
• Self-starter/motivated to work independently and as an effective team member
• Strong analytical capabilities and excellent written/oral communication skills
• Knowledge of Money Transmitter regulations and license requirements
• Current or prior experience IN-HOUSE is a MUST

If interested, please apply with resume attached.

Questions: Email [e-mail]

Note: Due to volume, we are only able to respond to candidates who attach a CV AND are a MATCH for the REQUIRED criteria. Thank you!

Seniority level

• Director

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Legal

Industries

• Financial Services and Technology, Information and Media