Director - Policy & Compliance

Our client is a lending platform that allows MSMEs to meet their cash flow challenges. They provide an easy-managing financial challenges of their business through quick settlements and collateral-free loans.

Job description:

• Policy developing & monitoring. This includes researching and analyzing legislation and regulations, and identifying potential impacts on company
  
• Designing regulatory agenda, identify opportunities for proactive advocacy with the government to help position the company as an industry leader and the partner of choice
• Working closely with organization leadership to develop strategy and advocacy efforts to shape policy and regulations to be favorable to the ecosystem
• Managing the compliance during the setup phase of the business - Entity
  setup, licensing, Data localisation, Audit/certifications requirements, etc
• Managing stakeholders, regulators and the business including distilling complex information into smaller, digestible chunks
• Keeping the regulating bodies up to date with new products and initiatives and other ad
  hoc updates
• Preparing management reports and Management Information, in particular for
  regulators meetings, internal committees and the Board
• Delivering training and updates to the product teams, and wider business on regulatory
  requirements and changes
• Building processes and documentation for the team in a scalable and sustainable way

Requirements:

• 10+ years of Financial Services/Fintech/Payments experience based out in SEA (preferably Indonesia, Singapore) working in Compliance/Risk at a regulated Financial Services firm, new age Fintech, a regulator or similar organization
• Strong knowledge of the applicable rules & regulations, regulatory environment in the major SEA and MEA countries
• Strong leadership skills, as well as the ability to influence effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, including government officials, industry representatives, and members of the public.
• Strong understanding of the political and economic environment in which they operate, as well as the ability to analyze and interpret complex data and information.
• Knowledge of how banks/non-banks are supervised and how a regulatory affairs team works
• Ability to use tech software in managing work-streams