What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, Product and Regulatory Counsel position at Nium?
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.
\n- Reporting to our Global Head of Product & Regulatory Legal, you’ll be lead counsel for driving our legal and regulatory strategy across North and South America (in particular, US, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, among others).
- You’ll lead our efforts to obtain US MTLs and a Brazil EMI license, both of which are key company priorities.
- You’ll partner closely with our global product, engineering and business teams to advise on a range of issues including product development, financial services regulations, payments, consumer protection, market expansion, data privacy and intellectual property.
- You’ll be an ambassador to the business for Nium’s Global Legal Team and help us stay up-to-date on applicable laws and regulations dealing with financial services.
- 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 for legal review and launch of new products and services.
- You have at least 6 years of experience as a qualified lawyer in an in-house legal team, top law firm and/or government agency.
- You have deep familiarity with payments, fintech, or financial services laws and regulations, and have demonstrated experience in obtaining US MTLs.
- You’re a natural leader who has previously managed others (either lawyers or non-lawyers).
- 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.
Salary : $200,000 - $290,000
