This is Adyen
Adyen provides payments, data, and financial products in a single solution for customers like Meta, Uber, H&M, and Microsoft - making us the financial technology platform of choice.
At Adyen, everything we do is engineered for ambition.
For our teams, we create an environment with opportunities for our people to succeed, backed by the culture and support to ensure they are enabled to truly own their careers.
We are motivated individuals who tackle unique technical challenges at scale and solve them as a team.
Together, we deliver innovative and ethical solutions that help businesses achieve their ambitions faster.
Why you should join the Regulatory team
Adyen's Regulatory function plays a strategic role in the acquisition and management of Adyen's permissions and licenses required to support Adyen's commercial ambitions.
As a financial technology platform operating in a highly regulated environment, Adyen is subject to ever-changing laws, regulations, and standards.
Adyen's Regulatory team is tasked with the interpretation and analysis of complex payment regulatory challenges, identification and mitigation of integrity risks as well as engaging with strategic internal and external stakeholders (including regulators and senior executives).
Our business challenges are unique, and we welcome different perspectives in solving them - voices like yours could make a difference.
Regulatory Counsel
Our dynamic LATAM Regulatory team is looking for a Regulatory Counsel who has experience with the payments, financial service, or fintech industry in Brazil.
This position will report to the Head of Regulatory LATAM and will be based in São Paulo.
In this role, you will enable Adyen to create unique business opportunities while you will work alongside our product teams to assist them with the launch of new payment products, as well as further enhancing existing product offerings.
You will also work closely together with the legal, compliance, risk, and commercial teams around the world.
You will be part of a group of people always looking for opportunities to innovate and challenge the status quo.
You're familiar with the regulatory landscape covering payment services, are able to understand the regulatory and legal challenges and find pragmatic solutions, in line with commercial and strategic objectives, which allow for scale.
What you'll do
Provide strategic regulatory advice associated with payments laws and regulations, including payment institution licensing, e-money, digital wallets, payment schemes (credit and debit cards, PIX), acquiring services, open finance, etc;
Collaborate with the products team to understand the commercial and technical needs for the envisioned product proposition, and work on cross-functional projects and teams such as Product, Legal, Compliance, Risk, and Audit, to develop, enhance and implement business and regulatory initiatives in line with Adyen's ambitious objectives which allow for scale;
Lead regulatory engagements (both internally and externally) including managing relationships with regulators and auditors, and managing inspections and reports to the regulator;
Anticipate and identify key emerging regulatory obligations and integrity risks, and ensure these are addressed in a practical and scalable way;
Translate identified obligations into relevant Policies and Procedures to be communicated and implemented across the global business;
Represent regulatory on a variety of workstreams and products to establish regulatory strategies that align with global objectives and ensure controlled and compliant growth.
Who you are
You have 5+ years experience in a regulatory and previous interactions with the regulators, and/or legal function focused on payments, financial services, and/or fintech industry either as in-house or in a top-tier law firm;
You are knowledgeable in the Brazilian payments, financial services, and/or fintech industry;
You have a strong sense of initiative, independence, and ability to take ownership enabling you to contribute to a fast-growing business;
You are an analytical and critical thinker who finds creative solutions for complex regulatory challenges enabling business opportunities while staying in control;
You have strong interpersonal and communication skills as well as experience in managing relationships with internal stakeholders and/or the relationship with regulators or supervisors;
You are fluent in English.
Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion commitments
Our unique approach is a product of our diverse perspectives.
This diversity of backgrounds and cultures is essential in helping us maintain our momentum.
Our business and technical challenges are unique, and we need as many different voices as possible to join us in solving them - voices like yours.
No matter who you are or where you're from, we welcome you to be your true self at Adyen.
Studies show that women and members of underrepresented communities apply for jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications.
Does this sound like you?
If so, Adyen encourages you to reconsider and apply.
We look forward to your application!
What's next?
Ensuring a smooth and enjoyable candidate experience is critical for us.
We aim to get back to you regarding your application within 5 business days.
Our interview process tends to take about 4 weeks to complete, but may fluctuate depending on the role.
Learn more about our hiring process here.
Don't be afraid to let us know if you need more flexibility.
This role is based out of our São Paulo office.
We are an office-first company and value in-person collaboration; we do not offer remote-only roles.
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