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Adyen is seeking a Senior Regulatory Counsel to lead regulatory compliance and strategy in India. This is a strategic legal role focused on payments, financial services, and banking regulations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Monitor Reserve Bank of India (RBI) regulatory developments, circulars, and policies; advise on impact and implementation across Adyen's local and global operations
- Operationalize complex regulatory requirements and maintain ongoing compliance monitoring
- Provide pragmatic legal and regulatory advice to Risk, Legal, Finance, Operations, and Commercial teams to accelerate growth in India
- Partner with Product and Tech teams to design, build, and launch innovative payments and financial products in compliance with regulatory requirements
- Manage routine and ad hoc regulatory requests, filings, engagements, and reporting obligations with RBI and other authorities
- Represent the regulatory function on cross-functional projects to frame regulatory strategy aligned with global organizational objectives
- Advise on and negotiate agreements with merchants, service providers, and external partners while ensuring compliant solutions
- Analyze and summarize regulatory policies, guidelines, bills, and acts (e.g., PA-CB, KYC Master Directions, DPDP Act 2023)
Required Expertise:
- Expert-level regulatory knowledge across multiple domains; act as subject matter expert for internal and external stakeholders
- Balance risk and commercial needs while guiding team members
- Understand regulator and auditor mindsets to make strategic decisions
- Excellent written and verbal communication; adapt messaging for different audiences
- Mentor junior colleagues and drive team development
- Initiate and own complex, high-impact cross-functional projects
- Navigate complex challenges with attention to detail and strategic thinking
- Contribute to global function OKRs and identify large-scale efficiency projects
- Qualified lawyer in India with extensive experience in banking, financial services, payments, or card networks
