Senior Counsel, Regulatory Legal – Latin America (Payments & Digital Assets)
Core
Define regulatory strategy for payments and digital assets across Latin America, determining licensing requirements and advising on market entry.
Role type
Senior in-house regulatory legal counsel (payments & digital assets)
Builds
Regulatory frameworks, playbooks, and decision trees for new products and markets
Domain
Fintech, digital payments, digital assets, Latin American financial regulation
Required skills
Latin American bar license, payments regulation expertise, digital assets/crypto/stablecoins knowledge, multi-jurisdictional regulatory analysis, license application management, external counsel management, regulatory monitoring, executive briefing, product structuring
Preferred skills
Direct regulator/central bank experience, regulatory policy background, banking/credit regulation background
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Advise on regulatory strategy for payments and digital assets; build country-by-country regulatory perimeter views; lead legal analysis for new market/product entry; structure products in line with applicable law; coordinate license applications; manage local external counsel; create scalable regulatory frameworks; monitor regulatory developments; brief senior leaders on complex topics; act as generalist legal business partner
Seniority
Senior, autonomous legal partner