Senior Director, US Regulatory Legal

What you'll do

• Manage, mentor, and develop a team of attorneys and legal professionals across multiple jurisdictions.
• Serve as lead counsel on US federal and state financial services regulatory matters.
• Act as the primary interface with US supervisory authorities including the CFPB, Federal Reserve, OCC, FDIC, and FinCEN.
• Advise executive leadership on regulatory risk, business strategy, and new product development.
• Manage the legal department's involvement in regulatory examination management for U.S. relationships.
• Monitor and analyze emerging federal and state legislative developments to develop proactive compliance strategies.
• Represent the company in engagements with regulatory authorities, trade associations, and industry working groups.

What we're looking for

• Must have a Juris doctorate degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must hold an active bar membership.
• Requires 12+ years of relevant experience in US financial services regulatory law.
• Preferred experience includes significant tenure at a federal regulatory agency or in a senior in-house role at a bank, fintech, or payments company.
• Requires deep expertise in US payments regulation, money transmission law, and Bank Secrecy Act/AML requirements.
• Must have a proven track record managing complex regulatory examinations and enforcement proceedings.
• Requires experience with state licensing regimes and multi-state regulatory strategy.
• Must possess strong executive presence to communicate complex regulatory issues to non-legal audiences.