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Legal Counsel at Payoneer
Bangalore, IndiaFull-timeLegal & RegulatoryPosted 9 days ago
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<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>About Payoneer</strong></p>
<p>Founded in 2005, Payoneer is the global financial platform that removes friction from doing business across borders, with a mission to connect the world’s underserved businesses to a rising global economy. We’re a community with over 2,500 colleagues all over the world, working to serve customers, and partners in over 190 countries and territories.</p>
<p>By taking the complexity out of the financial workflows–including everything from global payments and compliance to multi-currency and workforce management, to providing working capital and business intelligence–we give businesses the tools they need to work efficiently worldwide and grow with confidence.</p></div><p class="s3"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>The Role</strong></span></p>
<p class="s4"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="s5">The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">Legal<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">Counsel,</span><span class="s5"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>India,</span><span class="s5"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>will be responsible for providing legal advice<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">to support Payoneer’s significant regulatory and strategic matters<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">India</span><span class="s5">. The position is based in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">Bangalore, India,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">and will report to the</span><span class="s5"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Senior Director, Regulatory</span><span class="s5"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">Counsel</span><span class="s5">,</span><span class="s5"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>APAC</span><span class="s5"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and SAMENA</span><span class="s5">.</span></span></p>
<p class="s4"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span class="s6">What You’ll Be Responsible For:</span></strong></span></p>
<div class="s8"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="s7">•<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">Providing legal advice to assist Payoneer in the evaluation and management of significant and complex payments and financial services industry regulatory matters in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">India</span></span></div>
<div class="s8"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="s7">•<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">Supporting the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">CEO, Principal Officer and Nodal Officer of Payoneer India and the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">India</span><span class="s5">c</span><span class="s5">ompliance</span><span class="s5">,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">f</span><span class="s5">inance and other<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">team</span><span class="s5">s</span><span class="s5"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">in the governance and day-to-day operations of Payoneer India</span><span class="s5">, which has received in-principle authorisation as a Payment Ag</span><span class="s5">gregator – Cross Border<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></div>
<div class="s8"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="s7">•<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">Corporate Secretary responsibilities, including Board of Directors meetings</span><span class="s5">,</span><span class="s5"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>minutes</span><span class="s5"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and adherence to regulatory requirements</span></span></div>
<div class="s8"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="s7">•<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">P</span><span class="s5">rivacy and data protection</span><span class="s5"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>legal support<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></div>
<div class="s8"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="s7">•<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">Supporting business, marketing</span><span class="s5">,</span><span class="s5"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and other teams with the development of new services<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">and initiatives</span><span class="s5">,</span><span class="s5"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">and fostering strong relationships across multiple functional areas</span><span class="s5">, including<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">p</span><span class="s5">roduct and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">p</span><span class="s5">latform teams</span></span></div>
<div class="s8"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="s7">•<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">Contributing to</span><span class="s5"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>positive</span><span class="s5"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>working relationships with<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">Indian</span><span class="s5"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>regulators</span><span class="s5">,</span><span class="s5"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">such as DPSS-RBI, FED RBI, FIU, CERSAI, MAS, CERT-In,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">and with industry initiatives such as the Payment Council of India</span></span></div>
<div class="s8"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="s7">•<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">Researching, analysing, and determining effects of quickly evolving regulations in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">India</span><span class="s5">, and keeping current on issues and upcoming regulatory changes that may impact<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">Payoneer in India and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">Payoneer’s strategic goals and objectives</span><span class="s5"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and supporting the implementation of measures to ensure continued compliance</span></span></div>
<div class="s8"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="s7">•<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">Supporting<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">Legal and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">Regulatory Counsel</span><span class="s5">s</span><span class="s5"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">in Payoneer and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> the </span></span><span class="s5">Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer in formulating</span><span class="s5"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">Payoneer’s regulatory and public policy strategy</span></span></div>
<p class="s4"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span class="s6">What We’re Looking For:</span></strong></span></p>
<div class="s9"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="s7">•<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">Fully qualified lawyer with excellent academic credentials</span><span class="s5">,</span><span class="s5"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>qualified in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">India</span><span class="s5">,</span><span class="s5"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and with at least<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">8</span><span class="s5"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>years of post-admission experience practising as an attorney at a</span><span class="s5"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">law firm or relevant in-house legal department.</span><span class="s5"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Financial services, p</span><span class="s5">ayments</span><span class="s5">,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">fintech</span><span class="s5"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>industry experience is preferred.</span></span></div>
<div class="s9"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="s7">•<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">Experience working directly with regulators and regulatory authorities<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">in India<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">is an advantage, but not strictly required.</span></span></div>
<div class="s9"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="s7">•<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">Solid understanding of RBI regulatory frameworks, with the ability to interpret and apply regulatory requirements in a commercial context.</span></span></div>
<div class="s10"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="s7">•<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">Ability to evaluate fact situations, identify legal issues, analyse and understand statutes, regulations and recommend appropriate courses of action.</span></span></div>
<div class="s10"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="s7">•<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">Ability to provide practical legal advice and recommendations to internal stakeholders on matters of significant importance to the company.</span></span></div>
<div class="s10"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="s7">•<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team environment.</span></span></div>
<div class="s10"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="s7">•<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">Ability to handle a diverse set of issues and provide a high level of service to internal customers in a friendly and professional manner.</span></span></div>
<div class="s10"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="s7">•<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">An open communicator with skills in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships at all levels of the organization.</span></span></div>
<div class="s10"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="s7">•<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s5">Flexibility for occasional travel</span><span class="s5">.</span><span class="s5"> </span></span></div>
<p class="s11"> </p>
<p class="s11"> </p><div class="content-conclusion"><p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">The Payoneer Ways of Working</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":240,"335559739":0}"> </span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1;"><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Act as our customer’s partner on the inside</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":0}"> <br></span><em><span data-contrast="auto">Learning what they need and creating what will help them go further.</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":0}"> </span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Do it. Own it.</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":0}"> <br></span><em><span data-contrast="auto">Being fearlessly accountable in everything we do.</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":0}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":0}"><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Continuously improve</span></strong> <br><em><span data-contrast="auto">Always striving for a higher standard than our last.</span></em> </span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Build each other up</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":0}"> <br></span><em><span data-contrast="auto">Helping each other grow, as professionals and people.</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":0}"> </span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1;"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-teams="true">If this sounds like a business, a community, and a mission you want to be part of, apply today.</span></span></p>
<p><em>We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace. Payoneer is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment no matter your race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you require reasonable accommodation at any stage of the hiring process, please speak to the recruiter managing the role for any adjustments. Decisions about requests for reasonable accommodation are made on a case-by-case basis.</em></p></div>
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