Manager, Policy & Government Relations
Payward, Inc. is the parent company and operating platform behind Kraken and a portfolio spanning trading, custody, payments, lending, tokenized assets, onchain finance, and benchmarks.
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About Payward, Inc.
Payward operates unified financial infrastructure across crypto and traditional markets, including shared liquidity, risk and margin systems, collateral and settlement, compliance, and licensing. Its first-party portfolio includes Kraken, Kraken Pro, NinjaTrader, Breakout, xStocks, Payward Services, CF Benchmarks, Reap, Krak, Kraken Prime, Kraken OTC, Kraken Custody, and Bitnomial.
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Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
Develop policy positions across APAC, engage policymakers and regulators in Singapore and other Asian markets, work with trade associations, monitor and analyze legislative and regulatory developments, advise internal stakeholders, and collaborate with regulatory, compliance, communications, product, and engineering colleagues.
Requirements
- 5–9 years of hands-on experience with financial services policy and regulation in APAC
- Existing network in Singapore and ideally across the wider region
- Understanding of or interest in financial services and digital policy
- Knowledge of regional frameworks for digital assets, payments, and stablecoins
- Ability to operate across diverse regulatory cultures and political systems
- Willingness to travel within the region
- Knowledge of payments, AML, cybersecurity, or other financial services and digital policy frameworks
- Experience drafting responses to public consultations
- Exposure to Central Asian, Australian, or Middle Eastern regulatory environments
- Knowledge of international politics
- Exposure to IOSCO, OECD, or FATF work
- Regional language skills are a plus
Responsibilities
- Develop policy positions across APAC
- Contribute to company-wide policy strategy
- Engage policymakers and regulators in Singapore and other Asian markets
- Work with trade associations and external stakeholders
- Monitor legislative and regulatory developments across the region
- Analyze regulatory developments and advise internal stakeholders
- Partner with regulatory, compliance, communications, product, and engineering teams
Hiring Process
Candidates may complete job-related skills or work-style assessments; results are considered alongside experience and interviews and are not the sole basis for employment decisions.
