Senior Product and Regulatory Counsel (APAC & Middle East)
Nium provides global real-time payments infrastructure for businesses, banks, fintechs, marketplaces, payroll providers, and travel companies.
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About Nium Pte. Ltd.
Nium is a global payments infrastructure company that enables businesses and financial institutions to collect, hold, convert, and disburse funds across borders. Its offerings include multi-currency accounts, global payouts, foreign exchange, beneficiary account verification, physical and virtual card issuance, stablecoin-backed cards, the Nium Portal, and APIs for payment integration. Nium serves banks, money transfer operators, marketplaces, payroll providers, spend-management companies, creator-economy platforms, airlines, hotels, and online travel agencies.
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About the Role
You will be Lead Counsel for APAC and the Middle East, advising product, engineering and business teams on financial services regulation, payments, digital assets, licensing, data privacy and IP. You will engage with regulators such as MAS, HKMA, JFSA and RBI, drive market expansion and licensing, support partnerships and client agreements, and build AI-enabled legal review processes.
Requirements
- 8 years as a qualified lawyer in an in-house team, top law firm and/or government agency
- Deep familiarity with payments, fintech, digital assets or financial services laws, especially in APAC, including dealing with regulators
- Experience advising on product development at fast-moving technology companies
- Exceptional verbal and interpersonal communication skills
Responsibilities
- Advise product, engineering and business teams on financial services regulation, payments, digital assets, data privacy and IP
- Act as Lead Counsel for APAC and Middle East
- Advise on engagement with regulators including MAS, HKMA, C&ED, JFSA, KLFB and RBI
- Drive market expansion and licensing across Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Japan and the Middle East
- Support legal and regulatory structure, strategic partnerships and client agreements
- Build scalable legal processes using AI and legal technology
Benefits
- Competitive salaries
- Performance bonuses
- Equity for specific roles
- Recognition programs
- Medical coverage
- 24/7 employee assistance program
- Generous vacation including year-end shutdown
- Flexible hybrid working (3 days per week in the office)
- Role-specific training
- Internal workshops
- Learning stipend
- Company-wide social events and team offsites