Senior Associate, Market Entry & Regulatory Operations

About the company

I am representing a fast‑growing regional payments infrastructure provider that helps global businesses move money reliably across Asia’s most complex and high‑growth markets.

As part of their business expansion, they are hiring a Senior Associate, Market Entry & Regulatory Operations who will play a critical role in enabling the company’s entry into new markets across Southeast Asia.

This role focuses on entity setup, regulatory pathways, licensing requirements, and cross‑functional execution and turning complex, unstructured inputs into clear, decision‑ready recommendations for leadership.

About the role

Reporting to the Head of Market Expansion, the main job scope involves

• Research regulatory pathways, licensing requirements, and permitted activities across new markets.

• Coordinate entity setup end‑to‑end, including incorporation, banking arrangements, licensing applications, and local registrations.

• Source, compare, and manage external counsel and consultants across multiple jurisdictions.

• Review and synthesise legal opinions, consultant proposals, commercial terms, and market assessments into clear, decision‑ready recommendations for leadership.

• Work closely with Legal & Compliance, Finance, Product, external counsel, and other stakeholders to drive market‑entry initiatives from planning to operational readiness.

• Coordinate contracts, documentation, and regulatory filings while managing multiple workstreams and stakeholder dependencies.

• Conduct market research and competitive intelligence to evaluate new opportunities and risks

Skills and experience required

• Experience in market entry, regulatory operations, legal operations, corporate services, or consulting.

• Strong stakeholder management skills and experience collaborating with legal, compliance, finance, and product teams.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex regulatory concepts.

if you are interested in the position, please click “apply” David Lerh (EA:94C3609/ R1769977)