Head of Licensing and Regulatory Authorisations

Tether.io
Madrid
Workplace: RemoteFull timeFunction: Quality & Regulatory (Non-Software)Experience: 10+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Leadership","Stakeholder management","Project management","Communication"]

Senior regulatory leader responsible for designing and executing a unified global licensing strategy, coordinating regional licensing teams, engaging with regulators, and driving the company’s authorisation initiatives across multiple jurisdictions. Leads governance, risk analysis, and team development to enable sustainable market expansion for a fintech/digital-asset environment.

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Tether.io
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5 months ago

Head of Licensing and Regulatory Authorisations

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Job Summary

Senior regulatory leader responsible for designing and executing a unified global licensing strategy, coordinating regional licensing teams, engaging with regulators, and driving the company’s authorisation initiatives across multiple jurisdictions. Leads governance, risk analysis, and team development to enable sustainable market expansion for a fintech/digital-asset environment.
Location: Madrid
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Quality & Regulatory (Non-Software)
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design and implement a unified global licensing strategy, ensuring consistency across regional approaches.
  • •Work closely with regional licensing personnel to assess regulatory pathways, evaluate market feasibility, and prioritise jurisdictions.
  • •Oversee and guide the preparation, submission, and management of licensing applications and/or other regulatory authorisation processes, in collaboration with regional teams.
  • •Ensure alignment between regional licensing efforts and global business priorities.
  • •Serve as the central point of coordination for licensing and regulatory authorisation activity across all regions, ensuring standards, documentation, and approaches remain cohesive.

Key Requirements

  • •10+ years of experience in regulatory licensing and authorisations, regulatory affairs, compliance, or related fields (financial services, payments, fintech, crypto, or technology)
  • •Proven experience managing complex regulatory authorisation processes across multiple regions or markets
  • •Strong understanding of diverse regulatory frameworks and supervisory expectations globally
  • •Experience working within or leading a regional or matrixed team structure is highly preferred
  • •Exceptional cross-regional coordination and stakeholder engagement skills
Experience:10+ yearsFintechCryptoDigital assetsRegulatory affairs
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:LeadershipStakeholder managementProject managementCommunication
Languages:English

Company Brief

Tether.io
Builds tools and services to help companies hire, onboard, and manage remote or distributed teams across borders, focusing on payroll, compliance, and global employment workflows.
Industry: HR Tech
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