Head of Licensing and Regulatory Authorisations

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

Lead global licensing strategy and regulatory authorisations for a multi-jurisdiction fintech environment. Manage a distributed regulatory affairs team, coordinate cross-region licensing efforts, engage with regulators, and drive operational readiness to enable sustainable market expansion across regions.

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Tether.io
Tether.io
5 months ago

Head of Licensing and Regulatory Authorisations

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Job Summary

Lead global licensing strategy and regulatory authorisations for a multi-jurisdiction fintech environment. Manage a distributed regulatory affairs team, coordinate cross-region licensing efforts, engage with regulators, and drive operational readiness to enable sustainable market expansion across regions.
Location: Dubai
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Quality & Regulatory (Non-Software)
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design and implement a unified global licensing strategy, ensuring consistency across regional approaches.
  • •Oversee and guide the preparation, submission, and management of licensing applications and/or other regulatory authorisation processes, in collaboration with regional teams.
  • •Serve as the central point of coordination for licensing and regulatory authorisation activity across all regions, ensuring standards, documentation, and approaches remain cohesive.
  • •Act as a senior representative in regulatory engagements where global coordination or executive-level involvement is required.
  • •Lead and mentor the global regulatory and licensing team, including regional leads and supporting personnel.

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+ yearsFintechDigital assetCryptocurrency
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:LeadershipStakeholder managementCommunicationStrategic thinkingExecution
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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