Regulatory Licensing Officer - APAC

Why Join dLocal?
dLocal is the financial infrastructure powering global commerce in the world's fastest-growing markets. The biggest companies in the world trust us to unlock growth in 60+ countries across emerging markets—moving money where others see complexity. We don't just process payments; we are architects of payment ecosystems and partners in our customers' expansion. You'll work alongside 1,300+ teammates from 40+ nationalities and tackle global challenges from day one.

 

As our Regulatory Performance & Compliance Officer based in APAC, you will support the APAC Regulatory Lead on compliance and regulatory matters related to dlocal’s business and operations, and help the team maintain oversight for dlocal’s legal entities in the region.

In this role, you will coordinate and execute day‑to‑day regulatory tasks that enable business growth while supporting the compliance team’s role as gatekeeper to prevent regulatory, legal, and reputational harm. This is a hands‑on, execution‑focused individual contributor role with no direct reports, reporting to the APAC Regulatory Lead.

You will work closely with business, legal, compliance, and local stakeholders to assess regulatory and support market expansion priorities across APAC.

The role requires someone who can support, engagement with regulators and external counsel, and combine strong execution with sound judgement in complex, cross-border regulatory environments.

This position will prioritize candidates based in Singapore, China, or Malaysia, in line with the team’s hybrid operating model.

Strong profiles from other APAC locations may also be considered.

What will I be doing?

• You will focus on selected APAC markets (for example, Singapore plus other assigned jurisdictions) under the direction of the APAC Regulatory Lead:

  
  

• Support the APAC Regulatory Lead in monitoring and interpreting financial, payments, and fintech regulations in APAC countries, including performing research and preparing concise summaries and impact notes

• Assist in providing practical regulatory input to internal teams by identifying applicable requirements, documenting potential risks, and proposing implementation options under the guidance of senior compliance/legal stakeholders

• Help relevant stakeholders identify applicable laws and regulations, prepare and maintain compliance training materials, track training completion, and monitor adherence to agreed training plans

• Contribute to impact assessments on regulatory developments and trends across APAC by preparing briefing materials and analysis for the APAC Regulatory Lead and line management, including potential revenue or cost‑efficiency angles identified by the lead

• Coordinate with stakeholders across dlocal’s business divisions to support implementation and documentation of identified regulatory and statutory requirements and obligations

• Support activities to raise company‑wide awareness of regulatory and statutory requirements by drafting internal communications, organising briefings, and tracking attendance and follow‑ups

• Draft and maintain sections of company policies, procedures, and internal process documents, based on direction from senior compliance or legal stakeholders, ensuring they are clear, current, and practical

• Maintain and update the compliance calendar track upcoming deadlines, coordinate with relevant teams to ensure legal and regulatory returns are prepared and submitted on time, and escalate risks on missed or late submissions to the APAC Regulatory Lead

• Assist in assessing and documenting requirements related to AML & CFT, data privacy, and fintech regulations and follow up with operational teams on remediation and action items agreed with the APAC Regulatory Lead

What skills do I need?

• Advanced degree in law, compliance, finance, or a comparable field.

• 3+ years of relevant experience in regulatory affairs, licensing, compliance, or legal advisory roles.

• Hands-on experience with APAC regulatory approval matters in payments, fintech, financial institutions, or similarly regulated sectors.

• Understanding of regulatory frameworks and licensing approaches across APAC.

• Ability to work independently and effectively manage multiple priorities across countries and stakeholders.

• Experience gained in an international company, payments company, fintech, financial institution, regulator, or law firm is strongly preferred.

• Highly analytical, detail-oriented, and comfortable navigating ambiguity in a fast-paced environment.

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with fluency in English, both written and spoken.

• Professional, flexible, hands-on, and highly accountable.

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What do we offer? 
Besides the tailored benefits we have for each country, dLocal will help you thrive and go that extra mile by offering you:
- Flexibility in how you work: We focus on impact and productivity over fixed hours. This means our teams have flexible schedules and, depending on your role and location, you will combine self‑managed focus time with moments of in‑person connection in our collaboration hubs.
- Fintech industry: work in a dynamic and ever-evolving environment, with plenty to build and boost your creativity.
- Referral bonus program: our internal talents are the best recruiters - refer someone ideal for a role and get rewarded.
- Work From Anywhere: Team members can work while traveling for up to 3 months every year.     What happens after you apply? Our Talent Acquisition team is invested in creating the best candidate experience possible, so don’t worry, you will definitely hear from us. We will review your CV and keep you posted by email at every step of the process!   Also, you can check out our webpage, Linkedin and Youtube for more about dLocal!