Associate Director, Strategy (Licensing & Expansion) at Aspire

Aspire is seeking an Associate Director, Strategy (Licensing & Expansion) to join their team in Singapore. The company is a leading all-in-one financial operating system empowering innovators and entrepreneurs.

The Associate Director will play a crucial role in expanding Aspire’s jurisdictional reach and helping to obtain regulatory licenses in new markets, as well as for new products in existing markets. He/She will be responsible for preparing, reviewing, and finalizing licensing applications, and responses to regulators.

This role will collaborate with internal teams and stakeholders and also involve project managing the licensing phase of Aspire’s entry into new markets in APAC, EMEA and the Americas.

Responsibilities:

• Get the licenses Aspire needs to enter the new markets;
• Scope licensing requirements and develop related licensing strategies;
• Explore potential solutions to structure the company's products in a way that would minimise licensing and regulatory hurdles;
• Coordinate with the broader Strategy Team and other key stakeholders on licensing strategies;
• Plan, strategise and execute licensing applications, including developing business plans;
• Manage key internal stakeholders such as the Product, Legal, InfoSec, Network and Compliance Teams;
• Lead communicating with regulators in relation to their queries and feedback on licensing applications;
• Review draft playbooks, SOPs, checklists, templates and other tooling.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, preferably in law;
• A minimum of 8 years experience in fintech, financial services, payments, banking, investment or a related industry;
• Experience working across multiple jurisdictions, particularly on financial services regulatory and/or regulatory licensing related projects;
• Strong writing and communication skills;
• Able to work independently as part of global team to run multiple projects around the world;
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment.

What Aspire offers:

• Uncapped flexible annual leave
• Hybrid work arrangement
• Training subsidy for professional growth
• Wellness benefit
• Team bonding budget
• Flexibility to work from anywhere (for up to 90 days per annum)