Senior Manager, BFSI Compliance – Lending

Compliance Program Advisory Role plays a very crucial role in ensuring all functional units are duly guided during the development life cycle of the new product along with regular maintenance of the product on the platform. The unit also plays a very important role in managing the compliance requirements as per new regulatory guidelines from RBI etc. and ensuring implementation of the same in various different products offered on the PhonePe platform.

Compliance teams work closely with business, legal, risk, and audit functions to provide expertise on regulatory compliance matters, assess and measure compliance and related risks, and monitor and test the adequacy of the firm's compliance control environment.

About the role

• The candidate is expected to be the Lead Compliance Officer for the Digital Lending business of PhonePe. 
• Maintain oversight of the developments in the NBFC/LSP regulatory environment to proactively manage the potential regulatory risk of affected divisions/departments.
• Advise business/support units on compliance laws, rules and standards, including keeping them informed of the developments in this area
• Focus on self- learning and development on all relevant guidelines in the areas of financial services products especially insurance broking and lending. 
• Educate staff on regulatory compliance issues and acting as point of contact for all regulatory compliance queries from staff
• Perform gap analysis on new/revised guidelines issued by regulators and follow up on action plans on the implementation
• Act as face of the Compliance unit in discussion with product team to ensure all regulatory gaps are included in various product sprints and executed as per regulatory requirement
• Develop solutions to address specific challenges faced by the business units in regulatory compliance matters including impact assessments
• Provide detailed report to Compliance senior management on a regular basis of the review conducted in a quarter and critical gaps identified during the review along with status
• Assist the Compliance leadership in providing updates to senior management on the critical compliance issues for immediate attention and escalations
• Role demands collaboration within the wider Compliance, Ops, Product and tech teams across PhonePe

Min years of experience: 12-13 years

Qualification:  Post Graduate with at least 12-13 years of experience in compliance of Digital lending / Financial Services / Fintech space 

• Experience in Compliance departments of NBFCs, digital lending platforms, or Insurance broking, Insurers  
• In-depth knowledge of the insurance  / lending industry standards, Indian regulations and current market practices. 
• Has dealt with regulators and regulatory audits
• Knowledge of reporting procedures and record keeping guidelines.
• Ability to communicate clearly and precisely to the point. 
• Demonstrate the ability to plan and execute projects single handedly
• Has an analytical mind able to “see” the complexities of procedures and regulations. 
• Is a problem solver and always ready to take ownership of deliverables assigned.
• Has high ethical standards and is able to work diligently to complete duties.
• Proven track record as a people manager is a plus