Regulatory Affairs Manager

About Paymob
Paymob is a leading FinTech company revolutionizing payment solutions in the MENA region. At Paymob, we believe in enabling businesses to thrive by offering secure, innovative, and scalable tools that simplify payments for everyone.
We’re proud to power millions of transactions for some of the biggest names in the region, with a team of innovators spread across Egypt, UAE, KSA and Oman.

We foster a value-driven culture focused on continuous learning, empowering our people, and collaborating as one global team to create real impact.

Job purpose:
We are looking for a Regulatory Affairs Manager to lead Paymob’s regulatory licensing and supervisory activities across Egypt, UAE, KSA, and Oman.

The role will own the end-to-end regulatory lifecycle of Paymob’s licensed entities, including licensing applications, renewals, regulatory engagements, market-entry assessments, regulatory change implementation, and remediation activities.

The ideal candidate will combine hands-on payments licensing experience with strong regulatory drafting and the ability to work effectively with regulators, senior leadership, legal, compliance, product, and operations teams.

Key Responsibilities:
Own Paymob’s regulatory licence portfolio across Egypt, UAE, KSA, and Oman, including licence conditions, variations, renewals, and annual regulatory returns.

• Lead new licence applications end-to-end, from licence category assessment and business-plan preparation through submission, regulator engagement, and approval.

• Manage regulatory engagement with CBE, CBUAE, SAMA, and CBO, including RFIs, inspections, supervisory meetings, and follow-up actions.

• Assess the regulatory requirements for entering new markets, including licence category, capital requirements, timelines, costs, and local entity requirements.

• Lead regulatory requirements related to acquisitions and change of control, including controller filings, regulatory approvals, and conditions precedent.

• Monitor regulatory and rulebook changes across all markets and translate them into clear actions for Product, Compliance, Operations, and other relevant teams.

• Conduct regulatory gap assessments and maintain a centralized remediation register with clear owners, actions, and target dates.

• Draft and maintain regulatory policies, governance documents, regulatory submissions, and Board papers for Paymob’s licensed entities.

• Ensure consistency across regulatory filings and submissions, including financial figures, legal entity names, ownership structures, and organizational information.

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date regulatory records, licences, applications, approvals, and commitments across all jurisdictions.

• Track and report licence and regulatory application status, key regulatory actions, risks, and deadlines to the Executive Team and Board.

• Act as a key regulatory partner to Business Development, Legal, Compliance, Product, Finance, and Operations teams on licensing and regulatory matters.

What We're Looking For:

• 5+ years of experience in Regulatory Affairs, Licensing, Regulatory Compliance, or a closely related field.

• Experience within Payments, FinTech, Banking, Financial Services, or a Financial Services Regulator.

• Direct hands-on experience filing a payments or e-money licence application and taking it through to approval.

• Strong understanding of financial-services regulatory frameworks and licensing processes.

• Experience managing regulatory relationships and responding to regulators' requests.

• Strong understanding of regulatory submissions, governance documentation, and regulatory reporting.

• Excellent English drafting skills, particularly in a formal regulator-facing style.

• Strong stakeholder-management and project-management skills.

• Ability to manage multiple jurisdictions, regulatory deadlines, and workstreams simultaneously.

Preferred / Nice-to-Have

• Experience across one or more of Egypt, UAE, KSA, or Oman.

• Experience dealing directly with CBE, CBUAE, SAMA, or CBO.

• Experience with change-of-control / acquisition regulatory approvals.

• Experience in market-entry regulatory assessments.

• Experience conducting regulatory gap assessments and maintaining remediation plans.

• Arabic regulatory drafting experience.

• Experience working with senior executives and/or Boards on regulatory matters.

Why You’ll Love It Here
At Paymob, our people are at the core of everything we do. Our culture is built around values that drive how we work, grow, and succeed together:

We offer competitive compensation packages and performance-driven incentive programs.
We offer a flexible hybrid work model that supports both in-office collaboration and remote productivity.
We invest in continuous career coaching to support your growth and long-term development.
We collaborate across borders, embracing diversity and shared success.