Monitor regulatory developments impacting Tether and affiliates companies in the Southern Africa Region.
Maintain active relationships with policymakers, regulators, central banks, and financial intelligence units.
Represent the company in consultations, workshops, industry roundtables, and regulatory dialogues.
Prepare briefing papers, comment letters, and policy submissions aligned with broader global regulatory strategy.
Identify opportunities to shape emerging frameworks in a risk-sensitive, innovation-oriented manner.
Conduct structured assessments on whether licensing/registration is required for operations in the country.
Lead or support licensing applications end-to-end
where needed
including preparation of supplementary documentation, legal opinion coordination, regulator communications, and post-submission follow-up.
Provide actionable risk and regulatory insights to internal stakeholders (legal, product, compliance, risk, commercial).
Help coordinate responses to supervisory reviews, information requests, and regulatory audits.

Minimum of 5 years governmental affairs / regulatory affairs / legal experience ideally within the financial services or crypto-asset industry in South Africa.
Experience engaging with regulators or government bodies advocating and advising in a regulatory capacity, with demonstrated achievements securing favourable policy positions on behalf of another organisation.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to synthesise complex regulatory topics for non-technical audiences.
Proven ability to manage multiple stakeholders across borders and time zones.

Regulatory Affairs and Licensing – Southern Africa Lead

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