Analyst, Fintech Licensing

Paul Hastings•Atlanta, GA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Paul Hastings’ Fintech team is seeking to hire a licensing analyst to work with the licensing management group. We partner with clients to build and expand their compliance infrastructure and licensing framework. The Fintech Licensing Management Group’s clients include emerging and high-growth companies, public companies and boards, traditional financial institutions and investors.

Requirements

Strong attention to detail and familiarity with state licensing and prudential requirements, as well as the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System.
Bachelor’s degree (preferred)
At least 6+ years’ regulatory licensing experience in the payments and lending spaces including with respect to de novo licensing, changes of control, ongoing regulatory reporting and compliance at both federal and state levels.

Responsibilities

Work with our licensing clients, covering a variety of areas. Focus on money transmission (fiat and crypto) and lending, as well as work on loan brokering, collections, mortgages, and other state registrations and license types.
Prepare and compile state license applications with the ability to lead both license acquisition, change of control, and license maintenance projects.
Advise clients to define their licensing and product development strategies and work closely with them to acquire and maintain their licenses on their behalf.
Review/research applicable federal and state regulations and apply to clients’ products and services.
Help clients with third party relationships and external stakeholders (regulators, auditors, law firms, surety bond providers, etc.).
Help develop compliance and risk management programs, such as drafting compliance related policies and procedures, as well as the implementation of new compliance related processes.
Participate in new product development and other projects that help clients leverage licenses and scale their regulated businesses, and other strategic initiatives.