Senior Regulatory Counsel - Global Expansion

Mesh•San Francisco, NY

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Mesh is seeking a Senior Regulatory Counsel to spearhead the legal aspects of its global expansion. This role involves owning the global regulatory strategy and market entry across LATAM, the EU, the UK, and APAC. The counsel will assess launch requirements, shape product offerings and distribution, and manage licensing and authorization processes. This is a hands-on position requiring cross-border, cross-legal system, and cross-time zone operation at a fast pace, working closely with Compliance, Product, Sales, and external counsel.

Requirements

8+ years of relevant legal experience, with significant time spent on cross-border or international financial services, payments, or crypto/digital-asset regulation
Deep knowledge of financial services, payments, and crypto regulatory regimes in key markets (LATAM, UK, EU, APAC)
Track record leading market-entry, licensing, registration, and authorization projects across multiple jurisdictions
Experience structuring and standing up entities, including cross-border entity formation and corporate structuring
Practical, risk-based judgment, with comfort operating across borders, legal systems, and time zones at startup speed
Strong cross-functional collaborator with Compliance, Product, and Sales, with the judgment to know what to decide versus escalate
JD and active membership in good standing with at least one US state bar, or an equivalent qualification in a relevant jurisdiction

Responsibilities

Own global regulatory strategy and market-entry planning across LATAM, the EU, the UK, and APAC, including licensing and authorization requirements, sequencing, and go/no-go recommendations.
Lead the regulatory workstreams for priority expansions: the Brazil VASP/SPSAV authorization (and any related acquisition), UK FCA registration and the FSMA authorisation regime, EU frameworks (MiCAR, EMI, and PSD2), and Singapore/MAS.
Structure global product and distribution: how features are localized, offered, and distributed in each market, and the partner, reseller, and agent structures that support them.
Partner with Compliance and regional MLROs on licensing applications, regulator engagement, and change-of-control and controller approvals.
Select, manage, and coordinate outside counsel across jurisdictions, setting scope, budget, and timelines and synthesizing their advice into decisions.
Structure and stand up local entities for new markets, including cross-border entity setup and corporate structuring.
Advise the business on market-entry risk and sequencing, translating multi-jurisdiction requirements into clear, practical guidance.
Monitor regulatory and policy developments across target markets and adjust the expansion roadmap accordingly.