Regulatory Affairs Specialist

About The Role

Join the Legal & Compliance team at Swift as a Regulatory Affairs Specialist. This role requires a strong background in payments, securities, and technology policy. As part of the Regulatory Affairs team, you will be responsible for financial and technology policy developments globally, identifying, tracking, assessing, advising on compliance, and reporting on new regulations.

Key Responsibilities

• Legislation and Regulation Tracking: Identify and track legislation and regulations in priority jurisdictions worldwide using various sources such as law firms, consultancies, reg-tech tools, events, and newsletters.
• Regulatory Impact Assessments: Lead assessments, advise on compliance, and collaborate with the Public Affairs team on advocacy.
• Expertise in Financial and Technology Policy: Act as a center of expertise, advising stakeholders on relevance to Swift and our user community.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Engage proactively with internal and external stakeholders and maintain working groups.
• Risk Assessments and Reporting: Contribute to risk assessments, reporting, and structured follow-up on regulatory actions to build Swift’s regulatory framework.
• Operational Improvements: Drive procedural, operational, and technological improvements in Regulatory Affairs and the wider Legal & Compliance team.
• Team Collaboration: Perform as a true team player, ready to support one another in a busy work environment.
• Knowledge Expansion: Expand knowledge of regulatory and industry trends through networking, external engagements, and training, including conferences and events.

Skills and Qualifications

• University degree in law, politics, or other relevant advanced degree.
• Experience in financial and technology policy across payments, securities, including outsourcing and operational resilience.
• Understanding of policy and legislative procedures in the EU and other priority jurisdictions.
• Fluent in English.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to distill legal requirements into impact and actions.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills and a record of effective working relationships with stakeholders from different disciplines.
• Strong organizational skills to coordinate stakeholder groups.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Strong integrity and business ethics.
• Focus on operational excellence.

Optional Skills

• Other language skills.
• Experience with governance, risk, and control tools.

What We Offer

• Career Control: We put you in control of your career.
• Competitive Package: We offer a competitive package.
• Performance Support: We help you perform at your best.
• Inclusive Environment: We give you the freedom to be yourself in a diverse and inclusive environment.

Swift is a unique organization driving the long-term future of the financial ecosystem. You’ll be surrounded by bright, customer-focused, and intellectually curious people in a collaborative, friendly, open, and inclusive environment. At Swift, everything we do has an impact that matters, and as a member of our team, you are trusted to make your impact every day.