Project Manager - Payments - Regulatory Consultant

Senior Regulatory Consultant (Contract) Payments | MTFs | Derivatives | UK & EEA London / Frankfurt / Munich (Hybrid)

6–9 Month Contract

A leading global financial markets business is looking to appoint a Senior Regulatory Consultant to support a high-profile regulatory change programme across payments, electronic trading venues, and derivatives products.

This is a senior advisory delivery role, sitting at the intersection of regulatory strategy, product governance, compliance design, and launch readiness. The successful consultant will play a key role in shaping and implementing the regulatory and control framework for several strategically important UK and EEA market initiatives.

Key focus areas will include:

• Payment services regulatory framework across the UK and EEA
• MTF governance, permissions, and operating model design
• Derivatives and RFQ trading model oversight
• Regulatory perimeter analysis and permissions planning
• FCA / NCA engagement and approvals support
• Policy, procedure, and control framework design
• Rulebooks, participant documentation, and governance packs
• Surveillance, reporting, and implementation readiness

This role will suit someone who has operated at a senior level across UK / EU regulatory advisory, markets compliance, or regulatory transformation, particularly within electronic trading, market structure, payments, or capital markets environments.

Key experience required:

• Strong UK and EU regulatory expertise across payments, MiFID II / MiFIR, MTFs, and derivatives
• Experience advising on regulatory permissions, perimeter assessments, and launch approvals
• Proven background drafting or reviewing rulebooks, policies, controls, and participant documentation
• Strong understanding of market conduct, transaction reporting, best execution, and operational resilience
• Experience working across business, legal, compliance, operations, and technology stakeholders
• Ability to lead complex regulatory workstreams through to implementation and go-live

Strong preference for candidates who have supported product launches, venue changes, or regulatory approval activity within global markets or trading infrastructure environments.

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