Associate Director - UPI/BBPS Compliance

Competencies & Skills:

• Competence in interpreting payments compliance laws and regulations.

• In-depth knowledge of payments industry (particularly UPI, BBPS products) and regulatory landscape.

• 7-9 years of relevant work experience in managing the regulatory compliances for UPI and BBPS products within a bank or fintech company.

• Ability to drive regulatory implementation across business functions.

• Experience in conducting compliance reviews, testing, and driving corrective actions.

• Reporting of gaps in regulatory compliances and driving timely closures.

• Managing regulatory relationships – internal and external

• Excellent reporting procedures and record keeping.

• Proficient in creating impactful PowerPoint presentations and comprehensive report writing.

Regulatory Compliance:

• Track, interpret and disseminate regulatory requirements to internal stakeholders.

• Advise the business on implementation of new regulatory updates or changes in the existing regulations/ circulars/ guidelines related to UPI and BBPS products.

• Maintain a library of compliance rules for UPI and BBPS.

• Record Keeping of all regulatory circulars and correspondences.

• Monitoring closure of action points related to regulatory updates.

• Publish MIS/ dashboard on regulatory updates and implementation status, critical observations, as per defined frequencies.

• Ensure timely submission of regulatory reports, as applicable.

Compliance Testing:

• Facilitate timely compliance self-attestations from business functions.

• Conduct periodic compliance testing on the regulatory controls as per compliance calendar and to ensure timely completion.

• Conduct compliance acceptance test on all the regulatory controls within defined period.

• Prepare comprehensive compliance testing reports highlighting exceptions, non - compliances, and potential issues.

• Monitor and ensure timely closure of issues raised in compliance testing reports.

Compliance review:

• Review product/process notes during design and launch phases to identify regulatory compliance risks.

• Track and ensure closure of open compliance risks.