Senior Regulatory Counsel - Global Expansion

As Senior Regulatory Counsel at Mesh, you will lead the legal side of the company's global expansion across LATAM, the EU, the UK, and APAC. You will own global regulatory strategy and market entry, working with the Chief Legal Officer, VP of Legal, Compliance, Product, and Sales to assess what it takes to launch in each market, shape how products are offered and distributed, and drive licensing and authorization. This is a hands-on role for someone comfortable operating across borders, legal systems, and time zones at startup speed.

What you'll do

• 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 regulatory workstreams for priority expansions: Brazil VASP/SPSAV authorization and any related acquisition, UK FCA registration and 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.

What you bring

• 8+ years of relevant legal experience, with significant time spent on cross-border or international financial services, payments, or crypto and digital-asset regulation.
• Deep knowledge of financial services, payments, and crypto regulatory regimes in key markets: LATAM, UK, EU, and APAC.
• A 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 collaboration skills 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.

What we offer

• Annual base salary of $250,000-$280,000, plus equity (New York or San Francisco; adjusted for other locations).
• Comprehensive health coverage for you and your family.
• Unlimited PTO.
• Dedicated budget for courses, conferences, and certifications.
• Remote-friendly approach with in-office expectations of at least 40% of the time (approximately two days per week) for employees in San Francisco, New York, and Bangalore hubs.
• Top-tier tools and equipment.

About Mesh

Mesh enables consumers to pay and be paid with any asset, bridging the gap between trillions of dollars in tokenized assets and everyday commerce. The company combines a powerful orchestration engine with a seamless consumer app and is backed by leading investors including PayPal Ventures, Paradigm, and Galaxy Ventures.