Government Relations & Public Policy @ Paytm Labs

About us:

Paytm is India's leading mobile payments and financial services distribution company. Pioneer of the mobile QR payments revolution in India, Paytm builds technologies that help small businesses with payments and commerce. Paytm’s mission is to serve half a billion Indians and bring them to the mainstream economy with the help of technology.

Key Responsibilities:

 Be a custodian of Paytm’s brand among key Government, academic and civil society

communities.

 Building and maintaining good relationships wrt regulatory bodies (SEBI/RBI/IDRA)

 Develop strong relationship at the central ministries and departments (including MoF, MEA, MoCA, MoCI, MEITY, MHA, DoT, Niti Ayog)

 Develop and scale our relationship with the state governments, working closely with our regional business teams.

 Deep expertise in Identifying, Analyzing, developing positions, and driving advocacy on political, policy and regulatory issues pertinent to Paytm’s business in India.

 Strong understanding and willingness to build strategic relationships.

 Technical understanding of the Fintech technology architecture

 Experience for engaging with Industry associations and drive the policy matters.

 Develop and manage trusted relationships with key influencers, Government officials, academia, industry peers and Trade associations.

 Support business growth by strategically positioning Paytm and its assets with key decision makers in the government. Candidate must have strong connects in key Central Ministries.

 Candidate should be able to drive various policy positions for Paytm, arrange meetings with key Govt. Stakeholders at short notice.

 Work with cross functional teams (legal, sales, communications, marketing etc) to develop positions supporting technology policy, trade policy, workforce, and local government issues.

 Draft advocacy materials, position papers, collaterals on policy and regulatory issues.

 Work closely with teams engaged in CSR, Communications and Marketing to plan and support interactions and events that engage external government and industry leaders to build Paytm’s thought leadership.

Requirements:

 Bachelor/ Post Graduate degree, or equivalent proven experience in public policy and/or law. Passionate about Tech Policy, ICT and Telecommunications Policy.

 05-08 years experience in Public Policy and Government Relations.

 Must have relevant experience working on corporate/government affairs

 Deep knowledge of policy making process and anatomies at Centre, state governments.

 A self-starter with an ability to work in a fast paced, multinational environment

 Excellent written and verbal communication.

 Proven Experience to develop/present public policy positions before government or other key stakeholders.

 Values collaboration, with demonstrated abilities working cross functional teams.

 Experience in a relevant business or non-governmental organization or think tank, or in a political, governmental or regulatory context

 Ability to quickly get up to speed on complex technical and regulatory issues

 Ability to work independently as well as a team player in a multi-task work environment.

Why join us:

We aim at bringing half a billion Indians into the mainstream economy, and everyone working here is striving to achieve that goal. Our success is rooted in our people’s collective energy and unwavering focus on the customers, and that’s how it will always be. We are the largest merchant acquirer in India

Compensation:

If you are the right fit, we believe in creating wealth for you.

With enviable 500 mn+ registered users, 21 mn+ merchants and depth of data in our ecosystem, we are in a unique position to democratize credit for deserving consumers & merchants – and we are committed to it. India’s largest digital lending story is brewing here. It’s your opportunity to be a part of the story!

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