Project Manager, Regulatory Licensing

Location: Metro Manila; Kazakhstan Workplace: Hybrid linkSalmon is a technology-driven financial company building a banking and lending platform across Southeast Asia, starting in the Philippines. We combine global fintech expertise with deep local market knowledge to make financial services simple, accessible, and useful for millions of people across the region. 7M+ app downloads. 2M+ monthly active users. 7,000+ partner stores. US$310M+ raised from leading global investors. Manila-based, globally distributed, and hybrid-first — our team spans 45+ countries. If you want to solve complex problems at scale and impact how millions of people access and manage money, come build with us. Southeast Asia's fintech moment starts here. About the role You'll own regulatory license application projects for Salmon, managing submissions to the BSP (Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas), the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission), and other regulators as the company expands its licensed products and geographies. This is a hands-on role for someone who goes deep into the detail, drafts the materials themselves, and keeps applications moving. What you'll do - Work within a small, dedicated licensing function, coordinating across legal, compliance, finance, product, and PMO teams to move license applications forward - Serve as the primary on-the-ground point of contact in Manila for licensing projects, working closely with a remote team lead - Navigate regulatory back-and-forth: drafting responses, tracking open items, and keeping stakeholders aligned across multiple concurrent applications - Keep applications on track by explaining the regulatory context and requirements behind each request, so stakeholders understand what is needed and why, and escalating with clear facts and impact when inputs are blocked What you'll own - End-to-end management of regulatory license applications, from initial pack preparation through regulator approval - Drafting application documentation yourself (application letters, governance materials, and corporate documents), bringing in the relevant stakeholders for input/support where needed and sign-off - Timelines, deadlines, and deliverables across multiple license projects simultaneously, pushing stakeholders to deliver on time and escalating risks early - Coordination with legal, compliance, finance, and business owners to gather inputs and ensure submissions are accurate and complete - Ongoing communication with regulators, tracking questions, comments, and required follow-ups through to closure - Supporting the transition of licensing projects from the PMO team into the dedicated licensing function What makes you a strong fit - 3-5 years of experience combining legal, regulatory, and project management work on complex, multi-stakeholder projects in financial services or fintech - Hands-on experience with license applications for financial activities (e.g. banking, e-money/payments, securities/trading, lending) or comparable fintech regulatory projects, at a bank, payment company, EMI, trading firm, or financial institution, or through law firm or Big Four advisory work in financial services - Strong drafting skills: you're comfortable reading regulations, interpreting requirements, and writing submission-ready documents - Detail-oriented, with the ability to spot gaps and inconsistencies before the regulator does - Confident and persistent with stakeholders at all levels: you explain the "why" behind each request with clear regulatory context and detail, follow up, push back, and escalate when needed, while keeping relationships constructive - Comfortable working with Confluence, JIRA, and Slack as core operating tools - Relocation to Manila is required link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYQLKhuZHIE