India Regulatory Affairs Specialist, Mumbai

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As part of Bloomberg’s External Relations department, our team is responsible for leading engagement with Government and Regulatory authorities in relation to policy formation impacting Bloomberg and our clients and representing Bloomberg with governments and regulators globally. Our team builds and maintains a wide and deep network of partners and feeds into policymaking processes through constructive engagement with legislators and regulators. We also coordinate closely with Bloomberg’s internal business teams, as well as the other key divisions of External Relations in addition to Legal and Compliance.

We are looking for a Regulatory Affairs Specialist to join Bloomberg’s Government and Regulatory Affairs team to support our work in India. You will be our eyes and ears on the ground in India, responsible for identifying and assessing regulatory developments that matter to Bloomberg and our business and engaging with policymakers and regulators to represent our key perspectives.

As a driven, self-starter, you will be a strategic thinker and an executor, with outstanding collaboration skills. You must be able to work in a fast-paced environment, have excellent research, writing and communication skills and a proven track record of participating in complex policy and regulatory discussions.

• Identify, monitor and conduct detailed research on regulatory developments in India
• Collaborate closely with our business leaders for the Indian market – providing analysis, advice and other support so that Bloomberg can advance its commercial strategy and successfully navigate regulatory and policy issues
• Work in close partnership with other senior experts in the External Relations team when it comes to Bloomberg’s activity in India
• Brief senior management on key developments on the Indian policy and regulatory landscape to inform our business strategy in this key market
• Build, maintain and expand regulatory and policy relationships in India, in particular with the Reserve Bank of India and the Securities and Exchanges Board of India
• Conduct technical discussions with policymakers, regulators and supervisors to represent the key views of Bloomberg on important regulatory developments impacting our business in India
• Support the advocacy priorities of the wider External Relations team and collaborate with the communications and marketing, as well as Legal and Compliance teams

• Minimum 10 years of work experience working directly or collaborating with policymakers and regulatory authorities in India
• A deep understanding of financial markets and Bloomberg’s role in the Indian and global financial ecosystem, in addition to a sound knowledge of the policy and regulatory landscape and processes in India
• A solid understanding of policy and regulatory developments in other key jurisdictions globally, especially in APAC and EMEA
• Proven experience of contributing to and shaping policymaking and a strong track-record of working with policymakers and regulators in India and internationally
• Ability to collaborate with multiple internal and external stakeholders, as well as adapt to working in a fast-paced environment and with an international team.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills

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