Role Overview:

Cashfree Payments is looking for a Senior Manager / Associate Director – Product Compliance to strengthen its Risk & Compliance function. Reporting to the Head of Risk & Compliance, this role will be responsible for ensuring that Cashfree’s products remain fully compliant with card network guidelines at all times.

The role requires close collaboration with Product and Engineering teams, as well as active engagement with card networks and ecosystem partners, to proactively identify, address, and resolve compliance-related gaps.

What You Will Do:

• Partner closely with Product and Engineering teams to embed network compliance into product design, development, and releases.

• Ensure continuous compliance with guidelines issued by Visa, Mastercard, NPCI, and other relevant payment networks

• Act as the primary point of contact for card networks on product compliance matters.

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with Visa, Mastercard, NPCI, and relevant ecosystem partners to jointly identify and resolve compliance concerns.

• Interpret network circulars, mandates, and translate them into clear product and technical requirements.

• Drive remediation plans for identified compliance gaps and track closure in coordination with internal stakeholders.

• Support audits, assessments, and reviews related to product and network compliance.

• Provide advisory inputs to business and product teams on risk, compliance implications of new products or enhancements.

• Proactively identify emerging compliance risks and recommend process or product-level improvements.

 What You Will Need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Law, Finance, or a related discipline; advanced qualifications are a plus.

• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in product compliance roles within fintechs, banks, payment aggregators, or card networks.

• Strong hands-on experience managing relationships with Visa, Mastercard, and NPCI.

• Solid understanding of card network rules and compliance requirements applicable to digital payments in India.

• Proven experience working closely with Product and Engineering teams in a fast-paced environment.

• Ability to interpret network guidelines and convert them into actionable product and process requirements.

• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and problem-solving skills.

• Hands-on experience in the payments domain is mandatory.