Government Relations

**About Us**:
Cashfree Payments is India’s leading payments and API banking company. Founded in 2015 by Akash Sinha and Reeju Datta, Cashfree Payments has grown to become a full-stack payments technology company. A licensed payment aggregator by the Reserve Bank of India, Cashfree Payments processes transactions worth USD 80+ billion annually and is a trusted choice for over 6,00,000 businesses in India for payment collections, vendor payouts, wage payouts, bulk refunds, expense reimbursements, loyalty and rewards. Cashfree Payments comprehensive tech-driven payment solutions empower businesses in India to accept payments and make payouts via 180+ payment modes - all with simple integration. Headquartered in Bengaluru,

Cashfree Payments is a tech-first company fueled by engineering excellence. Apart from India, Cashfree Payments products are used in eight other countries including the USA, Canada, and UAE. It is one of the first entities to receive the Payment Aggregator
- Cross Border license from the RBI. Cashfree Payments is backed by Silicon Valley investor Y Combinator, Apis Partners, State Bank of India (SBI), and was incubated by PayPal.

We are looking for a skilled Strategic Leader who can Develop and implement comprehensive government affairs strategies that align with Cashfree Payments business goals and objectives. Create white paper on a company to country approach. Evangelize the Cashfree Payments story across stakeholders and build the brand with government stakeholders.

**What You Will Do**:

- Relationship Management: Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with local, state, and federal government officials, industry associations and other relevant stakeholders.
- Regulatory Compliance: Monitor and analyze legislation and regulations that impact Cashfree, ensuring compliance and advising on necessary adjustments to business practices.
- Issue Management: Identify and manage potential political and regulatory risks and crisis management, developing proactive strategies to address and mitigate these risks.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Coordinate with internal teams to ensure consistent messaging and alignment on public policy issues. Organize and participate in stakeholder meetings, events, and forums.
- Communication: Serve as the primary spokesperson for Cashfree Payments on governmental and regulatory matters. Prepare and deliver presentations, briefings, and reports to senior leadership and other stakeholders.
- Coalition Building: Work with industry peers and coalitions to advance common public policy goals and objectives. Represent or support Cashfree Payments representation in key industry associations in India and globally.
- Policy Advocacy: Advocate for Cashfree Payments positions on legislative and regulatory issues, including drafting policy proposals, position papers, and testimony for hearings. Should be able to write on Technology policy topics such as Digital transformation, Data, Privacy, Sustainability, Cybersecurity, Emerging technologies, AI, Diversity for regions including for Americans, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East region.

**What You Will Need: Qualifications and Experience**:

- An accomplished leader with 8-10 years of experience and proven track record in advocacy/ public policy.
- High integrity and sense of purpose.
- Inter-personal skills and ability to engage effectively in a matrix environment.
- Work with senior leadership.
- A background in business administration, public policy, political science, public relations along with MBA or law degree preferred.

**Location**: Bangalore