Provide primary legal support and advice including to draft, review and negotiate commercial contracts with a range of internal and external counterparties (such as e-wallets, merchants, financial institutions, suppliers and service providers) involving a wide range of agreements (including marketing agreements, services agreements, NDAs, procurement agreements, merchant services agreements, consumer-facing T&Cs, MOUs etc.).
Provide legal support to daily business operations and general commercial matters;
Working closely with other internal stakeholders from other jurisdictions and multiple disciplines, including business development, finance, foreign exchange, tax, risk, funds and operations.
Help update and create standard agreement templates, standard form documentation for customers, playbooks and other agreements (both on and offline);
Support International Business Group LCAP teams (e.g. regulatory compliance, AML, data privacy teams) including preparation of regulatory documents and other communications;
Educate non-legal IBG colleagues on relevant legal issues;
Working with Legal Tech team using our latest AI tools to assist and support our legal digital transformation projects;
Escalating issues, as appropriate, and partnering collaboratively with other team members.
Role Requirements
Bachelor or above degree in law.
A minimum working experience of 1-3 years PQE.
Must have substantial experience in financial services in the region, preferably in payment and/or cross-border funds transfer businesses.
Preferred: common law legal qualification with international law firm training and prior experience in financial regulatory businesses (inhouse experience a plus).
Strong regulatory/compliance knowledge and skills, especially in relation to payment regulations in Asia (knowledge in payment and remittance regulations is a plus).
Excellent technical, drafting, negotiation and analytical skills together with practical commercial acumen.
Must be a team-player, highly motivated self-starter and eager learner with excellent project management skills.
Demonstrable advocacy and oral and written communication skills, including the ability to influence different business functions. Mandarin (both spoken and written) language capability is a must.
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines and to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
