to do more with payments. Active in 37 countries with over 3,500 employees, Ingenico has been at the forefront of the commerce landscape for more than four decades. With over 40 million payment devices deployed worldwide and powered by more than 2,500 applications, Ingenico serves millions of consumers every day. Through our advanced integrated solutions and strong partner ecosystem, we simplify the world of payments and deliver valueadded services that move commerce forward.
Role Overview
We are seeking a Legal Counsel (Maternity Cover) to join our APAC Legal team, supporting South East Asia and Japan. This role provides pragmatic, solutionsoriented legal advice across a wide range of commercial, corporate, regulatory, and operational matters. You will work closely with business stakeholders and the APAC General Counsel.
This is a 6month fixedterm, fulltime position, based in Singapore or Malaysia, reporting to the General Counsel APAC & China.
What You Will Do
- Advise senior management and business teams on commercial, corporate, regulatory, employment, and compliance matters across South East Asia and Japan.
- Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of agreements, including customer, partner/distributor, procurement, hardware, software, professional services contracts, and NDAs.
- Lead endtoend contract lifecycle management, including issue identification, risk mitigation, and alignment with internal governance frameworks (e.g., GCP, DOA).
- Support commercial negotiations on key risk areas such as liability, indemnities, intellectual property, compliance obligations, certifications, and product lifecycle constraints.
- Assess legal and operational risks for highvalue or strategic deals, ensuring compliance with internal policies and approval requirements.
- Support incident management by advising on contractual rights, obligations, potential exposure, and risk mitigation strategies.
- Partner closely with Sales, R&D, Finance, Risk, Compliance, and Operations teams to enable commercially sound outcomes.
- Participate in regular business reviews to proactively identify legal risks and support commercial priorities.
- Drive adoption of legal templates and contracting workflows via the Tomorro platform to improve efficiency.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, including process optimization, SOP enhancements, and digitization within the Legal function.
What You Will Bring
- Qualified lawyer with 58+ years of postqualification experience, ideally gained inhouse or with strong commercial exposure.
- Proven experience supporting multijurisdictional or APAC businesses.
- Strong background in commercial contracting, including customer, partner/distributor, procurement, hardware, software, and professional services agreements.
- Fluency in English (written and spoken); Japanese language capability is an advantage.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across functions and seniority levels.
- A pragmatic, solutionsoriented mindset with strong riskbased judgment.
- Ability to work independently, manage priorities effectively, and thrive in a fastpaced environment.
What We Offer
- Hybrid working arrangement (3 days in the office).
- A supportive and collaborative team culture.
- eLearning and development opportunities to support your growth.
- Exposure to a regional, highimpact role within a global organization.
