Job Summary
Provide end-to-end legal support to the organisation by delivering timely legal advice, drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, tracking regulatory requirements relevant to the payments industry, supporting internal governance and training, and maintaining legal documentation and IP-related processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide legal advice and practical guidance to internal stakeholders on legal and regulatory matters, including issues relevant to the payments industry.
- Monitor and analyse applicable laws and regulations, and recommend updates to internal policies, processes, and controls to reduce legal and compliance risk.
- Support the development and implementation of internal legal policies, procedures, and governance documentation.
- Maintain legal documentation and record-keeping practices, including coordinating intellectual property filings and related administrative processes.
- Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including technology- and payments-related contracts for technology companies (e.g., platform/processing, integration/API, implementation/SOW, data and vendor arrangements), ensuring alignment with applicable laws, regulatory requirements, and internal risk policies.
- Support business initiatives and new products/services by providing timely legal advice and preparing and/or reviewing related legal documentation
- Manage and coordinate external counsel on dispute resolution matters (including mediation, arbitration, and litigation), and advise internally on pre-dispute strategy, potential claims exposure, and settlement positioning.
- Conduct legal awareness and risk management sessions for business units and management on contract compliance, regulatory updates, and key legal exposures; provide general legal support as required by the Legal Department and senior management.
Responsibilities may evolve based on business needs, while remaining aligned to the role's overall purpose.
Requirements
Education / Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Law (LLB) or equivalent; admitted to the English Bar or Malaysian Bar.
Experience
- Strong experience in commercial contract negotiation and legal advisory.
Technical / Functional Skills
- Strong capability in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts end-to-end.
- Demonstrated competence in crafting contracts for technology companies and tech enabled services, with practical understanding of common technology and payment terms and commercial models.
- Ability to interpret regulatory requirements and provide pragmatic compliance advice (including payments/financial services and data protection).
- Experience managing external counsel and supporting dispute resolution strategy.
Behavioural Competencies
- Strong written and verbal communication; able to influence stakeholders across functions.
- Commercial judgement and solution-oriented approach to risk management.
- Able to work independently under pressure, manage competing priorities, and meet deadlines.
- Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills.
Preferred Attributes
- Experience in fintech, technology, or regulated financial services environments.
- Experience contributing to legal programmes (e.g., trainings, template governance, periodic reviews).
- Familiarity with data protection requirements and contracting (data-related obligations).
- Exposure to corporate transactions (e.g., M&A) is a plus but not required.
- Comfortable working with Product/Technology/Operations stakeholders on technical requirements.
Key Stakeholders / Working Relationships
- Product, Technology/Engineering, Operations, Commercial/Sales
- Risk & Compliance / Governance
- Senior management
- External counsel and counterparties
