Your responsibilities:
- Provide clear and practical legal advice to senior management and business teams on a variety of legal issues, including financial regulations, products, corporate, commercial and tech related matters, fund raising, M&A deals and corporate governance.
- Work closely with the general counsel to identify and address legal risks.
- Advise senior management and business teams on legal and regulatory aspects of the bank’s business strategies.
- Work collaboratively with cross-border teams to support strategic initiatives across the bank.
- Draft and/or review bank policies, product T&Cs, disclaimers, internal templates and internal processes to ensure regulatory compliance and good corporate practices.
- Partner with business and product teams to review, draft, and negotiate a variety of contracts, such as partnership agreements, commercial agreements and vendor agreements.
- Engage and manage external counsel on a wide variety of matters.
- Conduct legal research from time to time on new market entry, cross-border issues and regulatory matters.
- Stay up to date on legal developments in the APAC region and assist with the preparation of impact analysis from time to time.
- Support initiatives relating to business expansion and corporate governance.
Key Requirements:
- Bachelor's/Master’s Degree/JD from a reputable law school.
- Qualified in Singapore.
- At least 6 to 8 years PQE.
- Prior experience at a top-tier law firm and/or in-house legal team, preferably in a financial services-related industry.
- Relevant experience in financial regulations and financial services.
- Willing to work in a dynamic and multi-disciplinary role.
- Strong work ethic, ability to self-manage and work in a team environment.
- Highly- and self-motivated lawyer that does not mind being hands-on in a start-up culture.
- Excellent writing and communication skills.
