Legal Counsel with Fast Growing Tech Co

2 weeks ago

Singapore The Cap Consulting Group Pte Ltd Full time

Minimum 8 years of experience practicing law
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Minimum 2 years of in-house experience in a financial institution or technology company (web3/ blockchain/ fintech)
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M&A exp is required with minimum 5 years in-house experience in negotiating corporate development, ventures fundraising strategies in for start-ups.
Our client is a growing tech co owned by renowned financial institutions.

Due to increased business needs, it is now expanding its legal team. For this role, you work in a team of legal counsels and report to the Head of Legal.

Key Professional Requirements
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Minimum of JD, LLB (Bachelor of Laws) from a recognized and reputable university
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Minimum 8 years of experience practicing law
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  • Active Bar Membership in jurisdiction where required.
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Minimum 2 years of in-house experience in a financial institution or technology company (web3/ blockchain/ fintech)
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Minimum 5 years in-house experience in negotiating corporate development, ventures fundraising strategies in for start-ups
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  • Experience in working financial regulators, including antitrust regulators is highly desirable.
  • Experience with legal matters in relation to: financial technology, payments and/or financial services regulation, blockchain/ distributed ledger technology (DLT) and cybersecurity matters.

Responsibilities

Corporate Development, Strategic Investment, & Fundraising

  • Facilitate deal process, perform due diligence, negotiation deals, execute contract and manage ongoing postclosing activities.
  • Negotiate, structure and draft complex agreement that is favourable and agreeable by all parties, Shareholders, Board of Directors, Officers, Management and Employees.
  • Partner with Finance team to ensure terms and compliance of tax requirements being reflected accurately and reasonably in the agreements.
  • Develop process to ensure ongoing compliance of shareholder agreement.
  • Develop and maintain forms for key shareholder agreements, and a contract playbook related for material terms.
  • Oversee outside counsels to ensure that complex legal risks and issues are managed.

Corporate Governance

  • Prepare and administer intercompany agreement to ensure compliance with data sharing, and tax structuring, in compliance with local laws and shareholder agreement.
  • Drafting and maintaining of Motions, Resolutions, Memos.
  • Set up and maintain corporate governance for subsidiaries and affiliates.
  • Ensure timely filing and reporting in accordance with local corporate law.
  • Support Human Resources and assist with employee contracts drafting, employee plans, benefits review and consultants contracts.
  • Partner and support Paralegal on Corporate Secretarial activities.

Preferable Individual qualities

Looking for an individual who is:

  • Persuasive negotiator with the ability to drive toward a central goal.
  • Extremely organize and ability to multitask and prioritize accordingly.
  • Solutiondriven: Practical and resourceful, able to identify risks, and formulate practical riskbased approach solutions.
  • Handson; willing and able to assist with adhoc requests from other teams.
  • Principled yet openminded, able to consider business needs, without sacrificing legal/ regulatory considerations.
  • Imaginative able to strategize for the unknown unknowns, and foresee potential indirect consequences.
  • Proactive, selfstarter but also a team player. Collaborative interpersonal skills.
  • A sense of humor.
  • At least 1 year managerial experience desired but not required.

Posted by:
CAP Consulting (EA license: 14C7175)

Caroline Poh (EA Registration:

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Date ad is posted - 31 July 2023

Job Types:

Full-time, Permanent

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Work Location:
In person

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