Head of Legal

6 days ago

Singapore CoverGo Full time

**Top 3 Reasons To Join Us**
- Competitive salary
- 100% Remote
- Insurtech industry leader worldwide

**About Us**

At CoverGo, our mission is to help insurance companies and banks to make insurance 100% digital, to better serve their customers.
- We are the leading provider of cutting-edge technology to the insurance industry
- We’re also the winner of the insurtech of the year in all of Asia in 2021 and other awards globally
- We work with enterprise clients such as AXA, MSIG, DBS, Fubon, Bank of China Group Insurance, and many more
- We're an international, diverse team with over 20 nationalities and team members working remotely from all over the world
- We are fully funded and backed by reputable VC funds and strategic institutional investors
- We have offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Vietnam. We plan to expand to the US and other markets in the upcoming months
- We’ve grown our annualized revenue by over 1000% since January 2021
- We’re constantly working towards making CoverGo a workplace that you love coming to. We deeply believe that bringing together a diversity of thoughts, expressions, and perspectives is key to building the best culture for equally diverse communities all over the world

**About the Role**

We are looking for a highly qualified Head of Legal to oversee the legal aspects of our business. You will safeguard our reputation by guaranteeing that the company strictly follows law guidelines and give legal advice to management about all relevant issues.

**What You Will Do**
- Give accurate and timely counsel to executives in a variety of legal topics (software law, labor law, partnerships, international ventures, corporate finance, etc.)
- Handle software license contracts and negotiations with clients and partners
- Work on employee and contractor agreements when needed
- Collaborate with management to devise efficient defense strategies and IP Protection
- Specify internal governance policies and regularly monitor compliance
- Research and evaluate different risk factors regarding business decisions and operations. Look into global structure optimization with entities in Asia, BVI, and soon the US and other markets
- Communicate and negotiate with external parties (regulators, external counsel, public authority, etc.), creating relations of trust
- Draft and solidify agreements, contracts, and other legal documents to ensure the company’s full legal rights
- Deal with complex matters with multiple stakeholders and forces
- Provide clarification on legal language or specifications to everyone in the organization
- Conduct your work with integrity and responsibility
- Maintain current knowledge of alterations in legislation

**Your Skills and Experience**
- 8 to 10 years of legal experience ideally in global commercial law, software or fintech industries
- Proven experience as a Head of Legal in a business environment
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of corporate law and procedures
- Full comprehension of the influences of the external environment of a corporation
- Demonstrated ability to create legal defensive or proactive strategies
- High degree of professional ethics and integrity
- Sound judgment and ability to analyse situations and information
- Outstanding communication skills
- BSc degree in Law or J.D. degree

**Why You’ll Love Working Here**
- Remote working arrangement - work from anywhere
- Performance bonus
- Paid annual leaves
- Performance review 2 times a year
- Company activities and events
- Learning and development plan

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