Fintech Specialist Counsel

**About Agoda**

Agoda is an online travel booking platform for accommodations, flights, and more. We build and deploy cutting-edge technology that connects travelers with a global network of 4.7M hotels and holiday properties worldwide, plus flights, activities, and more. Based in Asia and part of Booking Holdings, our 7,100+ employees representing 95+ nationalities in 27 markets foster a work environment rich in diversity, creativity, and collaboration. We innovate through a culture of experimentation and ownership, enhancing the ability for our customers to experience the world.

**Our Purpose -**Bridging the World Through Travel**

We believe travel allows people to enjoy, learn and experience more of the amazing world we live in. It brings individuals and cultures closer together, fostering empathy, understanding and happiness.
We are a skillful, driven and diverse team from across the globe, united by a passion to make an impact. Harnessing our innovative technologies and strong partnerships, we aim to make travel easy and rewarding for everyone.

**Get to Know our Team**:
In the age of technology, things are constantly changing. The travel market is much the same, being more dynamic and complex than ever. Agoda's Legal team is well suited to take on the challenges presented, adopting a proactive mindset to tackle challenges and solve problems. We are quick on our feet, decisive, and collaborate with multiple departments. We hire out-of-the-box thinkers that are well grounded with ethics and legal knowledge to ensure that Agoda achieves the right results, the right way.

**The Opportunity**:
Agoda is seeking a solution-oriented Fintech Specialist Counsel with international mindset and a strong sense of intercultural understanding to join our innovative Fintech Legal Team.

If you are someone who is into/keen to understand payments and Fintech products in the e-commerce universe, this is a great opportunity for you.

In this role, you will be involved in maturing the Fintech products and payments in Agoda (and other brands managed by Agoda) to build the best-in-class payments. You will be exposed to complex projects, payments contracting set-up, Fintech products set-up or enhancement, and you will have the opportunity to collaborate with various teams in Agoda to strengthen your Fintech expertise.

This position offers a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the dynamic FinTech industry based in the vibrant city of Singapore.

Note: This role is located in Singapore, and Agoda will not provide sponsorship for visas, work permits, or relocation for this position.

**What you'll get to do**:

- Directly support and collaborate with the Principal Counsel, FinTech Legal, in solving legal challenges, defining recommended approach for the commercial stakeholders, and providing strategic legal guidance to enable compliant delivery of Agoda's FinTech/Payments-related products.
- Collaborate with Fintech Legal Team and other teams in various departments to contribute to projects delivery.
- Assist Fintech team with any legal tasks assigned.
- Reviewing, negotiating, and advising Fintech commercial team in relation to the contracting works with payment services providers or other financial services products provider.
- Document processes and decisions in knowledge repositories, frameworks, and policies.
- Ensure compliance of Agoda's global payment collections such as contribute to front-end, and horizons scanning, and propose risk mitigation steps.
- Develop and maintain best practices in standard contract templates and Fintech product terms and conditions.

**What you'll need to succeed**:

- 3 - 4 years of experience in M&A transactions or regulated sectors (financial services and/or banking sectors) in an international environment. Having experience in Fintech and Payment is a plus.
- Bachelor's degree in law from accredited universities. Having US laws background is an advantage.
- Strong project management skills and comfortable with handling multiple tasks.
- Proactive, hands-on attitude, well-organized, with excellent writing and articulation skills.
- Creative thinker with problem-solving abilities, and eagerness to learn and grow as an individual contributor.
- Experience in advisory, research, and operationalizing financial licenses.
- Passion for e-commerce, FinTech and payments.

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**Equal Opportunity Employer**

At Agoda, we pride ourselves on being a company represented by people of all different backgrounds and orientations. We prioritize attracting diverse talent and cultivating an inclusive environment that encourages collaboration and innovation. Employment at Agoda is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity regardless of sex, age, race, color, national origin, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, citizenship, veteran or military status, and other legall