Senior Legal Counsel

About Us

SGB is an innovative and tech-focussed digital bank that is reshaping the new financial ecosystem with the goal of serving as a nexus between traditional and digital financial services. We aim to be the most trusted banking partner within the fintech and digital assets space and to build a one-stop solution providing comprehensive banking, payment, treasury and custody solutions for the new economy. We are looking out for forward thinking and like-minded builders to join our fast-growing team.

About the role:

We are looking for a highly-motivated senior legal counsel to fill a multi-disciplinary role within our small but dynamic legal team supporting a fast-growing digital bank. The role will be based in Singapore and reports directly to the General Counsel.

The role will support the General Counsel on advising business teams on a variety of matters, including financial regulations, legal risks, innovative and bespoke banking products, corporate, tech and commercial matters, fund raising, M&A deals, corporate governance and other projects. You will get the opportunity to work directly with senior management and stakeholders on a wide range of exciting projects and high-value work within a relatively flat organisation.

This will be a rare opportunity to work collaboratively with other talented colleagues to build a rapidly expanding digital bank. There will be plenty of cross-border work, as well as opportunities to interact with and learn from a diverse group of colleagues across different teams.

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.

Assist on corporate governance matters for the group's entities.

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.

Key Requirements:

Bachelor's/Master's Degree/JD from a reputable law school

Qualified in Singapore

At least 7 to 10 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 multi-cultural environment

Highly- and self-motivated lawyer that does not mind being hands-on in a start-up culture

Excellent writing and communication skills

Proficiency in mandarin is an advantage

Benefits:

Competitive compensation package

Corporate medical and dental insurance plan

Health and wellness benefits

• Health screening and vaccination benefits