Legal Counsel
4 days ago
**About Contour**
Contour is building _the_ global standard for trade by bringing together the world's banks, corporates and ecosystem partners, onto a common, digital, and trusted network. Powered by innovation, trust and collaboration, Contour uses decentralised technology to offer seamless integration with market-leading digital document systems and other digital networks, enabling frictionless data-flow across the entire trade ecosystem.
Contour’s Engineering and Development team works with the latest in blockchain technology to bring innovative solutions to the trade finance industry. We strongly believe in continuous improvement and are continually looking at ways to enhance our product through tools and technology. Contourians continuously look to push the limits of technology and bring value to the trade finance industry; all teams within in our business, from marketing to operations, engineering to business services, we are all playing an integral part in this exciting growth journey.
**The Role**:
**Duties and Responsibilities**:
- Giving accurate and timely counsel to the business on a variety of legal topics, including commercial contracts, technology licensing, corporate governance and fundraising.
- Advising on and negotiating Contour’s standard customer contracts and partnership & brand arrangements with our global FI and MNC client base.
- Managing Contour’s intellectual property and data privacy portfolio, including trade mark licensing and hosting arrangements.
- Support the company’s fundraising and M&A activities.
- Drafting and reviewing internal risk and governance policies and regularly monitor compliance.
- Oversee regulatory compliance and liaise with regulatory authorities and external counsel where necessary, creating relations of trust.
- Oversee Contour’s internal procurement function and negotiating with third party vendors.
- Provide legal input into product development and sales strategy.
- Establish tools and processes to support standardisation and scalability.
- Collaborate with our Members and the wider trade finance / blockchain ecosystem on regulatory and industry initiatives.
- Promote Contour’s mission, approach and strategy in public forums (conferences, white-papers, etc).
**Qualifications**
- 6+ years of experience at an international law firm, reputable in-house company or growth start-up, with substantive experience negotiating commercial contracts and/or M&A.
- Qualified to practice in Singapore, England & Wales, Australia, or other established common law jurisdiction.
- Background in TMT law or M&A will be considered favourably.
- High degree of professional ethics and integrity.
- Highly commercially minded.
- Proven interest within the technology / fintech / blockchain / DeFi space. Experience with trade finance, start-ups or fundraising a plus.
- Ability to collaborate closely with business owners, finance, engineering and procurement on client and vendor matters.
- Excellent written/verbal communication skills.
- Ability to consistently and positively contribute in a fast-paced, changing work environment.
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