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