Senior Corporate Counsel APAC

About the role

Tsys is looking for a Senior Corporate Counsel to join its Commercial and Regulatory Legal team in Singapore. You will report to the Managing Counsel of the Global Expansion and GTM Legal team and manage legal business matters with a focus on commercial contracts, strategic partnerships, product and market expansion and transaction support. The team has about 200 attorneys and paraprofessionals and concentrates on commercial and contracts law, payments, strategic partnerships, product support and related regulatory matters.

Key responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements covering products, strategic partners, payment methods, technology providers and card networks, and give practical legal advice to business units.
• Support sales, product and business teams on new products, services, partnerships and business models, including launches and geographical expansion.
• Advise Worldpay businesses on global expansion of new markets, products (including APMs), partners and services, and related regulatory matters.
• Give advice on contractual, commercial and business matters, including data security, privacy and payments.
• Provide legal and regulatory guidance on the design, modification and expansion of products and services, including licensing, compliance and financial crime requirements.
• Coordinate, manage and validate advice from external counsel within a budget.

Required profile

• Licensed to practice law in the UK, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand or another appropriate common law jurisdiction, with typically 5+ years' post-qualification experience or equivalent.
• Experience in commercial and corporate legal matters, including negotiating and drafting complex commercial agreements, transactional documents, technology and/or licence agreements, product support, risk management and contract management.
• Experience in payments, fintech, financial services regulation and/or compliance is desirable.

Required skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication, able to tailor messages to the audience and avoid technical jargon.
• Ability to handle complex, confidential and sensitive issues.
• Problem-solving, critical thinking and time management skills.
• Team building, coaching and persuasion skills.
• Intermediate to advanced negotiation skills on complex commercial issues.