Legal Counsel

Responsibilities:

• Draft, review, negotiate, and structure a broad range of commercial contracts, including master services agreements, IT services agreements, intragroup arrangements, partnership agreements and other ancillary business agreements.
• Work closely with the EMQ group companies’ businesses and the business development team at various stages of the contracting process.
• Communicate and negotiate with external parties (external clients, partners, external counsel, etc.)
• Liaise with and manage relations with relevant stakeholders (including business development/ tech / HR / marketing colleagues) to deliver a high standard of legal advice, acting as the initial point of contact / support and trusted adviser.
• Provide risk management advice to the business.
• Ensure governance practices and monitor the effectiveness of controls.

Requirements:

• A business-oriented lawyer with at least 5 years of experience to cover a broad base of legal and commercial issues
• Professionally qualified lawyer admitted to the bar in a relevant jurisdiction (e.g., Singapore, Hong Kong, US, UK or equivalent).
• Proven track record in navigating and excelling in highly ambiguous environments.
• Consistently delivers creative, thoughtful and business-oriented results that appropriately balance growth and risk in a fast-paced and high-pressure environment.
• An ability to provide incisive, proactive advice and sound commercial legal judgment.
• An in-depth understanding of the financial services industry or demonstrable wide-ranging commercial experience.
• A solutions-focused, engaging approach while maintaining a high degree of professionalism, ethics, and integrity.
• Ability to spot key risks, analyze and practically assess risk, and provide actionable recommendations.
• Flexible and agile, and able to adapt to changing demands.
• Highly collaborative with excellent communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, strong organizational skills and judgment, excellent analysis, drafting and negotiation skills.
• Self-starter, driven and well-organized; and able to manage and prioritize numerous projects simultaneously.