Head Office: Head of Legal

Utc; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

UTC, a global proprietary trading technology group, seeks a Head of Legal to lead corporate legal coordination across jurisdictions. The role covers governance, contracts, employment documentation, website disclosures, data and confidentiality controls, and collaboration with external counsel.

You will maintain governance files, review contracts with tech vendors and service providers, ensure disclosures across Singapore, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, Hong Kong, and

Responsibilities

• Maintain corporate governance files, board documentation, and legal approvals.
• Review and coordinate contracts with vendors, services, employment matters.
• Support website disclosures and policies reflecting UTC activities across jurisdictions.
• Coordinate with external counsel on regulatory interpretation and data confidentiality obligations.
• Build practical controls for access, incident documentation, and cross-border communications.

Job description

The Head of Legal will lead corporate legal coordination for UTC as a global proprietary trading technology group. The role covers governance, contracts, employment documentation, website disclosures, data and confidentiality controls, and coordination with external counsel across relevant jurisdictions.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain corporate governance files, board documentation, subsidiary records, internal authorizations, and legal approval workflows.
• Review and coordinate contracts covering technology vendors, infrastructure services, office operations, employment matters, and professional advisers.
• Support clear website disclosures and internal policies reflecting UTC proprietary trading activities across Singapore, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, Hong Kong, and Mainland China entities.
• Coordinate with external counsel on regulatory interpretation, entity maintenance, employment issues, intellectual-property protection, and data confidentiality obligations.
• Build practical legal controls for trading-system access, incident documentation, procurement approvals, and cross-border internal communications.

Candidate Profile

• Legal professional with corporate, financial services, fintech, technology, capital markets, or cross-border governance experience.
• Excellent drafting skills, pragmatic risk judgment, and the ability to translate legal requirements into operating procedures.
• Comfortable working around confidential trading technology, server operations, and internal risk-control processes.
• Singapore legal experience is strongly preferred; cross-border coordination experience is an advantage.

This role is an internal corporate legal position and does not involve providing legal, investment, or trading advice to the public.