Legal-Counsel

FICO; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

FICO is seeking a seasoned corporate attorney to join its global legal team in Singapore. You will draft, review and negotiate a broad range of agreements (sales, services, software, procurement) and translate complex business needs into clear, enforceable terms while protecting FICO’s interests.

The role requires a JD with active practice, strong analytical skills, and experience in software licensing. You will collaborate with product, sales, and finance teams to enable deals and manage risk

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer admitted to practice in any jurisdiction.
• Experience with software licensing is preferred.
• Ability to translate business needs into practical contracts.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of agreements (sales, service, software) for internal and external clients.
• Review defined contract terms, liability provisions, IP indemnity, and license grants.
• Provide contract review coordination across product, services, finance teams.
• Identify risk areas and seek approvals with the business team.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Legal drafting

Risk assessment

Regulatory compliance

Education

Juris Doctor degree

Job description

FICO (NYSE: FICO) is a leading global analytics software company, helping businesses in 100+ countries make better decisions. Join our world‑class team today and fulfill your career potential!

The Opportunity

Join our dynamic and growing legal team with a world‑class analytics company. FICO’s solutions support smarter fraud, risk, marketing and customer management decisions for thousands of businesses worldwide. You’ll build strong relationship with internal and external customer, utilizing your legal expertise to provide practical advice while achieving business results.

What You’ll Contribute

Draft, review, negotiate and translate a variety of agreements (sales, service, subcontract, software, procurement, non‑disclosure) for assigned internal and external clients. Review defined contract terms, limitation of liability, intellectual property indemnity, license grants and warranty, revising accordingly consistent with FICO policies and procedures; Support sales/business teams on opportunities including support of the RFP process and contract terms requiring approval. Provide contract review coordination across businesses (product, services, finance) in support of clients. Support department for contract template revisions, contract interpretation and translation, as requested. Protect FICO from unnecessary contract liabilities, damages and penalties. Identify red flag risk areas, working with business team to seek appropriate approvals.

What We’re Seeking

Juris Doctor degree. Licensed to practice law and in good standing in any jurisdiction. Experience in software licensing, preferably in a corporate legal department. Strong analytical and contract formation, preparation, drafting, review, management and negotiation skills. Ability to identify key risk and policy issues in any transactional situation/opportunity. Basic understanding of United States software intellectual property law and practices.

Our Offer to You

An inclusive culture strongly reflecting our core values: Act Like an Owner, Delight Our Customers and Earn the Respect of Others.

The opportunity to make an impact and develop professionally by leveraging your unique strengths and participating in valuable learning experiences. Highly competitive compensation, benefits and rewards programs that encourage you to bring your best every day and be recognized for doing so. An engaging, people‑first work environment offering work/life balance, employee resource groups, and social events to promote interaction and camaraderie.

Why Make a Move to FICO?

At FICO, you can develop your career with a leading organization in one of the fastest‑growing fields in technology today – Big Data analytics. You’ll play a part in our commitment to help businesses use data to improve every choice they make, using advances in artificial intelligence, machine learning, optimization, and much more.

• Credit Scoring — FICO Scores are used by 90 of the top 100 US lenders.
• Fraud Detection and Security — 4 billion payment cards globally are protected by FICO fraud systems.
• Lending — 3/4 of US mortgages are approved using the FICO Score.

Global trends toward digital transformation have created tremendous demand for FICO’s solutions, placing us among the world’s top 100 software companies by revenue. We help many of the world’s largest banks, insurers, retailers, telecommunications providers and other firms reach a new level of success.

Our success is dependent on really talented people – just like you – who thrive on the collaboration and innovation that’s nurtured by a diverse and inclusive environment. We’ll provide the support you need, while ensuring you have the freedom to develop your skills and grow your career.

Join FICO and help change the way business thinks!

FICO promotes a culture of inclusion and seeks to attract a diverse set of candidates for each job opportunity. We are an equal employment opportunity employer and we’re proud to offer employment and advancement opportunities to all candidates without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

Research has shown that women and candidates from underrepresented communities may not apply for an opportunity if they don’t meet all stated qualifications. While our qualifications are clearly related to role success, each candidate’s profile is unique and strengths in certain skill and/or experience areas can be equally effective. If you believe you have many, but not necessarily all, of the stated qualifications we encourage you to apply.

Information submitted with your application is subject to the FICO Privacy policy at https://www.fico.com/en/privacy-policy

Founded in 1956, FICO has been the trusted backbone of financial decisioning for more than seven decades. We empower businesses worldwide with applied intelligence and advanced analytics to transform complex data into fair, explainable, and actionable decisions — enabling smarter outcomes, stronger customer relationships, and sustainable growth. FICO clients include more than half of the top 100 banks in the world, more than 600 personal and commercial line insurers in North America and Europe, 400+ retailers and general merchandisers, all of the 100 largest U.S. credit card issuers, and more.

FICO is a global leader in analytics software, empowering businesses to make smarter, faster decisions through cutting‑edge data science, machine learning, and AI. Creators of the iconic FICO Score — the standard in credit decisioning — and recognized in both the Forrester Wave and Gartner Magic Quadrant for its decision intelligence. FICO delivers a powerful platform built on Applied Intelligence, combining advanced analytics with explainable AI to drive transparency, reduce risk, and enable hyper‑personlized customer experiences at scale. Trusted by organizations across financial services, insurance, payments, and beyond, FICO turns data into decisions that matter.