Legal Counsel - Singapore

SYFE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Syfe, APAC's largest digital wealth platform, seeks a Legal Counsel to join its Legal, Risk & Compliance team in Singapore. You'll partner across contracts, corporate matters, and regulatory work as MAS-licensed entity expands regionally.

You'll draft and negotiate commercial agreements, manage corporate secretarial duties, advise on employment, data protection, IP, and disputes, and coordinate with regulators and external counsel as Syfe grows in fintech.

Qualifications

• Law degree and qualified to practise with 4–8 years PQE.
• Experience in corporate and commercial matters; fintech exposure preferred.
• In-house or private practice background in financial services is a plus.
• Strong command of English, autonomous and meticulous.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day legal support across Syfe's operations and external interfaces as a trusted business partner.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts—including vendor, technology, partnership, distribution, and customer-facing terms.
• Support transactional work and company projects involving structuring, strategic partnerships, investments, fundraising, and acquisitions, from term sheet through to completion.
• Manage corporate secretarial and company law matters across Syfe's group entities, including board and shareholder resolutions, statutory filings and registers, director and officer appointments, share issuances, and day-to-day governance.
• Advise on employment, data protection, IP, disputes, and other fintech-relevant legal matters; manage disputes with external counsel when needed.
• Advise on new products and regional expansion; coordinate with risk/compliance teams and regulators as required.
• Bring a pragmatic, commercially minded legal lens to regulatory matters, AML/CFT, and licensing related work.

Skills

Corporate & Commercial Law

Regulatory & Compliance

Contract Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

English fluency

Education

Law degree (LLB/JD)

Job description

Syfe is APAC's largest and fastest-growing digital wealth platform, trusted with over US$10 billion in assets. We are fundamentally changing how hundreds of thousands of people across Asia-Pacific build wealth through a holistic approach to managing money rather than just pushing investment products. Backed by world-class investors and recognised as a leader in WealthTech, we are a team of passionate builders creating the future of wealth management.

The Right Profile

We're looking for a Legal Counsel to join Syfe's Legal, Risk & Compliance team, reporting to the General Counsel. You'll be the go-to legal partner for a fast-growing, Singapore-headquartered business with regional ambitions — advising on contracts, corporate and company law matters, new products, and market expansion, with financial regulation at the heart of the role as an MAS-licensed entity. You'll build breadth across corporate secretarial, employment, data protection, and IP work, while having the room to focus and develop real expertise as a financial regulatory lawyer. You'll work shoulder-to-shoulder with your Compliance and Risk colleagues in the same team, including on fraud and incident matters that need legal input. It's ideal for a lawyer who wants to grow into a recognised financial regulatory specialist, grounded in strong all-round legal skills.

Key Responsibilities

Core Legal

• Provide day-to-day legal support across Syfe's operations and external interfaces, as a trusted, commercially minded business partner to every team.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts — including vendor, technology, partnership, distribution, and customer-facing terms — and maintain templates and playbooks to make routine contracting faster.
• Support transactional work and company projects involving structuring, strategic partnerships, investments, fundraising, and acquisitions, from term sheet through to completion.
• Manage corporate secretarial and company law matters across Syfe's group entities, including board and shareholder resolutions, statutory filings and registers, director and officer appointments, share issuances, and day-to-day corporate governance.
• Advise on a range of legal areas as they arise, including employment (contracts, policies, and employee relations), data protection, intellectual property, disputes, and other matters relevant to a fast-growing fintech.
• Manage claims, complaints, and disputes, working with external counsel on litigation or other proceedings where needed.
• Advise on new products and the expansion of Syfe's business, both locally and regionally.
• Manage external counsel and advisers to support complex company projects.

Financial Regulatory

• Advise on the regulatory implications of new products, features, and market entry under Syfe's MAS licence and regional regimes, and support licensing and engagement with regulators across the region.
• Provide legal input on regulatory policies and procedures, including AML/CFT, and review compliance alerts and breaches escalated for legal review, including investigations into potential non-compliance incidents, partnering closely with Compliance.

Collaboration & Ways of Working

• Coordinate and work closely with other departments, including the Product, Operations, and Investment Advisory teams, and partner with your Risk colleagues in the Legal, Risk & Compliance team on fraud and incident matters they primarily lead, bringing a legal lens to support their handling.
• Bring an 'AI-first' mindset to legal work — using AI tools responsibly to speed up research, drafting, and document review, and helping the team find new ways to automate routine work.

Qualifications

• Law degree and qualified to practise, with 4–8 years' post-qualification experience (PQE), preferably including some years in private practice at a reputable law firm. Strong in-house counsel are also welcome.
• A desire to build strong all-round corporate and commercial legal skills — across contracts, company law, employment, data protection, IP, and disputes — while developing deep expertise as a financial regulatory lawyer.
• Broad experience across corporate and commercial matters, with some exposure to regulatory work in financial services.
• Strong interest in fintech, financial services, and investments.
• Commercially minded, able to give insight above and beyond repeating regulatory requirements.
• Independent and task-oriented, enjoys autonomy, and is meticulous with great attention to detail.
• Able to work cross-functionally with internal stakeholders at all levels.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience advising on financial services, funds, asset or wealth management, or fintech — whether in private practice or in-house.
• Experience across more than one jurisdiction in the region, in corporate secretarial and company law matters, or in corporate and transactional work such as partnerships, investments, or M&A. Licence application experience with regulators such as MAS or the SFC is a plus.
• Demonstrable hands-on experience incorporating AI tools into your legal workflows — for example contract review, legal research, or drafting — with sound judgment on confidentiality and privilege — and familiarity with RegTech or legal-tech platforms.

Come As You Are

We believe in the power of diversity and are dedicated to creating a welcoming and innovative environment for all our employees. So we embrace and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and provide equal employment opportunities for all.

Due to the volume of applications, we regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.