Senior Corporate Counsel APAC

Global Payments Asia Pacific (Hong Kong Holding) Limited; Singapore; On-site; SGD 240,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Payments Asia Pacific (Hong Kong Holding) Limited is seeking a Corporate Counsel to join the Commercial and Regulatory Legal team. You will handle commercial contracts, strategic partnerships, and transactions to support international growth and compliance.

You’ll work with cross‑functional teams to advise on licensing, data privacy and financial crime, and coordinate with external counsel to expand into new markets while protecting the company’s rights.

Qualifications

• Qualified to practice law in a common law jurisdiction (UK, Singapore, Australia, NZ or equivalent).
• Typically 5+ years’ post-qualification experience, with payments/fintech or financial services exposure.
• Demonstrated ability to draft, negotiate and manage complex commercial agreements.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements relating to products, strategic partners, payment methods, technology providers and card networks.
• Provide commercial legal support to sales, product and business teams on new products, services, partnerships and geographies.
• Advise on global expansion, new markets, and related regulatory matters for the business.
• Provide practical legal advice on contractual, commercial and data security issues in commercial arrangements.
• Provide legal and regulatory guidance for product modifications and geographic expansion, including licensing, compliance and financial crime requirements.
• Coordinate, manage and validate advice from external counsel within budget.
• Other related duties as needed.

Skills

Commercial contracts

Negotiation

Regulatory compliance

Legal advisory

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Qualified lawyer (UK/Singapore/Australia/New Zealand or equivalent)

Job description

Ready to take your career global?

Make your mark at one of the biggest names in payments. We’re looking for a Corporate Counsel to join our Commercial and Regulatory Legal team and help us unleash the potential of our business.

What you’ll own

In the role of Corporate Counsel, you will be part of the Commercial and Regulatory Legal Team. As part of the Global Expansion and GTM Legal team, you will manage legal business matters with a primary focus on commercial contracts, strategic partnerships, product and market expansion, and transaction support, helping to protect the enterprise’s rights and enable its commercial objectives. As part of a legal team with 200 attorneys and paraprofessionals, your focus will be on commercial and contracts law, payments, strategic partnerships, product support and related regulatory matters.

• Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements relating to products, strategic partners, payment methods, technology providers and card networks, while providing practical legal advice to relevant business units.
• Provide commercial legal support to sales, product and business teams on new products, services, partnerships and business models, including supporting their launch and geographical expansion.
• Act as a legal advisor to Worldpay businesses focused on the global expansion of new markets, products (including APMs), partners and services, and related regulatory matters.
• Provide practical legal advice on contractual, commercial and business matters, including data security, privacy, payments and other issues arising in connection with commercial arrangements.
• Provide legal and regulatory guidance in connection with the design, modification and geographical expansion of products and services, including applicable licensing, compliance and financial crime requirements, and support the business in understanding and implementing material requirements relevant to its commercial activities.
• Coordinate, manage and validate advice from external counsel within a budget.
• Other related duties assigned as needed.

What you’ll bring

• 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.
• Experience in payments, fintech or financial services is an added advantage.
• Demonstrated 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;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to tailor messages to be appropriate to the audience and avoid technical jargon;
• Effectively deals with issues that are complex, confidential and sensitive in nature;
• Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking and time management skills;
• Effective team building, coaching and persuasion skills;
• Intermediate to advanced negotiation skills with regards to complex commercial issues.

About the team

Our inclusive and global teams win together every day. We’re proud to have the best minds in the industry, who you can learn from as you grow your career. The people, the energy, the connections- it’s unmatched. Come and be part of an ever-evolving company and get dynamic opportunities that go beyond borders.

What makes a Globalpayer?

Globalpayers think like a client, act like an owner and win as one team. We’re curious and innovative - always finding better ways to deliver impact. We empower each other to make decisions, and it’s our passion that drives excellence in everything we set out to do.

Does this sound like you? Then you sound like a Globalpayer.