Associate Director, Group Legal

About Atome FinancialHeadquartered in Singapore, Atome Financial is building a world-class tech enabled financial services platform that is the best companion of our customers lifetime. As a part of the Advance Intelligence Group, a Series D fintech unicorn and ranked Top 10 on LinkedIn’s 2023 Top Singapore StartUps list with over 1,400+ staff worldwide, we are united by a shared vision and purpose: to Advance with Intelligence for a Better Life--for our customers, colleagues and communities.Atome Financial operates in 5 ASEAN markets (Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, and Thailand). We have 3 key products:Atome BNPL: A leading buy now pay later brand in ASEAN and partners over thousands of online and offline brandsAtome Card: A paylater anywhere card.Kredit Pintar: A leading Indonesia digital lending apps, regulated and supervised by Indonesia's Financial Services Authority (OJK).Our culture is built on values that are core to who we are and what we stand for:We foster an INNOVATION mindsetWe achieve results with EFFICIENCY and excellenceWe take pride in the QUALITY of our workWe uphold INTEGRITY in all we doWe embrace COLLABORATION to work across business lines and bordersAbout The RoleThis role reports into Atome Financial Regional Head of Legal and will support our Atome business in the Philippines in general. Your day-to-day will involve commercial contracts and legal advisory work.Responsibilities:Working closely within the Atome Legal team and with stakeholders in Atome business line across the SEA regionReviewing and negotiating merchant/partnership contracts with our Atome merchants and strategic partnersReviewing and negotiating agreements with any payments-associated partners, outsourced vendors and service providersAdvising on establishment/M&A of new licensesWorking closely with the Compliance function on licensing and regulatory mattersDrafting any iterative changes to our template contracts necessitated by regulatory developments or new commercial or product requirementsSupporting initiatives relating to governance within the GroupSupport Atome Financial Regional Head of Legal for any strategic initiativesLiaising with external counsels where requiredStaying up to date on legal developments in the Philippines and being proactive in initiating relevant action to be taken for the businessProviding practical and commercial advice in an efficient manner to business stakeholdersPrepare impact analysis impacting the organization to newly issued laws and regulationsPerform pre-litigation work to minimize risks and maximize legal rightsRequirements:12-15 years post-qualification experience (PQE) from in-house or private practiceAdmitted to the Philippines barIndustry experience in financial services, banking, payments or fintech is a plusComfortable handling commercial contract drafting and negotiationAdept at communicating with business stakeholders in easy-to-understand layman terms, and in multi-tasking between competing demandsCollaborative approach with internal stakeholdersExcited about a start-up environment and driving positive changes in a fast-paced environment with a can-do attitudeReady to adapt to changes and broaden work scope for personal and team development