Product Counsel, Money Movement Legal
Provides legal and regulatory counsel for money movement products across APAC, partnering with product, engineering, compliance, and business teams. Requires at least five years as a qualified lawyer with payment-services expertise and technology advisory experience.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Advise teams on legal and regulatory considerations for money movement products across Asia-Pacific.
- Help the Product Legal team deliver products that comply with laws and contractual commitments to users globally.
- Advise product teams on the intersection of technological innovation, e-commerce user experiences, and financial services compliance.
- Collaborate with product, engineering, partnerships, compliance, risk, and marketing teams on product development and commercialization.
- Advise on new and emerging legal and regulatory developments, identify potential effects on business activities, and apply existing laws to new technologies.
- Partner with colleagues across the global Legal team on regulatory structures, customer agreements, and strategic financial partnerships.
- Scope and build scalable processes for legal review and product launches.
- Stay current on money movement laws and regulations and serve as a strategic advisor to senior managers.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience as a qualified lawyer in a law firm, in-house legal team, or government agency.
- Expertise in payment services laws and regulations, such as Singapore's Payment Services Act.
- Qualification to practice law, preferably in an Asia-Pacific jurisdiction.
- Experience advising technology teams and translating complex legal requirements into clear, actionable advice.
- Ability to collaborate, share knowledge, understand complex business models and product use cases, and exercise sound judgment with imperfect information.
- Strong written and verbal communication, project management, and prioritization skills in a fast-paced environment.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience advising on the development of stablecoin and digital asset products, particularly across multiple regions.
- Experience supporting legal, regulatory, or commercial matters for money movement or financial services products.
Skills
Payment Services Act, Payment Services Laws, Financial Services Compliance, Money Movement Regulations, Stablecoins, Digital Assets, Product Counseling, Regulatory Compliance, Contractual Commitments, Project Management
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