Legal Consultant, Payment

We are currently seeking Payments Lawyers to join our global technology and fintech clients.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ideal candidates will have 3+ years of related experience with deep understanding of regulations impacting payments systems and services in the region
• Familiar with the electronic financial services sector to counsel and assist with payments-related matters and money service business compliance requirements in Singapore, and/or other APAC markets.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluate various products, particularly concerning payment functionalities.
• Provide legal counsel to the product and compliance teams, ensuring alignment with regulations.
• Assist in the licensing processes for new markets.
• Manage and network with outside legal counsel to ensure alignment with foreign market requirements.
• Understand and advise on licensing requirements for each market.
• Prepare teams for license applications, guiding through necessary documentation and procedural steps.
• Offer strategic counsel to the payment business, outlining required actions and planning for successful licensing.
• Handle contracts related to various payment channels.
• Network and collaborate with outside legal counsel to ensure all contractual terms are comprehensive and compliant.
• Liaise between different legal teams, ensuring all aspects of payment-related contracts are duly addressed and finalized.
• The individual taking on these responsibilities will be crucial in navigating the legal intricacies of the payment industry, especially in the specified markets.
• This role demands a deep understanding of Singapore's payment regulations and an ability to adapt and understand other regional market regulations.

Compensation, Benefits & Location:

This role offers competitive compensation and a highly competitive benefits package in the alternative legal services marketplace, that includes Medical, dental, and more. Axiomites also get access to professional development resources and learning and development programs. Axiomites predominately work remotely, with the exception that some clients require on-site presence.

Axiom is the global leader in high-caliber, on-demand legal talent. Covering North America, the UK, Europe, and APAC, we enable legal departments to drive efficiency and growth and meet the demands of today’s business landscape with best in breed alterative legal services.

Axiom is a leader in diversity, inclusion, and social engagement. Diversity is core to our values and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be named a best place to work for LGBTQ+ Equality, earning top marks in the 2021 Corporate Equality Index for the second consecutive year. Axiom’s legal department is Mansfield certified and is committed to considering at least 50% diverse candidates for leadership roles and outside counsel representation.

Learn more about working at Axiom.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Axiom ensures equal employment opportunity in recruitment and employment, without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religious creed or belief, political opinion, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, age, disability, alienage or citizenship status, marital (or civil or other partnership recognized by law) status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, sexual orientation, military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Axiom prohibits and will not tolerate any such discrimination or harassment.

Axiom will accommodate persons with disabilities in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and in accordance with the Human Rights Code. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities can be provided at each stage of the recruitment process. If you have a disability and require accommodation to complete the application form, please contact us at toronto@axiomlaw.com. In addition, if you are invited to participate in an interview stage, please inform us if you require special accommodation at the time of your invitation for an interview.

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Employment with Axiom may be contingent upon successful completion of a background check, providing proof of identity, and possessing the necessary legal authorization to work.

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