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Legal Counsel

Atome

17 Aug 2023

Job Description
About Atome Financial


Headquartered in Singapore, Atome Financial is a consumer business unit under Advance Intelligence Group. The products under Atome Financial include:


Atome: A leading buy now pay later brand in Asia Pacific which is currently present in 10 markets and partners over 15,000+ top retailers. Key merchant partners include ZALORA, Sephora, Agoda, SHEIN and Zara.


Kredit Pintar: One of Indonesia's top digital lending apps, regulated and supervised by Indonesia's Financial Services Authority (OJK). Over 10 million downloads, 2 million customer reviews and with a 4.4-star rating on Google Play Store.


As part of the Advance Intelligence Group, a Series-D company and ranked No. 1 on LinkedIn's 2021 Top Startups List in Singapore with over 2,000+ 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.


Our culture is built on values that are core to who we are and what we stand for:


  • We foster an INNOVATION mindset
  • We achieve results with EFFICIENCY and excellence
  • We take pride in the QUALITY of our work
  • We uphold INTEGRITY in all we do
  • We embrace COLLABORATION to work across business lines and borders


Job Description


About the role


This role reports into a Senior Legal Counsel and will support our Atome Buy Now Pay Later business on an APAC scale as well as Group-wide projects. Your day-to-day will involve commercial contracts, transactional and legal advisory work.


Responsibilities


  • Working closely within the Group Legal function and with stakeholders in Atome, Finance and HR functions across the APAC region.
  • Reviewing and negotiating merchant contracts with our Atome merchants
  • Reviewing and negotiating agreements with any payments-associated partners, outsourced vendors and service providers
  • Advising on market entry and corporate restructuring projects
  • Working closely with the Compliance function on licensing and regulatory matters
  • Supporting the Senior Legal Counsel on Group-level transactions, including financings, joint ventures, partnerships and fundraising
  • Drafting any iterative changes to our template contracts necessitated by regulatory developments or new commercial or product requirements
  • Supporting initiatives relating to governance within the Group
  • Liaising with external counsels where required
  • Staying up to date on legal developments in the APAC region and being proactive in initiating relevant action to be taken for the business
  • Providing practical and commercial advice in an efficient manner to business stakeholders


Requirements


  • Around 3-5 PQE from in-house or private practice
  • Industry experience in payments, financial services, fintech or e-commerce is a plus
  • 2-3 years of private practice experience in TMT, regulatory or M&A is a plus
  • Comfortable handling commercial contract drafting and negotiation
  • Adept at communicating with business stakeholders in easy-to-understand layman terms, and in multi-tasking between competing demands
  • Collaborative approach with internal stakeholders
  • Excited about a start-up environment and driving positive changes in a fast-paced environment with a can-do attitude
  • Ready to adapt to changes and broaden work scope for personal and team development