Legal Counsel

About Thunes

Thunes is a global, fast-growing, and innovative Fintech scale-up that uses technology to disrupt and transform the existing financial system.

We have a strong Mission: to create a better global payments network, and a great Purpose: to connect the world to economic opportunities and address systemic inequality when it comes to financial services.

We are proud to power payments for the world’s fastest-growing businesses and work with some of the amazing global brands - from Gig Economy giants such as Uber and Deliveroo and Southeast Asia's super-app Grab, to global Fintech leaders such as PayPal and Remitly.

Our Products help to drastically simplify the Payment integration experience for our customers: with a single, simple connection, businesses and consumers can send payments to – and get paid in – every corner of the world. Instantly.

Thunes is headquartered in Singapore with regional offices in London, Barcelona, Paris, Beijing, Shanghai, San Francisco, Miami, Dubai, Nairobi, Manila and Hong Kong!

Context of the role

As Legal Counsel - Corporate, reporting into our General Counsel, your focus will be supporting the Legal & Compliance function in building a world-class legal and regulatory infrastructure for sustainable business performance into the future. You will assist the General Counsel in providing corporate and company secretarial legal advice to the group, advising on legal risks, providing legal advice and support with regards to all aspects of corporate and M&A matters and company secretarial administration as well as other corporate events. You will be part of a team that ensures full compliance with regulatory requirements; including all obligations relating to customer payments data and payment processing services as well as acquiring and maintaining all relevant licences to perform our business activities globally (incl. payment institution licences, money remittance licences, etc).

The successful candidate must be a highly motivated self-starter with a proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment, both independently and as a member of a team.

The primary tasks, duties, and responsibilities are

• Assist in managing the legal and company secretariat aspects of the Thunes group company structure.
• Serve as integral member of Thunes' Legal team and liaise between other departments, anticipating their requirements.
• Provide pragmatic but always legally sound guidance and maintain a culture of excellence to cross-functional stakeholders.
• Maintain relationships with external counsel and other strategic advisors.
• Provide appropriate legal and contractual support for all business areas in respect of intragroup services, agreements and legal entity establishment.
• Work closely with the Legal & Compliance leaders in monitoring and responding to relevant statutory, regulatory and policy changes.
• Play an active role as requested in M&A activities, including negotiation, due-diligence and closing.
• Reinforce culture of compliance with all relevant rules and regulations, including assisting in the formulation of and compliance with internal policies, rules and procedures.
• Ensure the proper balance of internal and external legal resources and their effective allocation.

What we are looking for

• Law qualification from a reputable institution; admitted as a solicitor/lawyer ideally in a common law jurisdiction such as Singapore or England & Wales.
• Demonstrable legal negotiation and drafting experience either from within a reputable law firm or similar in-house role.
• Minimum of 5 years of post-qualification legal experience.
• Broad legal experience including corporate, M&A, company secretariat.
• Ability to “roll up your sleeves” and ensure effective operations; identify best practices in legal and apply to Thunes.
• Strong alignment with Thunes’ culture and values and be comfortable in changing corporate environments.
• Committed to building a world-class legal organisation that supports Thunes’ efforts to achieve its goals.
• Role location: Singapore, London or Barcelona based.
• Willingness to work from Thunes’ office in location 3 days per week.
• Willingness to travel and work across different time zones.
• Fluent in Mandarin is a big plus

Sounds like you? Apply now!