Legal Counsel

Tazapay is a global payments company providing cross-border money movement.

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About Tazapay

Tazapay provides regulated global payment infrastructure for businesses operating across borders. Its unified platform supports payment acceptance, stablecoin-to-fiat conversion, multi-currency business accounts, treasury and FX management, local payment methods, hosted checkout, payment links, API integrations, and payouts in more than 100 currencies. The company also offers white-label collection and payout services for platforms, along with buyer protection, compliance, risk management, and fraud protection. Its stated customers include fintechs, Web3 platforms, marketplaces, travel companies, online gaming businesses, SaaS platforms, and digital-product providers.

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About the Role

You will provide strategic legal support for global payments, fintech and cross-border transactions. You will review and negotiate commercial contracts, advise internal teams on licensing, compliance, data protection, product launches and new markets, design legally sound payment flow structures, maintain contract templates and policies, and oversee disputes, external counsel and regulatory inquiries.

Requirements

  • Strong foundation in Law with expertise in commercial, payments, fintech or financial services regulation
  • Proficiency in contract negotiation
  • Experience in legal document preparation
  • Ability to assess and mitigate legal issues across multiple jurisdictions
  • Track record of providing practical legal advice to cross-functional teams
  • Law degree (LL.B or equivalent) from a recognised commonwealth jurisdiction; admission to practice strongly preferred
  • Singapore citizen or Permanent Resident of Singapore
  • Excellent analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills
  • Fintech, payments or financial services background is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Review and negotiate commercial contracts with enterprises, partners and payment providers
  • Advise internal teams on licensing, compliance, data protection, product launches and new markets
  • Design legally sound structures for payment flows and partnerships
  • Prepare legal documents and maintain contract templates and policies
  • Oversee dispute resolution, external counsel engagement and regulatory inquiries

Benefits

  • Daily S$20 food allowance
  • Work-from-home policy
  • Medical insurance
  • External legal counsel support
  • Global firm trips
  • Enterprise Claude and ChatGPT access
  • Team gatherings and bonding