APAC Legal Counsel

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Singapore
Hybrid
Senior level
Fintech • Mobile • Payments • Software • Financial Services
Wise is one of the fastest growing Fintechs in the world and we’re on a mission to make money without borders a new norm
The Role
As APAC Legal Counsel at Wise, you will support the legal function across APAC markets by advising on licensing, drafting and negotiating agreements, providing legal insights for product expansion, and collaborating with the global Legal team. You will mentor teams and ensure compliance with legal standards while managing multiple projects under tight deadlines.
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Company Description

Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world's money. Min fees. Max ease. Full speed. Whether people and businesses are sending money to another country, spending abroad, or making and receiving international payments, Wise is on a mission to make their life easier and save them money. As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money. For everyone, everywhere. More about our mission.

Job Description

With a high degree of autonomy, you will be supporting the legal function within the Wise group to help take the business to the next level, including:

  • Support legal function across APAC markets, advising on licensing, market entry, and partnerships.
  • Structure, draft, and negotiate commercial agreements with banking/payments partners and service providers.
  • Provide practical advice to Product and Expansion teams, supporting new services and market entry.
  • Assist with governance initiatives and advise on legal rights and duties of subsidiary companies in APAC.
  • Collaborate with the global Legal team to support wider company needs and stay updated on legal developments in APAC.
  • Mentor and upskill relevant directors, officers, and teams, simplifying complex legal matters.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone passionate about fintech or finance with:

  • Minimum 5 years of experience in APAC, focusing on payments, financial services or technology
  • Significant experience in top-tier law firms, with a focus on Corporate, M&A, and Banking & Finance legal matters
  • Proven experience in commercial contract structuring, drafting, and negotiation
  • Strong project management and communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex matters
  • A collaborative, problem-solving approach with the ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
  • Well-organised with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
  • Flexibility, adaptability, and high integrity

Experience in Australia is a plus.

Additional Information

For everyone, everywhere. We're people building money without borders — without judgement or prejudice, too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive.

We're proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences.
Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers.

If you want to find out more about what it's like to work at Wise visit Wise.Jobs.

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What the Team is Saying

The Company
HQ: Austin, TX
6,000 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2011

What We Do

We’re making a positive, irreversible change in the world of finance. Together.

People on every continent around the world are choosing Wise to help them live, travel and work internationally. We’re the fairest, easiest way to send money overseas.

Built by and for people who live global lives, we make sending money abroad up to 8 times cheaper than the bank. This is money without borders - instant, convenient, transparent and eventually free.

For our customers, using Wise is as simple as sending money from A to B, but behind our app and website is a complex engine of currencies and routes, that’s being designed, built and powered by our talented teams in cities around the world.

We’re just at the beginning of our story and we’re growing at an incredible pace. We won’t stop until anyone, anywhere can send, spend and receive money wherever they are, whatever they’re doing. There’s still heaps to do and we can’t do it alone.

Why Work With Us

We are a mission-driven company, looking to change banking for the better. Current banking systems don’t let us send, spend or receive money across borders easily. Or quickly. Or cheaply. So, we’re building a new one. If you're looking for an autonomous work environment, where you'll face cool challenges, learn and grow, you'll like working at Wise

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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.

Here at Wise we have a hybrid working model – a mix of working from home and from the office. Wisers can also work remotely for 90 days a year. By ‘remote’ we don’t just mean from home, but from wherever in the world you choose to!

Typical time on-site: 2 days a week
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