About the role
- Senior Legal Counsel overseeing complex commercial contracts and strategic initiatives at Circles Life in Singapore. Advising on regulatory frameworks and managing legal risks.
Responsibilities
- Lead negotiation and structuring of complex commercial agreements, including:
- Enterprise customer contracts
- SaaS / platform agreements
- Strategic partnerships and channel arrangements
- Partner with Product and Technology teams on new product launches, including:
- Digital services
- Platform integrations
- AI / data-driven offerings
- Provide pragmatic, commercially grounded advice on risk allocation, pricing models, and go-to-market strategy
- Advise on regulatory frameworks relevant to telecoms, digital services and platform businesses across APAC
- Support engagement with regulators and external counsel where required
- Provide guidance on:
- Data protection / cross-border data flows
- Licensing / communications regulations
- Consumer and digital services compliance
- Support strategic initiatives, including:
- Partnerships and joint ventures
- Market entry and expansion
- Vendor/platform integrations
- Assist on corporate and transactional matters, including:
- M&A support and due diligence
- Structuring and execution of strategic investments
- Work closely with Finance and leadership on risk, governance and structuring issues
- Oversee and manage disputes and contentious matters, working with external counsel as needed
- Identify and mitigate key legal and operational risks across the business
- Contribute to development of internal frameworks, policies and governance processes
- Help build and scale a high-performing, business-aligned legal function
- Develop templates, playbooks and processes to improve speed and consistency of execution
- Mentor junior team members and contribute to overall team capability
Requirements
- Minimum 8 years and maximum 15 years Post Qualification Experience (PQE)
- Combination of top-tier private practice and in-house experience, or strong in-house track record
- Experience in one or more of:
- Telecoms / connectivity / network businesses
- SaaS / platform / digital services companies
- Fintech / payments / regulated tech environments
- Strong track record in complex commercial contracting and negotiations
- Experience advising on product, technology or platform-led businesses
- Exposure to multi-jurisdictional regulatory environments
- Familiarity with corporate / transactional work (M&A, JVs, investments)
- Must hold a Singapore citizenship or Singapore PR
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