Description
Job Summary<br/><br/>Support Standard Chartered Group’s two licensed digital banks – Mox Bank Limited (Hong Kong) and Trust Bank Singapore Limited (Singapore) – as a member of the Group Commercial Legal Centre of Excellence (COE) located in Bangalore or Kuala Lumpur. Work closely with the digital banks’ legal teams to provide legal support for commercial and technology contracts and general legal advice for their wider business needs.
Key Responsibilities<br/><br/>Provide legal support for third‑party contracts and other product and business‑related work for the Digital Banks, coordinating with or supervising the Digital Banks legal team as needed.
Review, draft, lead negotiations and provide transactional support on vendor and third‑party commercial contracts, NDAs, MOUs, subscription licenses, software, SaaS, IaaS, platform market‑data agreements, hardware/equipment deals and other general goods and services arrangements, ensuring they meet third‑party contract standards, applicable law and business needs.
Offer legal support for bank products, including drafting customer terms and conditions, user journeys and campaign materials, and advise Compliance teams on regulatory issues and analysis.
Identify and recommend mitigation of material legal risks to stakeholders such as contract owners and risk owners.
Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, fostering a cooperative environment.
Collaborate closely with the Digital Bank Legal and Commercial Legal COE teams and with non‑legal business units such as Procurement, Finance, Risk, CISO and other internal client areas.
Keep abreast of relevant policies, procedures, laws and regulations for Hong Kong and Singapore.
Support continuous improvement initiatives on contract processes, workflows, guidance and templates, and lead training activities from time to time.
Collaborate with legal teams across the wider Standard Chartered Group.
Provide administrative and management support to the team when required.
Adhere to third‑party contract policies, supplier contract processes and third‑party risk management frameworks.
Regulatory & Business Conduct<br/><br/>Display exemplary conduct and adhere to the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct.
Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across the Group.
Ensure compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
Collaboratively identify and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
Key Stakeholders<br/><br/>Mox and Trust Legal teams
Enterprise Legal team
Relevant Business Units
Supply Chain Management
Contract Control Owners, including CISRO, CISO, Chief Data Office, Group Data Protection Office, Financial Crime Compliance, Risk, HR and Group Internal Audit
Key Behaviours<br/><br/>Adaptable and resilient in a fast‑paced environment, with a can‑do attitude.
Commercial, pragmatic, creative and solution‑oriented.
Proactive, self‑motivated and able to operate independently.
Flexible with variable hours and able to accommodate differing business hours across regions.
Team player, personable, responsive and helpful.
Organised, prioritises workload and manages conflicting priorities to meet tight deadlines.
Strong attention to detail while balancing the bigger picture.
Diplomatic, tactful and reliable, working effectively with senior staff and colleagues from diverse backgrounds.
Good judgement and strong decision‑making skills.
Energetic and enthusiastic about the role, the function and the Group.
Skills and Experience<br/><br/>Strong understanding of commercial contracting requirements, including intellectual property and data protection, and familiarity with fintech.
Experience reviewing, drafting and negotiating technology contracts (in‑house or private practice), including the use of guidance, playbooks and templates.
Experience in retail banking and/or financial services, and technology procurement domains such as Cloud/SaaS, e‑commerce, IP, data privacy and information security.
Experience leading and executing a wide variety of technology and innovation transactions with emphasis on stakeholder management.
Knowledge of current fintech innovation trends such as digital platforms, AI, virtual banking, APIs and blockchain.
Ability to negotiate contract terms with third parties.
Qualifications<br/><br/>Qualified lawyer in a common‑law jurisdiction (solicitor, attorney or barrister) with eight or more post‑qualification years of experience.
What We Offer<br/><br/>In line with our Fair Pay Charter,<br/><br/>we offer a competitive salary and benefits that support mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.
Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits in some locations.
Time‑off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with a minimum of 30 days of annual and public holiday leave.
Flexible working options based around home and office locations.
Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, global Employee Assistance Programme, and other self‑help toolkits.
Opportunities for reskilling and upskilling through physical, virtual and digital learning programmes.
Inclusion of an inclusive and values‑driven culture that celebrates diversity and supports career growth.<br/><br/>#J-18808-Ljbffr
