Regional Legal Counsel, Financial Services Expert

3 days ago


Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia ACCA Careers Full time

Company Overview

We are a leading superapp in Southeast Asia, empowering everyone with heart, hunger, honor, and humility. Our mission is to drive the region forward by economically empowering people, harnessing technology and AI to deliver exceptional user experiences.

Our Grab Financial Group supports businesses across Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines by providing legal, regulatory, compliance, governance, and contractual advice. We work closely with government regulators, negotiate contracts, and handle governance documentation based on specific commercial, payments, and financial services requirements.

The Role

You will focus on Digital Payments, Lending, and Insurtech, working on regulatory matters, especially in dealing with government regulators, negotiating contracts, and handling governance documentation based on specific commercial, payments, and financial services requirements. You will report to the Associate General Counsel, GrabFin.

The role is onsite at Grab office.

Critical Tasks

  • Advise on regulatory licensing and compliance in payments, insurance, lending regulations, credit card association rules, and consumer protection laws.
  • Review and manage contracts to ensure compliance with relevant regulations.
  • Develop tailored compliance programs.
  • Draft and review contract provisions with vendors, customers, partners, and consultants.
  • Collaborate with finance, tax, accounting, and HR teams to address legal concerns.
  • Identify and mitigate legal issues related to new financial services products and support regional expansion.
  • Research legal issues and draft memos.
  • Provide concise legal advice on financial services and payments laws.
  • Represent Grab's interests with regulatory agencies and external counsel.
  • Support Public Affairs in responding to legislative and regulatory proposals.
  • Manage external advisors and counsels.
  • Guide on legal aspects of product design, ensure legal compliance, and disclosures in user experiences.
  • Work with regional and country legal teams on payments regulation and product design.
  • Implement AMLA (Anti-Money Laundering Act) compliance requirements.
  • Support inter-department programs to create compliant financial services products.


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