Legal & Compliance Manager

2 days ago

Malaysia Direct Lending Full time 80,000 - 120,000 per year


The Opportunity

Direct Lending is an award-winning Malaysian fintech enabling responsible borrowing (8,000+ 5★ reviews, 2,000+ partners, RM600m+ disbursed). We seek a hands-on Legal & Compliance Manager to keep us fully compliant while enabling growth.

Why Join Us?

  • Make an impact: Build and own the legal & compliance function in a scaling fintech.
  • Autonomy & ownership: Report to Founder; be the go-to person for legal, contracts, and compliance.
  • Execution culture: Lean team, open communication, fast decisions.
  • Growth exposure: Play a key role in investor negotiations, due diligence, new product launches.
  • Hybrid flexibility: Hybrid work environment, office next to MRT TTDI; snacks, coffee, tea.

What You'll Be Doing

Legal Documentation & Contracts

  • Draft/review/manage: customer financing T&Cs, merchant/partner agreements, NDAs, investment docs.
  • Maintain clause library and contract repository; standardise templates & playbooks.

Regulatory Compliance & Governance

  • Ensure compliance with AMLA, PDPA, Moneylenders Act, Consumer Credit Act (when in force) and other applicable regulations.
  • Develop and implement an effective legal compliance program, including policies, procedures, and internal controls.
  • Track changes; update policies, procedures, controls, and train staff. Own issue/breach register, complaints log, and corrective action follow-through.

Regulatory Liaison & Reporting

  • Prepare and submit compliance reports to relevant regulatory bodies in an accurate and timely manner. Act as the main contact point for regulatory inquiries, inspections, and audits.

Fundraising & New Business Support

  • Support fundraising activities, including reviewing investor agreements, coordinating legal due diligence, and managing data rooms.
  • Advise management on legal/compliance implications of strategies and new products.

Training & Awareness

  • Develop and deliver compliance training programs to all employees to ensure awareness and adherence to legal and regulatory requirements.

Are You The One?

  • Minimum 5 years of relevant legal and/or compliance experience, ideally in financial services, banking, or fintech.
  • Execution-focused with the ability to balance compliance integrity and business needs.
  • Strong understanding of PDPA, AMLA, Moneylending Act and Consumer Credit Act (when in force), proven experience drafting and reviewing commercial agreements.
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
  • High attention to detail, strong analytical ability, and capable of working independently.

If not you, who? If not now, when?

Send us your CV with a cover letter to and tell us more about your career aspirations. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.


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