Legal Counsel (5 Months Maternity Cover)

What we do

Coda Payments helps game developers and publishers like Riot Games, Tencent, Garena, EA, Moonton, and other leading digital content providers to monetize their products in places where credit and debit cards aren’t widely used. We establish partnerships with a wide range of alternative payment channel operators who make it possible for customers to pay in other ways: paying cash at retail, using a mobile wallet, making a bank transfer, or redeeming a prepaid card.

Coda also allows publishers to accept payments through these various methods on their own website or at our gaming e-commerce site - codashop.

Working at Coda

Life at Coda is fast-paced, challenging, and fun. As a rapidly growing global company, we’re always looking to step up and adapt to changes quickly; there is never a dull day at Coda.

We make things happen in the most impactful and effective manner. If you are always eager to initiate new ideas, hungry to contribute more, derive satisfaction from team wins rather than individual ones, and value integrity, you will fit perfectly into the Coda team!

We are looking for a Legal Counsel to be based in LATAM to join our growing inhouse legal team (which is headquartered in Singapore) to manage regulatory compliance and day to day operational contract reviews for the region. This role will assist the Company in its LATAM operations, provide the necessary support to the local LATAM business team and report to the Corporate Counsel based in Singapore.

Responsibilities

Providing legal advice to support the business ensuring corporate and regulatory compliance. This includes:
Managing corporate and legal compliance in the LATAM region;
Supporting the Legal team in monitoring and reporting on regulatory developments in LATAM countries which the Company operates or intends to operate.
Conducting legal research, where required.
Working in consultation with and the oversight of the global Legal team.
Highlighting, advising on and proposing business-oriented solutions in relation to contractual issues, legal and commercial risks on a wide range of matters, including general commercial and corporate advisory work.
Reviewing, drafting and negotiating contracts with payment channel providers, merchants and third-party vendors in the region.
Responding to enquiries from business development teams about legal and contractual obligations.
Instructing and managing external counsels, where required.
Handling other in-house legal matters including employment issues relating to the region.
Undertaking any other ad hoc legal projects as assigned.

Requirements

Law degree from a recognised university
At least 3-5 years of commercial contract review experience in LATAM.
Excellent English speaking and written abilities. Ability to speak Portuguese or Spanish will be a plus.
Strong drafting, negotiation and client communication skills.
Strong problem-solving, decision-making and risk assessment capabilities, with good judgment and commitment to delivering results.
Experience within Fintech industry will be advantageous.
A good understanding of cross-border commercial work.
Hands on, independent, and has excellent interpersonal skills.

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on gender, race, age, religion, disability, or other local protected class. We are committed to cultivating an inclusive environment for all employees, and we welcome the diversity that you will bring!

If you are looking for a rapid-growth environment and great teams to work with, you should apply now.

We are sorry to inform you that only shortlisted candidates will be notified as we may be overwhelmed by the number of applicants coming into our system; hence if you do not get a reply from us - don’t give up on us just yet!

We encourage you also to check out our career site - we may have other suitable openings for you.