Legal Counsel, Product and Regulatory

About the Company

Coda is a global growth engine for commerce, connecting people, digital products, and payments through trusted monetization and distribution solutions. With 600+ people from 57 nationalities across 23 locations, we are headquartered in Singapore with offices in Amsterdam, Dubai, Bristol, Shanghai, Eindhoven, and across Southeast Asia. Coda operates B2B solutions (Codapay, Coda Webstore, Coda Links, Coda Distribution, Giftcloud) and consumer storefronts including Codashop, Recharge.com, Startselect.com, and mobiletopup.co.uk, serving customers in over 70 markets.

Responsibilities

• Conduct regulatory analysis and provide pragmatic, risk-based advice to ensure Coda’s compliance across payments/fintech, e-commerce, consumer protection, AML/sanctions, and technology-related domains.
• Support regulatory assessments for new products, market entries, and structural changes, including preparing internal position papers and engaging with regulators where necessary.
• Collaborate with global Legal, Compliance/Risk, Commercial, and Product teams to provide regulatory guidance and support global projects, initiatives, deals, and strategic transactions.
• Support Coda’s licensing strategy, including regulatory applications, RFIs, supervisory engagements, and ongoing regulatory reporting obligations.
• Maintain and enhance Coda’s regulatory tracker/database, ensuring timely updates and clear, actionable regulatory insights for stakeholders.
• Draft, review, and implement agreement templates, regulatory disclosures, and internal compliance policies and procedures.
• Instruct and manage external counsel, including scoping advice, reviewing deliverables, and managing budgets.
• Engage with regulators and government authorities where required and support relationship-building with key regulatory stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Law and admission to practice in Thailand.
• 5–7 years of post-qualification experience, with strong exposure to fintech, payments, or digital commerce.
• Demonstrated experience advising on product structuring and commercial models in regulated environments.
• Familiarity with licensing frameworks (e.g., payment institutions, e-money, digital wallets, crypto/on-ramp models).
• Experience engaging with financial regulators (e.g., MAS, BSP, DNB, Bank Indonesia, or equivalent) is preferred.
• Exposure to cross-border regulatory and product launch strategy.
• Ability to operate independently on complex regulatory matters with sound commercial judgment; strong drafting, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Prior in-house fintech/payments experience preferred; law firm experience advantageous.

Additional Information

Coda is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, embracing the unique qualities of every individual. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications or assessing responses; these tools assist the recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans.

Due to the large number of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.