Lead Legal Counsel Contracts

About Sumsub

Sumsub is a leading full-cycle verification platform that enables scalable compliance. From identity and business verification to ongoing monitoring, our platform adapts to different risk appetites and market demands, ensuring global compliance. It allows customizing analytics and workflows with a no-code interface.

Over 4,000 clients — including Bitpanda, Wirex, Avis, Bybit, Vodafone, Duolingo, Kaizen Gaming, and TransferGo — trust Sumsub to accelerate growth, prevent fraud, and maintain compliance worldwide.

About the Role

We’re seeking a seasoned Lead Legal Counsel to support and scale Sumsub’s Contracts Team growth in the APAC and MENA regions. This role includes both individual contribution and legal management, while focusing on managing complex contractual matters, resolving high-impact legal issues, and driving continuous process improvement across the Contacts Team.

What You Will Be Doing

• Leading the review, drafting, and negotiation of complex and high-value commercial contracts, including service, partnership, vendor, and supplier agreements.
• Providing strategic guidance and risk-based assessment of contractual terms to support business goals while maintaining compliance and risk control.
• Designing, implementing, and refining contract management processes, including the introduction of automation tools and workflow improvements to enhance efficiency.
• Supporting and advising cross-functional teams (Sales, Customer Operations, Product, Finance, etc.) on complex contract-related matters.
• Managing a small-size team.

About You

Must have

• University degree in law (LL.B., preferably LL.M.).
• 6+ years of experience as a Legal Counsel or Senior Counsel, ideally in an international tech environment.
• Extensive experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements governed under Singapore Law and English law.
• Proven experience with legal process improvement and contract lifecycle management tools.
• Proactive approach and ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Solid understanding of common law principles, data protection and privacy laws, including GDPR, and other major regulatory frameworks.
• Advanced proficiency in Mandarin Chinese would be a plus.

Nice to have

• Experience in IT, fintech, or regtech companies.
• Familiarity with AML/KYC and other compliance-related principles.

What We Offer

• Remote-first, trust-based culture. Work from the place that works best for you.
• True flexibility. Adjust your working hours as long as your day stays productive.
• Extra time off. Birthday is a holiday, plus 10 personal days, 7 sick days, and extra time for Christmas and New Year.
• Work that matters. Mission to build a secure, accessible, and inclusive digital world.
• Compensation. Fair and transparent pay, benchmarked to the market.
• Truly global. Work across continents and time zones with international teammates and customers.
• Growth built in. Clear goals, open feedback, personal development plans, and learning opportunities.
• Team offsites. Fully covered trips to meet, collaborate, and recharge.
• Getting you set up. Access to necessary tools and hardware.
• Friendly by design. Human, open, and kind culture that welcomes individuality.

Hiring Stages

TA screening -> Hiring Manager Interview -> Assignment -> Final Interview.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are a global community of innovators, creators, and thinkers, and we believe that diversity fuels our innovation. Sumsub is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, genders, experiences, abilities and perspectives. Join us in shaping the future inclusively.

Key skills/competency

• Lead Legal Counsel
• Contracts Management
• Commercial Agreements
• Legal Process Improvement
• Risk Assessment
• Singapore Law
• English Law
• GDPR
• Cross-functional Collaboration
• Team Management