Legal Counsel, Product and Regulatory

Coda

Legal Counsel guiding product and regulatory compliance while supporting fintech operations across jurisdictions. Collaborating with teams to structure compliant business models and assess fund flows.

Posted 5/18/2026full-timeKuala Lumpur • 🇲🇾 MalaysiaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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 the 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.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Law and admission to practice in Malaysia
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.
Commercially pragmatic, solutions-oriented, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment.
Prior in-house fintech/payments experience preferred; law firm experience advantageous.

Benefits

Comp & perks

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, embracing the unique qualities of every individual, regardless of gender, race, age, religion, disability, or other local protected classes.
Our goal is to foster an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome and valued.

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Hard Skills & Tools

regulatory analysiscompliancelicensing frameworksproduct structuringcommercial modelsdraftingnegotiationstakeholder managementregulatory reportingregulatory disclosures

Soft Skills

commercial judgmentsolutions-orientedindependent operationrelationship-buildingcollaborationpragmatic advicerisk-based advicestrong communicationorganizational skillsability to work in fast-paced environment

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Lawadmission to practice in Malaysia