Xendit provides payment infrastructure across Southeast Asia, with a focus on Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia. We process payments, power marketplaces, disburse payroll and loans, provide KYC solutions, prevent fraud, and help businesses grow exponentially. We serve our customers by providing a suite of world-class APIs, eCommerce platform integrations, and easy to use applications for individual entrepreneurs, SMEs, and enterprises alike.
Our main focus is building the most advanced payment rails for Southeast Asia, with a clear goal in mind — to make payments across and within SEA simple, secure and easy for everyone. We serve thousands of businesses ranging from SMEs to multinational enterprises, and process millions of transactions monthly. We’ve been growing rapidly since our inception in 2015, onboarding hundreds of new customers every month, and backed by global top-10 VCs. We’re proud to be featured on among the fastest growing companies by Y-Combinator.
About the Job
At Xendit, we are seeking a Head of Legal (Philippines) who embodies our values and represents our commitment to excellence in legal matters. As a leader within Xendit, you will provide strategic legal guidance and support to all areas of the business, ensuring compliance and mitigating risks. Your role as a true partner to the organization will involve solving complex legal issues, developing legal strategies, and ensuring that all legal processes align with our business objectives. You'll bring a diverse set of skills, including exceptional legal expertise, strategic thinking, and a willingness to do whatever it takes to succeed. You possess a strong commitment to go the extra mile and handle all aspects of legal matters with a positive and determined attitude. With your relentless drive for successful outcomes, you'll play a crucial role in the growth and success of Xendit.
Minimum Qualifications
- Member of the Philippine Bar in good standing.
- At least 7+ years of PQE either as an in-house counsel or as a lawyer in a full-service law firm.
- Experience with the fintech and payments industry, banking, lending and other financial services.
- Experience in corporate practice, privacy, data protection, and labor laws.
- Corporate governance knowledge.
- Strong skills in drafting and negotiating legal documents.
- Ability to work under minimal supervision and manage competing priorities.
- Self-starter and resourceful in carrying out independent legal research.
- Excellent English language skills (written and oral).
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in banking and lending.
- Knowledge in legal risk and merchant risk management.
- Previous experience as a Data Protection Officer (DPO) and knowledgeable in data protection.
- Knowledge in using Confluence, Slack, Google Workspace.
- Background in business or sales with a solid understanding of organizational needs and goals.
- Previous exposure to scaling a company from 200 to 1000+ employees in a tech, B2B/B2C, SaaS, e-commerce, or payments startup environment.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic legal guidance and support to all areas of the business, ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations in the Philippines.
- Develop and implement legal strategies that align with Xendit's business objectives.
- Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements with customers, business partners, vendors, and other third parties, including regulators.
- Stay updated with new laws and regulations that affect or will potentially affect the business; prepare and present necessary advisories to leadership and internal stakeholders.
- Conduct legal assessments of products, services, and internal business functions, identifying legal risks and providing recommendations to manage these risks.
- Partner with business and other functional teams to address legal issues and support business initiatives.
- Prepare or assist in the preparation of documents and information for regulatory filings and applications.
- Ensure that all corporate documents are stored in the global repository of corporate documents.
- Assist in addressing and resolving disputes with customers and partners.
- Collaborate with the Global Legal Team to manage all legal matters and affairs, including the implementation and use of internal and third-party tools to streamline processes.
- Provide out-of-the-box and legally sound solutions to support the business.
- Do whatever it takes to make Xendit succeed.
