Legal Counsel

We’re Building the Future of Capital Markets;

‍enabling entrepreneurship, job creation, financial inclusion, and economic resilience

As Asia's largest licensed digital securities exchange for alternative investments, Alta is at the forefront of building critical capital market infrastructure. We believe that access to capital markets are pivotal in all economies, we recognize that our role in building this critical infrastructure goes beyond facilitating trades; it paves the way for entrepreneurship, job creation, financial inclusion, and economic resilience, fostering a brighter future for emerging markets and economies.

Empowering Private Markets: Through our Digital Exchange, we enable the tokenization and digital custody of alternative assets. This end-to-end solution simplifies and expedites the trading of smaller asset blocks, ultimately facilitating access and liquidity in private markets. 

Innovative Financial Ecosystem: Our journey has seen us transition from securities trading and distribution of comprehensive products, including equities, private credit, funds, and asset-backed securities (“ABS”) (representing Real World Assets ("RWA") like whiskies, wines, art, watches, and real estate) to include fund management and digital custody services.

As the only integrated securities exchange, brokerage, and fund management group with the necessary regulatory licenses and a proven track record in Southeast Asia, we are actively exploring new channels and partnerships to extend our impact to entrepreneurs and investors globally. 

Established in 2016 and headquartered in Singapore, Alta operates offices globally. We welcome energetic and creative individuals to be part of this ambitious journey with us.

About The Role

We’re looking for analytical and passionate people to join our team as Legal Counsel based in Singapore. This role provides legal support to the Alta group of companies (“Alta Group”), managing transaction documentation, regulatory compliance, and legal risks while supporting company growth and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders.

Some Of The Key Responsibilities Include

• Draft, review and negotiate transaction documentation relating to the core business of the Alta Group
• Assist on special projects relating to the growth and development of the Alta Group including setting up and maintaining the ESOS, series financing, regulatory applications and approvals
• Provide regional legal support to internal stakeholders in the Alta Group
• Advise on all legal aspects of the Alta Group, identify legal risks and proactively advise and guide the business on legal or regulatory risks and issues
• Advise on and work with external counsel on managing pre-litigation or litigation matters or complaints 
• Manage external counsels and corporate secretarial support and control external legal costs
• Work closely with Compliance on all regulatory matters such as compliance with existing licensing approvals, adherence to AML, anti-bribery and sanctions requirements and considering cross-border restrictions
• Any other legal related duties and support affiliated companies as and when assigned.

About You

• Law degree from a university which is on the list of Approved Universities of the Singapore Institute of Legal Education
• Called to the bar in Singapore, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Malaysia, or other commonwealth countries
• At least 4 to 6 years of experience in a legal advisory or litigation role, either in a reputed law firm or in an in-house role
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and a strong desire to learn and succeed
• Excellent analytical skills and ability to accurately interpret complex documents and policies
• Familiarity with the Securities and Futures Act and other regulations and guidelines from MAS will be an advantage
• Strong time management and organizational skills; able to manage and meet multiple deadlines
• Fast learner, organized, meticulous, and highly detail-oriented
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and ability to pick up new technology quickly

If you are interested, please send your resume to jobs@alta.exchange

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