💼 Full-Time Position

Head of Legal

🏢
PayNet (Payments Network Malaysia)
📍 kuala lumpur, kuala lumpur, Malaysia
📍
Location
kuala lumpur, Malaysia
📅
Posted
June 26, 2026
Type
Full-Time
🎯

Full-Time Opportunity: This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive package and real career growth potential.

Job Description

Why PayNet / Why Now

  • PayNet operates at the centre of Malaysia’s national payments infrastructure, where legal, regulatory, and commercial decisions directly shape ecosystem trust and adoption.
  • Growth of the organization, including via subsidiaries, JVs, and cross-border structures requires strong legal ownership for structuring, governance, and risk clarity.
  • Regulatory expectations are evolving rapidly (BNM discussion papers, exposures, policy frameworks), requiring deep in-house interpretation and response.
  • Legal must move from reactive support to a business-shaping capability that enables speed with clear risk visibility.

TL; DR

  • Own PayNet’s enterprise legal judgment, structuring, and risk visibility.
  • Advise the CEO and leadership team on all matters with legal implications, providing clear legal guidance to support sound decision-making and strategic legal positioning.
  • Build busi...