Legal Counsel

Title:

Legal Counsel

Department:

Legal & Compliance 

Division:

Legal & Compliance Division

Reports to:

Head of Legal 

Location:

Tokyo, Japan

Job Type:

Permanent 

About Paidy Inc.

Paidy is Japan's pioneer and leading BNPL service company. At Paidy we believe in creating simple, instant experiences to take the hassle out of shopping with a touch of magic.

Paidy offers instant, monthly-consolidated credit to consumers by removing hassles from payment and purchase experiences. Paidy uses proprietary models and machine learning to underwrite transactions in seconds and guarantee payments to merchants. Paidy increases revenue for merchants by reducing the number of incomplete transactions, increasing conversion rates, boosting average order values, and facilitating repeat purchases from consumers. 

Paidy is a subsidiary of PayPal, the global payments company. Paidy continues to operate its existing business, maintain its brand and support a wide variety of consumer wallets and marketplaces by providing convenient and innovative services with support from PayPal.

Paidy continues to innovate to make shopping easier and more fun both online and offline. For more information, please visit http://www.paidy.com. 

About Position 

Paidy is looking for an experienced and dedicated Legal Counsel. The Legal Counsel will be expected to provide solutions and drive business by handling legal issues in corporate legal, commercial legal, and regulatory areas. The candidate should be ready and enthusiastic to understand and help solve complex and cutting edge problems within an organization. 

This position will be expected to collaborate with cross-functional departments on matters related to the commercial legal counsel and regulatory audit functions. Communication skills in English will be a must. 

The candidate will be responsible for supporting the Legal & Compliance Division and liaising with different departments on commercial legal matters, including legal review/consultants ranging from regulatory, commercial, labor, and to other fields. 

The candidate will also participate in discussions with a wider PayPal legal community regarding any group integration tasks. 

In addition to the above responsibilities for Paidy, Inc., the candidate may also be assigned tasks for PayPal Japan. 

Key Role & Responsibilities

• Corporate Legal
• Providing support to the Legal & Compliance Division team members regarding corporate governance matters
• Handling administrative tasks for any changes in corporate matters (e.g. directors and paid-in capital) 
• Handling administrative tasks for  intra-group restructuring and providing support related to contract reviews
• Reviewing and drafting internal rules and regulations 
• Commercial Legal
• Reviewing and drafting commercial contracts
• Engaging with relevant business stakeholders and supporting the Legal & Compliance Division team members when advising stakeholders
• Regulatory
• Reviewing and providing solutions for product updates and new service launches
• Advising the regulatory inspections and inquiries (if any)
• Managing regulatory licenses under the Installment Sales Act and providing timely updates to the Division, so that the company can have good relationships with the government agencies to maintain relevant licenses
• Group Integration
• Participating in discussions with a wider PayPal Legal community regarding any legal integration tasks.  
• A portion of the position’s workload may be dedicated to PayPal Japan, depending on the needs of the business. 

Skills & Requirements

Must

• Attorney at law qualified in Japan
• 5-10 years of work experience in legal fields
• Ability to communicate and collaborate cross-functionally
• Strong educational and/or occupational background in legal
• Native-level Japanese
• Business-level English 

Nice to have

• Work experience in government relations and/or in-house legal. 
• Work experience in a legal role at financial institutions is a plus. 

Paidy team will ask about your user experiences with Paidy Apps during the interview. Please download Paidy App and try it out!

• iOS: https://apps.apple.com/jp/app/paidy/id1220373112
• Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.paidy.paidy&hl=en&gl=US

For those who are not able to download Paidy App, due to the regional restrictions, please be advised that you download the similar App, such as Klarna, Afterpay, Affirm and so forth, and come up with your opinions on these applications and services.

Please note that you must be eligible to work in Japan.

What We Offer You

• Diversified team with 230 colleagues from 35+ countries
• Exciting work opportunities in a rapid-growing organization
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Flexible work-from-home arrangement
• Competitive salary and benefits

Paidy Values

Be a winner / 勝ちにこだわる

• Always seek to beat expectations / 期待値を超える為に常に努力する
• Display surprising speed and resourcefulness / 人をスピードと機知で驚かす
• Overcome weaknesses by leveraging the strength and help of others to win / 仲間の強みを活かしたり協力を得ることで、自身の弱みや足りない点を克服する

Own and deliver, together / 共に結果を出す

• Fully support the final decision even if at times you may disagree / たとえ意見が対立することがあったとしても、最終決定を全面的に受け入れ支持する
• Acknowledge and gather the power of others, by communicating and collaborating with them / 仲間の力を認めて活用し、積極的にコミュニケーションをとり、協力する
• Show a will to own actions and go the extra mile without being asked / 行動について強いオーナーシップを持ち、言われずとも業務を遂行しきる覚悟を持つ

Be a valued team member / 価値を認められるメンバーになる

• Strive to play an integral role / 替えの効かない役割を果たす
• Embrace and bridge differences in perspective, language and culture / 異なる意見・考え方、言語と文化の架け橋になる
• Don’t compromise - raise the bar for yourself and others / スタンダードを上げ続けることに妥協しない