Corporate/M&A (vendor & buy-side)

• Draft, review, and negotiate NDAs, term sheets/LOIs, SPAs (with counsel), disclosure letters, and ancillaries.
• Lead commercial due diligence: coordinate data requests, review key contracts, prepare red- flag reports and exec summaries.
• Stand up/manage data rooms; run QA, track issues to closure with finance/ops/tech.
• Prepare board/shareholder materials (resolutions, minutes), cap-table updates, and corporate Housekeeping.

Commercial Contracts & Product/Service Enablement

• Draft/negotiate MSAs/Service Agreements (with SLAs), SOWs, licensing & technology agreements, DPAs, vendor/subcontractor agreements, partnerships/MOUs.
• Own contract templates & negotiation playbooks; drive consistency across the portfolio.
• Support pricing/packaging and risk allocation (liability, indemnities, service credits) aligned to our operating model.

Employment & Consultancy

• Prepare/localize employment contracts, consultancy agreements, IP assignment/NDA packs, and policy updates; advise on redeploy vs. release during integrations (with HR).
• Spot/escalate employment-law risks; coordinate with HR on remediation and comms.

Regulatory, Compliance & Governance

• Advise on Philippine onshore & economic-zone regimes (e.g., PEZA, BOI, Clark/CEZA) and operational compliance; liaise with regulators as needed.
• Track core compliance (data privacy, marketing consents, basic consumer/telecom where applicable) and brief leadership on risk.
• Helpful (not required): familiarity with UAE free-zone frameworks (ADGM/DIFC) for holdco considerations.

External Counsel & Cross-Functional Leadership

• Scope/instruct external counsel efficiently; manage budgets/milestones.
• Partner daily with CEO, COO, CFO, Head of Integration, CTO/CPO on deal execution, integrations, commercial enablement.

What You’ll Bring

• LLB/JD; Philippine Bar; trained at a Tier-1 Philippine law firm (top-tier corporate/M&A practice).
• 5–8+ years PQE across corporate/M&A and commercial contracting.
• Demonstrated capability to draft from scratch: NDAs, LOIs/term sheets, MSAs/SOWs with SLAs, licensing/technology agreements, employment/consultancy agreements, DPAs.
• Strong commercial DD experience and the ability to produce clear red-flag reports for executives.
• Working knowledge of Philippine employment law, Data Privacy Act, and economic-zone rules; litigation awareness.
• Fluent in English and Tagalog (Filipino), written and spoken; confident with counterparties, banks, and regulators.
• High ownership, bias to action, and comfort in entrepreneurial, fast-paced environments.

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with cross-border structures and free-zone regimes (e.g., ADGM/DIFC).
• Experience in BPO/IT-BPM, shared services, or technology transactions.
• Exposure to fundraising and/or private credit or acquisition financing.