Hiring.Camp

Legal and Compliance Officer

PALMPAY LIMITED

·

Sep 17, 2026

Apply
Type
Full-time
Department
Legal
Experience
2+ years
Education
Bachelor
Closing date
Today
Source
ApplyToJob

Description

Job Title: Legal and Compliance Officer
Department: Legal & Compliance
Reports To: Legal & Compliance Manager
Employment Type: Full-time

Position Overview

The Legal & Compliance Officer provides administrative, coordination, documentation, and monitoring support to the Legal & Compliance function.

The position is responsible for ensuring that legal and compliance matters are properly coordinated, documented, tracked, and followed through with the relevant departments, management, regulators, external counsel, and other stakeholders.

The role allows the Head of Legal & Compliance to focus on substantive legal matters, regulatory risk assessment, compliance oversight, and management advisory while ensuring that day-to-day legal and compliance activities are properly organized and monitored.
 

Key Responsibilities

1. Legal Coordination and Administration

  • Coordinate legal requests received from various departments and ensure proper routing and follow-up.
  • Maintain a tracker of contracts, legal requests, approvals, signatures, and outstanding action items.
  • Coordinate contract review and execution with relevant departments and authorized signatories.
  • Monitor contract status, renewal dates, expiration dates, and other important deadlines.
  • Coordinate with external counsel on legal matters, requests for documents, consultations, and case-related requirements.
  • Assist in preparing and organizing documents for legal review.
  • Maintain an organized and confidential filing system for contracts, legal documents, correspondence, and corporate records.
  • Schedule meetings and coordinate discussions involving Legal and other departments.
  • Follow up with concerned personnel on pending legal action items and deliverables.

2. Compliance Coordination and Monitoring

  • Maintain a compliance calendar and tracker covering regulatory submissions, licenses, permits, reports, and other compliance requirements.
  • Monitor deadlines and follow up with responsible departments to ensure timely completion of compliance requirements.
  • Coordinate the collection and consolidation of documents and information required for regulatory submissions, audits, and compliance reviews.
  • Maintain records of regulatory filings, submissions, acknowledgments, and supporting documents.
  • Assist in monitoring compliance with company policies, procedures, and internal controls.
  • Track compliance issues, action plans, and remediation items until closure.
  • Assist in preparing compliance reports, presentations, and management updates.
  • Coordinate with relevant departments regarding implementation of compliance requirements.

3. Regulatory and Corporate Documentation

  • Assist in organizing documents required by regulatory agencies, including the SEC, BSP, CIC, LGUs, and other applicable government agencies.
  • Maintain a database of corporate registrations, licenses, permits, certificates, and regulatory documents.
  • Assist in monitoring validity and renewal dates of licenses, permits, and registrations.
  • Assist in preparing documentary requirements for regulatory filings and applications.
  • Maintain an organized repository of corporate and compliance records.

4. Policy and Document Management

  • Assist in the coordination and documentation of company policies, procedures, guidelines, and internal controls.
  • Track policy reviews, approvals, revisions, and implementation.
  • Maintain the master list and latest versions of Legal and Compliance policies and documents.
  • Coordinate with HR and other departments on the dissemination and implementation of policies.

5. Audit and Investigation Support

  • Coordinate document requests relating to internal and external audits.
  • Assist in gathering and organizing documents and information requested by auditors or regulators.
  • Maintain audit and compliance request trackers.
  • Assist the Head of Legal & Compliance in monitoring responses and remediation of audit findings.
  • Maintain confidentiality of sensitive legal, employee, customer, and company information.

6. General Administrative Support

  • Prepare meeting agendas, minutes, action-item trackers, and follow-up reports.
  • Prepare basic reports, spreadsheets, presentations, and monitoring dashboards.
  • Manage calendars and schedules relating to Legal & Compliance activities.
  • Perform other administrative and coordination functions as may be assigned by the Head of Legal & Compliance.
     

Qualifications

Education

  • Bachelor's degree in Legal Management, Political Science, Business Administration, Accountancy, or a related field.
  • Paralegal certification or relevant legal/compliance training is an advantage.

Experience

  • At least 2 - 3 years of experience in a legal, compliance, corporate secretarial, paralegal, administrative,  or related role
  • Experience in a law firm, financial services company, financing company, or regulated industry is an advantage.

Knowledge and Skills

  • Basic understanding of legal and regulatory processes.
  • Strong organizational and coordination skills.
  • Excellent attention to detail and ability to monitor multiple deadlines.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
  • Ability to prepare and maintain trackers and reports.
  • Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information appropriately.
  • Strong follow-up and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to work independently while knowing when matters require escalation to the Head of Legal & Compliance.

Core Competencies

  • Organization and attention to detail
  • Follow-through and accountability
  • Confidentiality and integrity
  • Communication and coordination
  • Time and deadline management
  • Problem-solving
  • Document and records management
  • Regulatory awareness
  • Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities
     

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Performance may be measured based on:

  • Timely and accurate completion of Legal & Compliance administrative requirements.
  • Accuracy and completeness of legal and compliance trackers.
  • Timely monitoring and escalation of regulatory and contractual deadlines.
  • Proper maintenance and accessibility of legal and compliance records.
  • Timely follow-up and closure of assigned action items.
  • Accuracy and completeness of documents prepared for legal, compliance, audit, and regulatory purposes.
  • Responsiveness to internal and external stakeholders.
  • Maintenance of confidentiality and proper handling of sensitive information.

Role Boundaries

The Legal & Compliance Officer does not provide independent legal advice, make legal determinations, approve legal documents, or exercise the authority of the Head of Legal & Compliance.

The position primarily provides coordination, monitoring, documentation, and administrative support, with substantive legal and compliance matters subject to review and direction by the Head of Legal & Compliance.

Skills

ExcelCompliance

Similar Jobs

30

Legal and compliance internship: AI Compliance & Privacy Office

Asml·Veldhoven, North Brabant·Hybrid

1d ago

Manager Legal and Compliance

Cheq·India

Legal and Compliance Intern - Summer 2027

Tricon Energy·Houston, Texas

2d ago

Legal and Compliance Generalist

Endex·Austin, Texas +7·Onsite

6d ago

Spring Intern- Legal and Compliance

Spirit of America·Arlington, Virginia·Onsite

1w ago

Director of Legal, Compliance and Co-Sec

Mulberry·Kensington, New York·Hybrid

1w ago

FID Compliance Officer, Legal and Compliance

Ms·Japan

2w ago

FID Compliance Officer, Legal and Compliance

Morgan Stanley·Tokyo, Japan

2w ago

Legal and Compliance Manager

AdAction Interactive·Austin, Texas +2

2w ago

Senior Executive Assistant, Legal and Compliance

Ullico·Bethesda, Maryland +1·Hybrid

2w ago

Compliance and Legal Counsel

Kastle·San Francisco, California·Onsite

2w ago

Compliance Specialist, Regulatory Intelligence, Safety and Compliance Legal

Amazon Company

Compliance and Legal Counsel

Kastle·San Francisco, California·Onsite

2w ago

Operations Manager (Legal and Compliance)

Exness jobs for internal candidates·Cyprus

3w ago

Legal and Compliance Executive

Davidkennedyrecruitment·Birkirkara, Malta·Remote, Hybrid

3w ago

Senior Enterprise Account Executive - Legal and Compliance (German & English Speaking)

Thomson Reuters·Langenfeld, North Rhine-Westphalia·Remote

3w ago

Business Development / Legal and Compliance (m/w/d)

Axess Ag·Anif, Salzburg

3w ago

Business Manager - Risk, Compliance and Legal (7 Months Fixed Contract)

Prudential·EISG, Singapore – Marina One

3w ago

Enterprise Account Executive - Legal and Compliance (Swedish & English Speaking)

Thomson Reuters·Gothenburg, Nebraska +2·Hybrid

3w ago

Senior Executive - Legal and Compliance

Calpion·Mumbai, Maharashtra

3w ago

Assistant Manager Legal and Compliance

Cheq·India

VP/AVP, Data Scientist, Group Legal, Compliance and Secretariat

Dbs·Singapore

4w ago

Operations Executive – Legal and Compliance

Myop·Kozhikode, Kerala

1mo ago

Head, Legal and Compliance Risk, Control and Administration TH

CIMB Group Malaysia·Bangkok, Thailand

1mo ago

Manager, Enterprise Business Systems-Finance, Legal and Compliance

Albemarle leads the world in·Mumbai, Maharashtra·Hybrid

1mo ago

VP/AVP, Business Legal and Compliance, Global Financial Markets

Dbs·One Island East, Hong Kong

1mo ago

Intern - Ethics and Compliance (Legal)

HOWMET ENGINE SYSTEMS·Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania·Hybrid

1mo ago

P&C Business Partner Finance & Legal and Compliance

Roche·South San Francisco, California

1mo ago

Senior Enterprise Account Executive - Legal and Compliance

Thomson Reuters·London, England·Hybrid

1mo ago

Trade and Compliance Legal Counsel

Adobe·Lehi, Utah +5

1mo ago