Legal for Digital Bank Establishment

Money Forward

Legal

Fintech

Compliance

About this role

Money Forward is hiring a Legal specialist to support the establishment of a new digital bank, a joint venture formed with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) in 2025, with secondment to the new company (based in Tamachi, Tokyo). The role builds banking legal expertise from the ground up, working from the pre-opening preparation phase through post-opening operations. Initial responsibilities include drafting and reviewing contracts, terms of use and agreements, first-line handling of internal legal inquiries, supporting board and shareholder-meeting administration, and assisting intellectual-property (trademark and patent) management. Over time the role gradually takes on broader banking legal work as the person deepens specialized banking-law knowledge to become a core member. Full-time. The posting is written in Japanese.

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