Legal Counsel

Legal Support

• Work closely with business units and cross-functional departments on a broad range of legal matters.
• Review, interpret, and advise on relevant local laws across APAC, including court rulings, policies, and practices.
• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts and legal documents, including channel partner agreements, distributorship agreements, service agreements, legal notices, and others.
• Provide advice on regulatory matters and strategic issues, supporting the maintenance of a strong compliance framework across the business.
• Advise on legal and ethical considerations arising from day-to-day business activities, including supporting negotiations with customers, vendors, and other stakeholders.
• Manage claims involving the business and support preparation for litigation or arbitration, including liaising with regulators, internal stakeholders, and external counsel.
• Develop strategies to mitigate legal risks in areas such as product development and marketing, working closely with internal teams and regional legal counterparts to ensure effective implementation.
• Prepare standard contract templates and guidance materials, and establish and maintain a legal database for entities across APAC.

Compliance and Risk Management Support

• Assist with investigations into employee misconduct and broader non-compliance matters.
• Develop and deliver training on risk management and compliance topics such as anti-fraud, anti-cartel, anti-corruption, contract management, and corporate governance.
• Create and distribute awareness materials, including email updates, posters, leaflets, and ethics guidance tools.
• Conduct risk analysis across APAC and support the implementation of mitigation strategies for critical risks.
• Participate in and facilitate meetings with risk managers across different business units.
• Support the operation of systems related to export control and personal data protection.

Project Support

• Support the Legal and Risk function on various projects from a legal and risk management perspective.

Collaboration

• Collaborate with business units and departments across the Asia Pacific region (excluding Japan, China, and Korea) on legal and risk management initiatives.
• Contribute to global legal and risk management projects led at the corporate level.
• Drive innovation in risk management and compliance through the use of technology, including IT tools, AI, gamification, and behavioural economics approaches.