cbs APAC is a leading international consultancy headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany. We deliver high-end quality consulting and technology services to large industrial corporations that run SAP. For more information about our company, please visit our website at cbs APAC.
Position: Legal Counsel - JP/EN
Modules: Legal
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Key Responsibilities:
Contract Management & Review
Review all contracts arising from Procurement activities and RfP (Request for Proposal) processes.
Draft legal clauses and perform redlining using approved templates.
Prepare, update, and maintain contract templates and ensure alignment with standard documentation.
Monitor and track legal document revisions and maintain legal trackers.
Stakeholder Engagement
Liaise with internal stakeholders, including the delivery team and business units, to ensure legal clarity and alignment.
Coordinate and support vendor registration processes with external parties.
Regulatory, Compliance & Corporate Support
Support internal Data Protection compliance initiatives across the region.
Assist with MOF (Ministry of Finance) applications, insurance renewals, and matters related to entity incorporation.
Ensure legal compliance across operational processes and documentation.
Qualifications:
Open for Japanese citizen or Japan PR only.
Bachelor’s degree in Law or equivalent legal qualification.
Preferably admitted to the Bar, or holds CLP/equivalent professional certification (optional but an advantage).
Strong command of Japanese and English, with excellent reading, writing, and communication skills in both languages.
Detail-oriented with strong analytical and drafting abilities.
Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
ME: This is you
An analytical and problem-solving consultant with the desire to develop your own skills and talents.
An eloquent and extroverted person happy to support our pre-sales cycle.
Passionate and determined while appreciating teamwork.
Willing to take over responsibility and to make decisions.
Able to lead a small team, with strong social and communication skills.
WE: That's us
A great team of passionate consultants
Strong personalities that are fair, open, and respectful to each other
Attractive and competitive salary and package
A company that continuously spends more than 6% of its revenue in the education of its employees
Interested in sharing the ONE passion?
We’d love to hear from you! Don’t hesitate to contact us by phone, email, or LinkedIn. We look forward to receiving your application documents, which should include your résumé (along with project descriptions), salary expectations, and references (if available). If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Law or equivalent legal qualification
- Preferably admitted to the Bar or holds CLP/equivalent certification
- Strong command of Japanese and English
- Detail-oriented with strong analytical and drafting abilities
- Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively
What We Do
Consulting excellence for world market leaders – this is what cbs stands for. We advise the world’s most amazing companies: renowned, highly innovative customers and hidden champions of the international manufacturing, pharma, life science, chemical, and automotive industry. We share the drive, the values, and the culture. As a development platform for highly skilled and dedicated consultants, we aim to be the best, most innovative and reliable partner for our clients in our market. With experience from more than 5,000 international projects and 30 years of market presence, we are the hidden champion for global and digital end-to-end business process solutions. 70 percent of the world market leaders of European origin trust us. We are their partner at eye level and global supplier of their corporate business solutions based on SAP software and cloud technology. cbs reached revenue of €277 mio. in 2024. Since 2009, revenue has quadrupled. Lasting customer relationships have been the foundation of the company’s success. More than 350 high-profile companies place their trust in cbs. With cbs Enterprise Transformer® for SAP S/4HANA®, cbs offers an innovative software for transitioning to the new world of SAP. As part of the Materna Group cbs draws on more than 1,700 employees at 40 locations – with its headquarters in Heidelberg, its offices in Germany, and international offices (Switzerland, Austria, Spain, Finland, USA, Malaysia, Singapore, China, Japan, India, Australia). Through its global consulting organization, its subsidiary leogistics, the manufacturing specialist Trebing + Himstedt, the human experience management consultant projekt0708, supported by nearshore and offshore centers as well as a strong partner network, cbs implements successful large-scale client projects around the globe. Managing Directors: Rainer Wittwen (CEO), Holger Scheel, Stefan Risse https://www.cbs-consulting.com/en/imprint/
