About this opportunity:
We are looking for an all-rounded disciplined, organised, personable, flexible, motivated and commercially minded Legal Counsel to join our Market Area Southeast Asia, Oceania and India ("MOAI") Legal Team, based in Kuala Lumpur. This role will be responsible for (i) customer transaction legal support for Southeast Asia (SEA) with a special focus on Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, (ii) regional general legal support for SEA; (ii) Corporate Governance work for the legal entities in SEA and (iii) will also serve as the primary legal point of contact for Sourcing matters in SEA. The role is suited to a mid-level legal counsel who is comfortable operating with a high degree of independence, managing a broad and diverse workload and juggling conflicting priorities across multiple jurisdictions. The successful candidate will work closely with internal business stakeholders including Key Account Management, Contract Management, Sourcing, Financial Control, Compliance and business leaders to deliver pragmatic, high-quality legal support in a fast-paced and dynamic telecommunications environment.
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What you will do:
Customer Transaction Legal Support
- Assist in reviewing, drafting and negotiating customer contracts with telecommunications operators across SEA and providing clear, practical and commercial legal support.
- Identifying legal risks, compliance issues, and potential liabilities while ensuring all terms protect organizational interests.
- Handling customer disputes and legal claims related to transactions, coordinating with internal departments and external counsel to reach resolution through negotiation, mediation, or escalation procedures.
General Legal Support
- Work collaboratively with the broader MOAI Legal Team and Group Function Legal Affairs to ensure consistent and coordinated legal support across the region.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of global/regional initiatives, legal processes, frameworks, and best practices within the MOAI Legal Team.
- Engage proactively with business stakeholders to build trusted partnerships and provide commercially sound legal advice.
- Provide legal advice and support on privacy matters and regulatory compliance across SEA.
- Contributing to training (e.g. sourcing/legal awareness) and knowledge sharing across MOAI
Corporate Governance
- Support corporate reorganisations, restructurings and entity rationalisation initiatives across SEA, including assessing legal entity structures, governance frameworks and regulatory requirements to ensure entities remain appropriately established, compliant and aligned with business objectives.
- Independently manage, lead and provide legal support on corporate secretarial and governance matters, including drafting, reviewing and managing the filing of corporate documents such as board meetings and circular resolutions for Ericsson legal entities across SEA, including Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Brunei and Bangladesh.
- Advisor to the SEA local counsel on statutory compliance, director duties, board resolutions, and regulatory filings in relevant jurisdictions ensuring the entities operate in full compliance with these frameworks.
- Support internal governance processes, including compliance with Ericsson's Code of Business Ethics (COBE) and related internal policies.
- Being the primary interface to external corporate secretaries, Financial Control and local counsel as required across SEA markets to ensure statutory compliance and adherence.
- Maintain corporate records in line with Ericsson requirements.
- Collaborate with broader MOAI and Group Function Legal teams on complex governance, regulatory or director-related issues as appropriate.
- Support and coordination of: Powers of Attorney issuance and tracking & Delegation of authority frameworks
Sourcing & Supply Chain
- Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of sourcing and procurement contracts, including supplier agreements, framework agreements, master service agreements, subcontracting arrangements and tenancy agreements.
- Advise internal stakeholders on legal risks and obligations arising from sourcing transactions across SEA markets.
- Support the development, standardisation and implementation of sourcing contract templates and playbooks for SEA.
- Collaborate with the Sourcing team and other relevant functions to ensure legal compliance and risk mitigation in supplier engagements are addressed.
- Supporting claims positioning, dispute avoidance and escalation, engagement with internal stakeholders on contentious supplier issues
The skills you bring
Qualifications & Experience
- Degree in Law (LL.B or equivalent); admission to the Malaysian Bar or equivalent qualification.
- Minimum 4 to 7 years of post-qualification experience (PQE) in a reputable law firm and/or in-house legal function with the ability to work independently and manage matters with limited supervision.
- Solid experience in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, particularly in sourcing, procurement, or supply chain contexts.
- Hands-on working experience in company secretarial and governance matters. Solid understanding and knowledge of company law, corporate governance and company secretarial matters in Malaysia and/or Singapore; familiarity with other SEA jurisdictions is an advantage.
- Experience in the telecommunications, technology, or infrastructure industry is preferred but not essential.
- Prior exposure to customer contract negotiations is an advantage.
Skills & Competencies
- Strong drafting, negotiation and analytical skills.
- Commercially astute with the ability to provide practical, business-oriented legal advice.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage confidently with senior stakeholders.
- Highly organised, self-driven, and able to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and work activities independently across multiple jurisdictional.
- Collaborative team player who embraces a culture of shared ownership and accountability.
- Comfortable working across diverse cultures and cross-border teams in a multinational environment.
- Demonstrates a culture of speaking up with the confidence to raise concerns and escalate risks.
- Ability to communicate in different Southeast Asian languages will be advantageous.
- Proficient in Generative AI (such as MS Copilot or equivalent), Microsoft Office, SharePoint and other collaboration tools.
Why join Ericsson?At Ericsson, you'll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what's possible. To build solutions never seen before to some of the world's toughest problems. You'll be challenged, but you won't be alone. You'll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next.
What happens once you apply? Click Here to find all you need to know about what our typical hiring process looks like.Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organization is core to our values at Ericsson, that's why we champion it in everything we do. We truly believe that by collaborating with people with different experiences we drive innovation, which is essential for our future growth. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our Ericsson team. Ericsson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. learn more.
Primary country and city: Malaysia (MY) || Bandar Sunway
Req ID: 787080
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Skills Required
- Degree in Law (LL.B or equivalent)
- Admission to the Malaysian Bar or equivalent qualification
- Minimum 4 to 7 years post-qualification experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal function
- Solid experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, especially sourcing/procurement or supply chain agreements
- Hands-on company secretarial and corporate governance experience (Malaysia and/or Singapore preferred)
- Strong drafting, negotiation and analytical skills; ability to provide commercial, business-oriented legal advice
- Ability to independently manage corporate governance and secretarial matters across multiple jurisdictions
- Proficient in Generative AI tools (such as MS Copilot), Microsoft Office, SharePoint and collaboration tools
- Experience in telecommunications, technology, or infrastructure industry
- Prior exposure to customer contract negotiations
- Ability to communicate in different Southeast Asian languages
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