Corporate Counsel

Role Overview: 

As Corporate Counsel, with specific responsibility for legal matters in multiple markets in *APAC, you will serve as the principal advisor to SIE businesses and stakeholders in APAC and global legal teams on local law issues for your assigned markets. You will also be assigned responsibilities for matters across the entire APAC region which will include becoming the functional subject matter expert in one or more areas of law (such as consumer laws, marketing and advertising laws, e-commerce laws, etc.) for multiple countries in APAC. The position will report to the Director, Legal, Public Policy & ESG, at SIE’s APAC Hub in Singapore. 

*APAC covers the following markets: Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, China, PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Taiwan, South Korea 

What you'll be doing: 

• Serve as country counsel and principal advisor for multiple markets in APAC but with broader responsibility across APAC for certain subject matter areas 

• Provide legal advice on a broad range of corporate and commercial activities for your markets, including day-to-day business operations, sales, distribution, marketing, advertising, consumer, services, vendor engagements, regulatory matters and litigation, among others 

• Review, draft and negotiate business agreements and legal documents in support of APAC’s business operations, including consulting agreements, nondisclosure agreements, leasing agreements, vendor agreements, event agreements, etc 

• Support, manage or drive regulatory inquiries or investigations, working closely with global or regional teams and outside counsel where required 

• Provide legal training to the various APAC business teams including sales, marketing and operations 

• Work closely with business, operational and functional support teams and provide creative and pragmatic solutions to legal problems 

• Research and provide local law advice to global legal functional teams including Product, Payments, Fraud, Marketing, Facilities, Privacy and other legal teams  

• Work collaboratively with other colleagues in the legal department to standardize processes and systems in the APAC region and manage risk and help drive business growth  

• Work closely with the Legal Director for APAC to manage outside counsel in your assigned countries 

• Assist to drive or manage key corporate legal activities either at an APAC or country level 

• Monitor regulatory developments that affect SIE’s lines of business, and provide legal analysis and compliance recommendations with such laws 

• Manage, perform or implement local or regional project work 

What we're looking for: 

• Law graduate with a license to practice law in Singapore, Australia, New Zealand or another common law jurisdiction 

• Minimum 5years’ experience practicing law either in an in-house corporate legal department, top-tier law firm or a combination of both 

• Excellent drafting and negotiation skills in at least English 

• Familiarity with the laws in multiple countries in the APAC region 

• Experience or familiarity with consumer, e-commerce, product marketing and/or technology laws in the APAC region 

• Experience providing legal support to sales and marketing organizations in the APAC region 

• Excellent communicator possessing excellent interpersonal skills 

• A motivated, reliable, disciplined, self-starter who thinks and works proactively and cross-functionally and is effective at working and solving problems collaboratively with other stakeholders 

• Ability to manage and support projects across multiple geographies and subject matters 

• A keen eye for detail – precision, accuracy, and very good attention to detail are essential 

• Ability to negotiate and think creatively and effectively, balancing legal constraints with business goals and objectives 

• Experience working closely with business teams at all levels 

 Desired Qualities and Experience: 

• Law firm practice experience in the APAC office of a top law firm 

• Ability to speak at least one other language relevant to the APAC region 

• Experience providing legal support for consumer electronics sales (physical and e-sales) and distribution in the APAC region  

• Experience and comfort working in a highly matrixed organization 

• Experience working in a highly engaged team distributed across multiple time zones and cultures 

• Excellent decision-making skills and ability to identify and prioritize the highest impact initiatives and driving them to pragmatic resolution