About this role
<p><span style=""><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><b><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">MAIN PURPOSE</span></span></b></span></span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><span style=""><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Franklin Gothic Medium', sans-serif">Serve as a cornerstone for driving business growth in the Asia Pacific region by providing competent, skilled, and professional legal services.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Franklin Gothic Medium', sans-serif">Offer legal guidance and support to minimize legal and business risks and ensure compliance for all group companies</span></span><span style=""><span style="Franklin Gothic Medium', sans-serif">.</span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style=""><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><b><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">KEY RESPONSIBILITIES</span></span></b></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">1. Legal Support Function </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Providing accurate and timely legal advice to the company on a variety of topics, such as contracts, competition law, intellectual property law, civil law, and others.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Negotiating, drafting, and reviewing agreements, contracts, and other legal documents to ensure that the company's legal rights are protected.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Handling legal disputes, including litigation, arbitration, mediation, and other methods of conflict resolution.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Researching and evaluating different risk factors related to business decisions and operations to help the company make informed decisions.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Receiving reports on legal issues from regional companies and preparing a monthly legal report for the headquarters.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Providing appropriate legal training to regional companies to ensure compliance with legal requirements.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Communicating and negotiating with external parties, such as external counsel and public authorities, to establish relationships of trust.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Specifying internal governance policies and regularly monitoring compliance to ensure that the company operates within legal and ethical boundaries.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Applying effective risk management techniques and offering proactive advice on possible legal issues to help the company avoid legal problems.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Dealing with complex matters involving multiple stakeholders and interests while maintaining professionalism, integrity, and responsibility.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of changes in legislation to ensure that the company remains compliant with all legal requirements.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">2. Brand Management Function</span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Conducting anti-counterfeiting activities in the region, including market investigations, raid actions, border measures, and online takedowns.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Managing criminal and civil actions against infringers.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif"><span style="">Conducting trademark searches, filings, and management in relation to the SAPAC brand and marketing.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style=""><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">3. Risk Management Function</span></span> </span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style=""><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Supporting cross-functional risk management and crisis response efforts in the region.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Identifying and analysing various risks in the region and evaluating the severity of each risk by considering its potential consequences.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Evaluating employees' level of risk awareness and developing, coordinating, and delivering risk management training programs throughout the region.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Promoting and fostering an ethical mindset across the region through continuous employee training initiatives.</span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style=""><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><b><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">REQUIREMENTS</span></span></b></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Proven experience as a legal counsel or legal manager in a business environment for at least 5 years.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Excellent knowledge and understanding of corporate law and legal procedures.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Demonstrated ability to develop effective legal strategies, both defensive and proactive.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">High degree of professional ethics and integrity.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Sound judgment and analytical skills, with the ability to analyse complex situations and information.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="Times New Roman', serif"><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Outstanding communication skills, including the ability to clearly and effectively convey legal information to non-legal stakeholders.</span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul>