Legal Counsel, SEA

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Provide legal support for corporate governance, business operations, and personnel management of call centers and subsidiaries in Southeast Asia. This includes assisting with company registration changes, qualification applications, daily operational contract reviews, and labor compliance consultations.
• Conduct compliance assessments, draft, negotiate, and finalize terms and conditions, as well as commercial contracts for various products targeting the Southeast Asian market.
• Assist in handling consumer disputes, litigation, and emergencies in Southeast Asia.
• Establish and optimize legal systems and processes, while providing internal compliance training.
• Drive the localization of global compliance projects and undertake other tasks assigned by the team.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• A Bachelor's degree or above, having successfully passed the national judicial examination in any jurisdiction.
• At least 5 years of experience in a law firm or company, with prior exposure to international assignments.
• Knowledge in Business Chinese is essential as group legal documents are in Mandarin.
• Exhibit strong cross-team, cross-department communication, and organizational collaboration skills.
• Ability to work and partner effectively within a complex matrix organization and across boundaries, embracing multi-cultural and multi-jurisdictional practice;
• Sense of ownership, proactive, inquisitive with appropriate attention to detail;
• A solutions-focused mindset and excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, flexible thinking with delivery of pragmatic and compliant business solutions.