About the client

Our Client is an engineering company that started in the Netherlands and now serves more than 17 countries around the globe. They offer a wide range of goods and services from technical products, co-engineering services and customization solutions.

What the job role is:
• Primary contact for all Legal and Ethics & Compliance issues arising from business activities and projects across businesses in Singapore, Malaysia, and China
• Making sure that adequate contracts are in place with customers, suppliers, and other business partners in accordance with our organizations Global Policies & Procedures
• Partner with internal and external stakeholders to foster alignment and develop mutually beneficial solutions to Legal matters including claims handling and interpretation, negotiation and enforcement of contracts
• Give regular training on relevant Legal and Ethics & Compliance topics and actively update management of relevant developments
• Ensure that Global Legal and... E&C related Policies & Procedures are adequately implemented and maintained including training and ad hoc advice
• Setting Ethics & Compliance standards and enabling and growing corporate compliance behaviors and culture, in alignment with Global Policies & Procedures including anti-bribery & corruption, competition law, trade and export compliance, data protection, and conflicts of interest
• Provide legal support for acquisitions (potential), investments and other strategic transactions, including performing due diligence, drafting and negotiating term sheets and definitive transaction documentation, and supporting closing transactions and post-closing integration, all in alignment with Group Legal and in accordance with our organizations Global Policies & Procedures
• Liaise with company secretaries in the execution and maintenance of all required corporate filings and reports in accordance with applicable laws and regulations
• Direct reporting line to the Chief Financial Officer
• Dotted reporting line to the Group General Counsel and the Group Ethics & Compliance Director

Requirements:
• Called to the Bar in Singapore/Malaysia, with at least 5 years of Post-Qualified experience accumulated from one or more reputable law firms and/or industrial multi- national companies
• Minimum education required: Bachelors Degree in Law
• Work experience includes a focus on corporate and contract law, and on advising and implementing
• Ethics & Compliance policies in a corporate environment
• Capable of thinking analytically and strategically, ensures tactical execution is aligned with our plans and able to clearly articulate own perspectives logically
• Fluent in English and proficient in Mandarin language in order to liaise with China based associates and colleagues
• A real team player, though also a self-starter and able to work independently as sole legal counsel and compliance officer in the region
Singapore

Salary Criteria