The successful candidate will primarily provide privacy support, while also supporting legal, compliance, and AI governance matters for business and operational functions in Singapore and other APAC region including:

What you will be doing

Conducting privacy impact assessment and provide solutions for products/services/activities from regional privacy regulatory perspective, and promote and maintain privacy management framework in regions
Advising and counselling on various privacy, legal, compliance and AI governance matters of Sony's businesses
Drafting, vetting and negotiating a varied range of legal, commercial and corporate documents, as well as reviewing and advising on the company's rights and liabilities under existing commercial and corporate agreements
Assessing compliance risks and supporting regional compliance activities to implement Sony's compliance policies and procedures, compliance training and ethics messaging, compliance reviews and audits, and internal investigations
Assisting in legal disputes and governance matters and procedures, liaising with, and managing external lawyers
Supporting company secretary matters
Liaising with Sony's legal colleagues in Tokyo and other countries for region-wise or global matters

What you should have

LLB (Hons) from the National University of Singapore and/or a recognized university in a common Asia Pacific law jurisdiction
Legal knowledge about privacy, commercial, consumer and AI laws in Singapore and/or other Asia Pacific countries
Expertise in applying legal frameworks to electronics hardware, software, data and retail business
5 to 8 years post qualification experience in general corporate/commercial work, together with minimum 3 years post qualification experience in privacy work, including conducting privacy impact assessments, drafting privacy-related documentation such as privacy policies, privacy notices, and data processing agreements, and implementing new privacy regulations in-house in a corporation, preferably in the information technology context. Experience in GDPR compliance is an advantage
Good command of written and spoken English
Data protection certifications: CIPP, CIPM (advantageous)

What will help you succeed

Conscientious, meticulous and analytical with good interpersonal and communication skill
Confident, resourceful, dynamic and proactive disposition
Facilitate across functions and business units with good understanding of business directions while having a facilitative and commercial mindset
Experiences of working in/w different cultures would be advantageous

Benefits you will have

Flexible work arrangement (because we understand Life happens)
Comprehensive medical benefits (including physical health screenings and term life insurance benefits)
AWS and variable bonus
Special staff purchase rates
Flexible benefits (so you can claim for that staycay or gym membership you've been eyeing)
Corporate social responsibility time off for 1 day each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice
Milestone gifts (such as long service award and marriage gift because we want to celebrate both your professional and personal milestones)
Wellness activities to promote healthy lifestyles
Curated training programmes to encourage continuous professional development

At Sony, we strive to create a place for you to realise your potential and inspire you to make positive impact through innovation, smart collaboration and boundless curiosity. We are looking for people who believe that they can enrich lives and help us achieve our purpose – fill the world with emotion, through the power of creativity and technology.

Legal Counsel, Privacy & Compliance