Global Legal Director (In-house)

Key Responsibilities: . Define and implement the company's global legal compliance framework, ensuring all operations align with local regulations and international legal standards across multiple regions. . Design, refine, and manage a comprehensive global contract system, including the development of standardized legal templates oversee the drafting and review of high stakes commercial agreements, investment documents, and other complex legal instruments build and maintain a proactive global legal risk management structure. . Lead the resolution of significant legal disputes, including litigation and arbitration, on behalf of the company offer direct legal support and strategic guidance during major negotiations, M&A transactions, financing activities, and other critical business initiatives to protect corporate interests. . Deliver strategic, forward-thinking legal counsel to senior leadership and business units proactively identify, assess, and communicate potential legal and compliance risks inherent in global operations. . Supervise and mentor the global legal team, including professionals based in Singapore and other international offices coordinate and manage relationships with external counsel and legal advisors to ensure optimal support. . Monitor and analyze legal and regulatory developments in key markets build and maintain a centralized global legal information repository to inform and guide business strategy.
Qualifications: . Bachelor degree or higher in Law (e.g., LL.M., J.D.) from a prestigious university, or possess a foreign legal degree. . Minimum of 8-10 years of experience in a top-tier law firm and/or the legal department of a multinational corporation, including at least 5 years in a management role (e.g., Legal Director, Senior Legal Counsel). . Proficient in corporate law, contract law, foreign investment, data privacy, intellectual property, and dispute resolution. Possess extensive experience and a successful track record in handling cross-border transactions, compliance projects, and complex legal disputes. . Excellent bilingual communication (Chinese & English), negotiation, and drafting skills, with the ability to use English as the primary working language. Strong leadership, cross cultural collaboration skills, and the ability to clearly articulate complex legal issues to senior executives. . Strong business acumen, strategic thinking, and risk judgment. Proactive, detail-oriented, responsible, and capable of leading a team in a fast-paced international environment.