A well-established multinational group with operations across Asia is building out its legal and compliance support in Singapore. With a long-standing global footprint and regulated commercial operations across multiple markets, the business is strengthening its governance framework and formalising its regional legal oversight.
This is a newly created role and will be the first dedicated legal presence in Singapore, offering meaningful ownership within a structured and process-driven environment.
The role is offered on a 12 year contract, with flexibility to consider part-time arrangements for the right candidate.
Key Responsibilities
- Draft, review and negotiate a range of commercial agreements (distribution, vendor, services, NDAs).
- Provide practical legal support to business teams across Singapore and selected Asia markets.
- Coordinate and manage external counsel where required.
- Support and strengthen internal compliance processes, including policy updates and monitoring.
- Deliver compliance training (e.g. anti-bribery awareness).
- Assist with business partner due diligence and regulatory hygiene.
- Support data protection matters, including PDPA-related processes and data requests.
- Liaise with corporate secretarial vendors on statutory filings and governance matters.
- Act as a reliable internal point of contact for day-to-day legal queries.
Key Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Law.
- At least 13 years of legal and/or compliance experience (in-house exposure preferred).
- Strong contract drafting and review skills.
- Familiarity with Singapore regulatory and data protection frameworks.
- Comfortable working independently in a lean setup.
- Process-oriented, structured, and commercially minded.
- Based in Singapore and able to work onsite (East region).
