Legal Counsel (6-month Maternity Cover)

We are looking for a Legal Counsel (Maternity Cover) to join our APAC Legal team, supporting South East Asia and Japan. In this role, you will provide pragmatic, solutions-oriented legal advice across a broad range of commercial, corporate, regulatory, and operational matters, working closely with business stakeholders and the APAC General Counsel.

This is a 6-month fixed-term, full-time role, based in Singapore or Malaysia, reporting to the General Counsel - APAC & China.

What You Will Do

• Advise senior management and business teams on commercial, corporate, regulatory, employment, and compliance matters across South East Asia and Japan

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of agreements, including customer, partner/distributor, procurement, hardware, software, professional services contracts, and NDAs

• Lead end-to-end contract lifecycle management, including issue-spotting, risk mitigation, and alignment with internal governance frameworks (GCP, DOA)

• Support commercial negotiations on key risk areas such as liability, indemnities, IP, compliance obligations, certifications, and product lifecycle constraints

• Assess legal and operational risks for high-value or strategic deals, ensuring compliance with internal policies and approval requirements

• Support incident management by advising on contractual rights, obligations, exposure, and risk mitigation strategies

• Partner closely with Sales, R&D, Finance, Risk, Compliance, and Operations to enable commercially sound outcomes

• Participate in regular business reviews to proactively identify legal risks and support commercial priorities

• Drive adoption of legal templates and contracting workflows via the Tomorro platform to improve efficiency

• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, including process optimization, SOP enhancements, and digitization within the Legal function

What You Will Bring

• Qualified lawyer with 5-8+ years post-qualification experience, ideally gained in-house or with strong commercial exposure

• Proven experience supporting multi-jurisdictional or APAC businesses

• Strong background in commercial contracting, including customer, partner/distributor, procurement, hardware, software, and professional services agreements

• Fluent in English (written and spoken) Japanese language capability is advantageous

• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across functions and seniority levels

• A pragmatic, solutions-oriented mindset with strong risk-based judgment

• Ability to work independently, manage priorities effectively, and thrive in a fast-paced environment

What We Offer

• Hybrid working arrangement (3 days in office)

• Supportive and collaborative team culture

• Learning & development opportunities to fuel your growth

• Exposure to a regional, high-impact role within a global organization