Job Description

Our client is hiring a Legal Counsel who is proactive and detail-focused to support their expanding team.

The ideal candidate will possess hands-on experience in overseeing the complete lifecycle of commercial contracts, and corporate compliance and regulatory matters. This position presents an excellent opportunity to play a key role in a fast-paced, innovation-led technology start-up.

The responsibilities of this role are:

Provide practical day-to-day legal support to business, HR, finance, supply chain, and sales teams in Singapore and across multiple jurisdictions.
Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including NDAs, procurement and vendor contracts, software licensing, distribution agreements, and hardware/service contracts.
Support corporate governance matters, including preparation of board resolutions, coordination with corporate secretaries, and ongoing subsidiary maintenance.
Advise HR on employment-related matters such as contract drafting, probation and termination processes, workplace investigations, confidentiality and IP assignments, and PDPA compliance for employee data.
Oversee data protection compliance (PDPA/GDPR), review SaaS/data-processing clauses, and support cross-border data governance initiatives.
Develop, update, and maintain internal compliance policies, including those related to data protection, contract governance, export control and internal controls.
Work with external counsel to manage cross-border employment issues, intellectual property protection, dispute management, and compliance with local regulatory requirements, including interactions with government authorities.
Support risk management efforts and develop essential legal templates and workflows (e.g., contract processes, compliance policies, data protection documents).
Deliver legal training to internal teams on contract fundamentals, data privacy, export control compliance and related topics.
Conduct KYC/AML checks and establish compliance procedures to support regulatory requirements.

The ideal candidate will need to have the following qualities and experience:

Bachelor's Degree in Law (LLB) from a recognized university.
Minimum 5 years of relevant legal experience with hands-on exposure to commercial, corporate, employment, and compliance matters experience in the technology sector is preferred.
Prior familiarity with industries such as AI infrastructure, cloud computing, or data center operations will be an advantage.
Demonstrated experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, particularly those involving technology products and services.
Excellent communication, analytical, and negotiation skills, with the ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, cross-border environment.