Director, Legal Counsel, ASEAN & South Pacific
Singapore, Singapore
Listed on 2026-03-04
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Law/Legal
Legal Counsel, Employment Law, Business Law, Financial Law
Location: Singapore
Role Type: Individual Contributor
Please note: This role is not a fully remote position. The selected candidate will need to be based in Singapore and follow our hybrid work setup—3 days onsite and 2 days working from home each week. This is an Individual Contributor position.
We are looking for a talented, creative, and agile legal professional with growth and compliance mindset to serve as Director, Legal Counsel - ASP (Singapore) as part of the legal team for the ASEAN and South Pacific Operating Unit (“ASP OU”), with focus on supply point and innovation functions based in Singapore and regional coverage for Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands and Papua New Guinea.
The successful candidate will also be expected to partner and collaborate effectively with other legal team members within ASP OU, including the other Legal Counsel for Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands and Papua New Guinea, and global legal teams. This is a unique opportunity to work as an in-house lawyer at one of the world’s most well-known brands and tackling some of the most cutting‑edge legal issues of our time.
You’ll Do
Essential tasks and responsibilities of the role include:
- Serving as primary legal partner to the supply point and innovation teams, and the legal partner and support for Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands and Papua New Guinea, delivering proactive, timely, risk assessment, solution‑oriented legal counsel, advice and deliverables on a wide variety of matters impacting the business, upholding compliance, governance and protecting the organization’s reputation and enterprise interests
- Providing risk assessment, solution‑oriented legal advice and legal implementation related to various applicable laws and regulations, such as anti‑bribery, competition law, consumer protection, data and privacy, digital, employment, food law, environment, sustainability, supply chain, corporate and investment laws, etc.
- Providing proactive legal advice and counseling for strategic partnerships framework and providing local legal support for M&A initiatives
- Reviewing and approving consumer‑facing materials, including innovations, advertising, campaigns, promotions, public affairs or consumer communications, claims, labels and packaging, etc. to be in line with relevant Company policies and applicable laws and regulations
- Protecting company’s assets, including effective partnership with intellectual property subject matter experts
- Conducting contract analysis and drafting, supporting contract negotiation and implementation to achieve business objectives and protect enterprise interest and reputation
- Managing and advising on legal dispute resolution and litigation, including partnering with internal subject matter experts and managing external litigation counsel, as needed
- Providing proactive legal advice and advocacy on public policies relevant to business and enterprise interests
- Providing legal guidance, education/training and direction related to building and implementing governance, compliance routines, and other legal compliance mechanisms
- Support and implement efficiency opportunities on the day‑to‑day operation to enhance the quality and speed of the legal service delivery to the business
- Carry out any other instruction given by OU ASP Counsel to protect and advance business and legal team priorities and interests
- Bachelor of Law degree. Preferably holds a valid Australian practicing certificate
- Minimum of 8 years of in‑house counsel and/or law firm experience. Experience in the FMCG industry would be a plus
- Business Partnership:
Strong growth mindset with the ability to proactively learn and understand business operations, priorities and objectives, and process the knowledge to provide proactive, timely and solution‑oriented legal advice, counsel and deliverables - Legal Efficacy:
Strong general legal technical skills, including the ability to identify and assess risks, provide sound and solution‑oriented legal advice and counsel in relation to various applicable laws and regulations, such as those in the area of anti‑bribery, competition law, consumer…
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