Responsibilities
Reporting to the Head of Corporate, your key responsibilities will include the following:
- Serve as the legal advisor to the Company, providing practical and commercially sound legal advice to management and the various business units.
- Draft, review, negotiate and advise on a broad range of commercial agreements, including partnership agreements, purchase and sale agreements, service agreements, vendor agreements, tenancy agreements, financing agreements, employment contracts, non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), memoranda of understanding (MOUs), tender documents and other legal instruments.
- Support strategic business initiatives, including joint ventures, partnerships, mergers and acquisitions, and other corporate transactions, while identifying and mitigating legal and commercial risks.
- Advise on licensing, permit and regulatory requirements applicable to the Company's businesses and operations, including interactions with regulators where required.
- Develop, implement and maintain legal policies, governance frameworks, contract management processes, templates and internal guidance materials to strengthen organisational compliance and operational efficiency.
- Establish legal workflows and knowledge management practices to enable business units to operate efficiently while managing legal risks appropriately.
- Review and advise on corporate policies, internal guidelines and governance documents to ensure alignment with legislative and regulatory requirements.
- Provide legal interpretation of applicable legislation and advise on regulatory developments that may impact the Company's operations.
- Manage legal risks, disputes, claims and potential litigation, and coordinate with external legal counsel where required.
- Manage relationships with external legal advisers to ensure commercially focused, timely and cost-effective legal support.
- Support Corporate Secretarial, Board and Board Committee matters, including governance documentation, review of Board papers, resolutions, corporate secretarial requirements and compliance with applicable corporate governance standards.
- Partner with senior management to strengthen internal controls, risk management practices and governance standards across the organisation.
- Support and oversee the Company’s data protection and privacy matters, including compliance with applicable data protection legislation, internal policies and data governance requirements. Where required, take on responsibility for the Company’s data protection function and related initiatives.
- Support business transformation initiatives and undertake other legal or strategic projects as assigned.
Requirements
- Qualified to practise law in Singapore or another recognised common law jurisdiction.
- At least 5 years post qualification experience and be from an established in-house legal team or established private practice law firm with relevant experience
- Strong experience in commercial contracts, corporate advisory, regulatory compliance and risk management.
- Strong commercial acumen with the ability to balance legal risk against business objectives.
- Excellent negotiation, drafting and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and provide practical, solution-oriented advice.
- Experience in the hospitality, travel, retail or aviation sectors will be an advantage.
- Experience advising on data protection matters, internationally recognized data privacy certifications (e.g. CIPP/A, CIPP/E) would be advantageous. Candidates without prior data protection experience should be willing to take on data protection responsibilities and develop the necessary knowledge and competencies in this area.