Legal Counsel - Overseas Legal and Compliance

About the role

Hailide International (Singapore) Pte Ltd, the international headquarters of Hailide Group, a manufacturer and distributor of textile products listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, is looking for a Legal Counsel. The role supports the Group's overseas legal, compliance and corporate governance practices and provides international legal advice and contract management.

Key responsibilities

• Overseas legal, compliance and corporate governance: strengthen policies, procedures, internal controls and risk management, monitor legal and regulatory developments in key overseas markets, and deliver legal and compliance training and awareness programs.
• International legal advisory and contract management: advise on overseas operations, corporate governance, investments and capital projects, and work with local counsel; draft, review and negotiate cross-border sales, procurement, distribution, agency, logistics, OEM, equipment and service agreements, and review overseas employment, sales agency and consultancy agreements.
• Trade and business compliance: advise on sanctions and export control risks, customs classification, valuation, origin and trade remedies, and conduct risk-based due diligence on distributors, agents and consultants, including anti-bribery and conflict of interest issues.
• Legal risk management: advise on data privacy, cross-border data transfers, intellectual property and confidentiality, and support supplier due diligence, product quality, warranties, recalls and product liability reviews, as well as overseas claims, disputes and regulatory inquiries.
• Business partnership and legal operations: support negotiations, project reviews and audits, maintain contract templates and legal guidance, train business teams, and escalate significant legal or compliance risks to headquarters.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Law and a recognized legal professional qualification; a master's degree, overseas study or work experience is an advantage.
• At least 8 years of in-house legal or private practice experience, including cross-border transactions, international trade or overseas manufacturing projects; experience in manufacturing, automotive supply chains, textiles, new materials or chemicals, and in Vietnam, the US or the EU is valued.
• Strong knowledge of international commercial contracts, dispute resolution, sanctions, export controls, customs, anti-bribery, data privacy, intellectual property, supply chain compliance and product liability.
• Excellent written and spoken English, able to draft and revise English contracts and work with overseas counsel; proficiency in Chinese to communicate with headquarters stakeholders.
• Sound judgment, integrity, discretion, cross-cultural communication and willingness to travel for business.