Legal Counsel - Asia Pacific

About the role

A full-time Legal Counsel position within the Asia Pacific Legal Team, based in Singapore. The role safeguards business interests by giving legal advice to assigned business units, supporting a range of business activities and helping with compliance and governance. It offers the chance to oversee end-to-end legal work and to work with the broader regional Legal function.

Key responsibilities

• Provide competent, practical and timely legal advice to the Company, the FB Group and its affiliates.
• Review and draft contracts, including regional tenders, bids and international sales and service transactions.
• Negotiate with customers on legal issues and resolve legal matters arising between customers and the Company.
• Advise internal customers such as sales and marketing, and coordinate with affiliates, FB Japan and the FUJIFILM Group on contracts and legal matters.
• Raise major legal issues to the reporting manager, General Counsel and senior management when needed.
• Support affiliates and take on projects assigned by the General Counsel, such as corporate secretarial matters, M&A, governance, compliance, regulatory, data privacy and organizational structure.

Required profile

• Bachelor of Laws or Juris Doctor from a reputable university.
• Admitted to the Singapore (or equivalent) Bar, or relevant in-house counsel experience of 3 to 6 years after qualification.
• Prior in-house experience in a multi-industrial multinational company, or an extended secondment, is advantageous; candidates moving in-house from reputable law firms are considered.
• Experience in general litigation and general corporate work is beneficial; IT or technology work experience is also advantageous.
• Fluent English, with strong negotiation, drafting and presentation skills.

Required skills

• Extensive experience drafting and negotiating IT agreements, including software licensing, maintenance and support, managed services and reselling agreements.
• Logical, systematic approach with strong attention to detail, able to handle multiple projects across jurisdictions under tight deadlines.
• Proactive risk anticipation and ethical decision-making, able to work independently with minimal supervision.