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Legal Counsel
Bridgestone Asia Pacific
Singapore, QAT
Full Time
Senior
Onsite
4 weeks ago
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About the Role
Bridgestone Asia Pacific seeks a Legal Counsel to join its regional Legal and Compliance Team in Singapore. The role involves managing commercial agreements, compliance initiatives, and providing legal guidance across APAC.
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Contract ReviewLegal AdvisoryComplianceNegotiationMS OfficeData Privacy
Responsibilities
- Act as lead counsel, trusted advisor and strategic business partner
- Draft, review, and manage negotiation of commercial agreements, including procurement, OEM, distributorship and dealer agreements
- Liaise with external parties including managing external counsel and contract negotiations
- Develop and train internal stakeholders in review of commercial contracts
- Provide legal guidance and support in areas of procurement, logistics, supply chain, brand marketing, labour & employment, IT, debt collection, dispute resolution, IP, corporate communications, corporate governance and strategic transactions
- Provide support on compliance and risk matters, including investigations and implementation of policies
- Provide training and guidance to internal stakeholders on legal and regulatory issues
Requirements
- Degree in Law (LL.B) or equivalent
- Professional legal qualification (e.g. Bar Admission, Solicitor’s qualification)
- 7 to 10 years of relevant post qualification experience within a law firm and corporate in house legal department (MNC preferred)
- Experience in management and negotiation of commercial contracts and transactions
- Strong communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills
- MS Office proficiency
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Job Summary
- The incumbent is a member of Bridgestone’s Legal and Compliance Team based in the Regional Head Office, Singapore. In this role, s/he will be responsible for managing a variety of legal, compliance and risk support across APAC geographies as designated.
- S/he should have a broad foundation of corporate commercial experience in contract review, legal advisory, legal support for day to day operations and compliance initiatives.
- This role would require the incumbent to have a solutions oriented, accountable and ethical mindset.
Responsibilities
- Act as lead counsel, trusted advisor and strategic business partner
- Draft, review, and manage negotiation of commercial agreements, including procurement, original equipment manufacturers (OEM), distributorship and dealer agreements, ensuring all legal obligations are met and risks are mitigated
- Liaise with external parties including managing external counsel and contract negotiations with customers, channel partners and vendors
- Develop and train internal stakeholders in their review of commercial contracts
- Provide legal guidance and support to internal stakeholders in the areas of procurement, logistics and supply chain, brand marketing, labour & employment, information and technology, debt collection, dispute resolution, intellectual property, corporate communications, corporate governance and strate
- Provide support on all compliance and risk matters and activities, including collaborating with the compliance team to carry out investigations, and to implement initiatives, policies and procedures to promote a culture of compliance and ethical conduct in the areas of antibribery, antitrust, sancti
- Provide training and guidance to internal stakeholders on legal and regulatory issues
- Partner with stakeholders at all levels of the organization across geographies and regions
Requirements
- Degree in Law (LL.B) or its equivalent
- Professional legal qualification (e.g. Bar Admission, Solicitor’s qualification) or its equivalent
- 7 to 10 years of relevant post qualification experience within a law firm and corporate in house legal department (MNC preferred)
- Ability to handle multiple ad hoc priorities, assignments with a sense of urgency
- Experience in the management and negotiation of commercial contracts and transactions
- Strong communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills, with the ability to influence and build relationships with stakeholders at all levels across regions
- Ability to present ideas and concepts in an easy to understand and concise manner
- Demonstrated counseling and decision making skills with appreciation of business strategy and operational needs
- Practical hands on experience with a strong collaborative and receptive approach to teamwork
- Excellent communication skills and proficiency in any South East Asian language is an advantage
- MS Office proficiency and savviness in technology tools
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