Urgent Legal Counsel

Highlights:
- Permanent job opportunity
- 5 days work week, normal office working hour
- Great remuneration & benefits (AWS + VB)
- Great career progression
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Location:
Central

Responsibilities:
Regulatory& Licensing
- Lead all regulatory matters, including licensing applications, renewals, and ongoing compliance across relevant jurisdictions.
- Monitor evolving regulations across target markets and advise the business on market entry, restrictions, and compliance obligations.
- Liaise with external advisers on all regulatory matters and ongoing compliance. Corporate & Structuring
- Advise on and maintain the group's corporate structure.
- Manage corporate governance across the group entities.
- Support any M&A and corporate restructuring as the group grows. Commercial Contracts
- Draft, review, and negotiate B2B licensing and marketing agreements.
- Oversee vendor and third-party service agreements across all entities.
- Lead due diligence process and requirements. IP & Data Protection
- Manage intellectual property strategy and protection.
- Oversee data protection compliance across jurisdictions. Risk, Compliance & Litigation
- Establish and maintain group-wide compliance frameworks.
- Manage disputes, litigation, and regulatory investigations, where required.
- Provide HR-adjacent legal support on employment matters, policies, and sensitive personnel matters. Team & Process Building
- Build out legal processes, templates, and playbooks suited to a multi-entity group.
- Conduct in-house training sessions for internal stakeholders across all business and operational units, where required.
- Manage outside counsel relationships across jurisdictions.
- Keep abreast of relevant legal developments and changes in laws and regulations that may impact the business.
- Support ad-hoc projects as the business and group continues to grow and evolve.

Requirements:

- Law degree from a recognised university.
- Qualified lawyer in Singapore, Malaysia, United Kingdom, or other common law jurisdiction with 5 to 8 years of legal experience including law firm or in-house experience.
- Strong knowledge of IP/TMT with experience in regulatory regimes and licensing processes.
- Demonstrated experience in commercial contract drafting and negotiation skills in a technology or gaming context.
- Prior experience in industries such as technology, gaming or digital services and experience with corporate structuring or familiarity with cross-border data protection regimes would be added advantages but not compulsory.
- Comfortable operating with autonomy in a lean, fast-paced, multi-entity Singapore headquartered environment.
- Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills.
- A reliable and meticulous self-starter with strong work ethic.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to be commercially minded, balancing legal constraints with business goals and objectives.
- Strong stakeholder management and interpersonal skills to engage effectively with non-legal stakeholders and communicate complex legal/regulatory matters concisely.

HOW TO APPLY
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