Head of Legal Malaysia

High profiled multi national company needs a head of legal to support the Malaysian business.

Key Responsibilities/Primary Functions:

• Assumes primary ownership, responsibility and accountability for all legal matters in Malaysia and will support other countries in the Market together with the Asia South legal team, and other countries in Asia North as needed
• Provides general legal advice, guidance and direction to the Market, which will include litigation or disputes, corporate governance, labor and employment and regulatory matters
• Drive and Lead legal support on deals and business opportunities including drafting, deal structuring and negotiating contracts with customers and relevant third parties; providing input into Statements of Compliance (SOC); providing input to the contract risk assessment processes; attending the contract approval and validation meetings in accordance with Nokia process; cooperating closely with the bid team, head of sales, Project Contract Management and other business stakeholders on deals
• Provides legal support to and works in close-co-ordination with Group Legal & Compliance, Legal Specialists, Business Group Counsels and other divisions
• Work closely with Ethics & Compliance to drive compliance initiatives and programs in the Market Unit
• Efficiently manages engagement of external counsels and legal costs within the CO L&C budget
• Supports the development of business teams by providing legal training

• Graduate Degree in Law / Jurisprudence from recognized institution in a common law based jurisdiction
• Admission as a legal practitioner in Malaysia
• 8-10 years PQE
• Trained/qualified at a top tier, reputable corporate/commercial law firm

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.