MAIN PURPOSE

• Serve as a foundation to drive business in Asia Pacific and contribute to company growth by providing competent, skilled, professional legal services
• Provide legal services to minimize the legal & business risks and to secure the compliance of the group companies

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Privacy & Data Protection Work

• Advise on privacy and data protection matters.
• Draft, review and negotiate personal data protection clauses, data processing agreements/templates, privacy notices, etc.
• Review, develop and oversee the c ompany’s policies on privacy and data protection program.
• Conduct internal privacy assessments and compliance examinations, including privacy impact assessments, transfer impact assessment, and third-party risk management reviews.
• E valuate, implement and monitor internal privacy and data protection compliance polici es.
• Provide privacy and data protection training to relevant employees.
• Monitor legal and regulatory developments in data protection to anticipate emerging trends, spot issues, and help the company to make informed strategic decisions.

2 . Risk Management Function and other Compliance Work

• Supporting cross-functional risk management, or crisis response in the region.
• Identifying and analysing various risks in the region, evaluate the gravity of each risk by considering its consequences.
• Evaluate employees’ risk awareness and develop, coordinate, present risk management training across the region.
• Advise on compliance and ethics issues.
• Implement and manage the legal compliance programmes to mitigate risk.
• Provide compliance training to relevant employees.

3. Legal Support Function

• Negotiating, drafting and reviewing contracts and other legal documents when assigned
• Other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS

• LLB degree or equivalent, more than 5 years of experience in a law firm or in house in a privacy-focused role
• Preferred but not mandatory:
  • Mix of law firm and in-house experience
  • In-house experience in a retail environment
• Ability to work independently and with cross-functional teams.
• Highly analytical with strong attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to create legal defensive or proactive strategies.
• High degree of professional ethics and integrity.
• Sound judgement and ability to analyse situations and information.
• Outstanding communication skills.