Senior Manager, Legal Counsel

Supports the Senior Director, Legal and Compliance, South East Asia and Pacific, primarily on legal and compliance matters and advice in the South East Asia cluster. It covers Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam, with day-to-day concentration on Indonesia and Malaysia. The role involves direct interaction with the SEA Legal Team based in Singapore, the Indonesia Country Management Team, commercial teams in the SEA cluster and countries, and the Emerging Markets Hub and Global.

• Draft, negotiate and review a variety of contracts and correspondence.
• Provide legal support and advice on daily business and operations, including general commercial, employment law, competition law, brand-related advice, leasing, consumer complaints, ecommerce initiatives, governmental inquiries, customs and importation.
• Counsel and structure transactions, assess legal risks and minimise disputes, and represent the company at hearings, conciliations, employment disputes and similar proceedings.
• Participate in and/or lead legal projects and initiatives, coordinate cross-function and/or cross-border efforts, and participate in global and/or regional legal, compliance and risk initiatives to ensure global best practice and consistency.
• Identify and drive opportunities to increase operational efficiencies within the legal and compliance team, and supervise and manage the delivery of legal services through external counsel.
• Monitor changes and developments in the legal and regulatory environment in SEA markets and provide appropriate counsel and advice to management and the Senior Director, Legal and Compliance on such changes and proposed actions.
• Develop and conduct educational programmes and materials in relevant legal areas.
• Ensure local privacy and competition law matters are appropriately handled by identifying risks, providing training to employees, managing internal protocols and facilitating compliance programmes
• And promptly report and share identified legal risks with Global Compliance and Global Privacy stakeholders.
• Drive awareness and analyse risks and opportunities in compliance, design, develop and deliver legal and compliance trainings to adidas staff, work with stakeholders to formulate and implement standards and procedures, and support corporate compliance programmes on unfair competition
• Anti-bribery and corruption and other relevant areas.
• Collaborate with Global privacy and information security teams on privacy and personal data protection laws and global policies, and support the Senior Director in managing internal personal information protection protocols and policies and monitoring related compliance.

• Strong background in contract law, drafting and negotiation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and fluency in spoken and written English and Bahasa Indonesia, including legal drafting in both languages.
• Strong commercial sense and ability to make practical evaluations of risks and offer pragmatic solutions while managing risk.
• High degree of stakeholder orientation and appropriate prioritisation.
• Ability to work independently, manage and prioritise a substantial and diverse workload in a challenging legal environment, and be self-motivated and responsive.
• Graduate of a recognised law school and admitted as a member of the legal profession in Indonesia.
• At least 10 years' experience either in the legal department of a multinational corporation or a law firm with an international practice.
• Solid experience in general corporate work, commercial contracts, privacy, employment, competition and consumer law.
• Good knowledge of the legal system and government bodies in Indonesia and the main laws and judicial system, with experience in dealing with litigation cases in arbitration and courts.
• Willingness to participate in a team-oriented, consensus-building environment.

• Experience in privacy, employment and consumer protection law is preferred.
• Experience in FMCG, sports company or retail industry is preferred.

• South East Asia cluster covering Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam, with day-to-day focus on Indonesia and Malaysia.

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