Legal Senior Manager/ Manager

KEY MISSION
Lead activity in term of
• Legal Matters
• Corporate Affairs and Governance
• Compliance & Data Protection

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
Legal
• Drafting, reviewing and supporting negotiation of commercial agreements
(including lease, real estate…) and legal documentation relating to retail business
and other associated matters.
• Providing advice and recommendation on a wide range of legal issues that arise
during the day-to-day operation of business, but also on data privacy, new technology
matters and Major customers’ dispute to minimize potential for litigation.
• Managing and archiving all the contracts and other legal documentation via the
internal management system (Physical & Digital Storage) including taking lead for
the deployment of any legal related tools/ systems within the company.
• Updating new laws and regulations to ensure organizational awareness of
legislation and/or regulatory issues that affect the company and respond to the
same.
• Liaising with external lawyers and legal teams of the group for different legal matters (Litigation, IP issue, Contract reviews...).

Corporate Affairs and Governance
• Overseeing and managing corporate affairs subjects including, but not limited to,
change of board members, distribution of dividends, disclosure etc.
• Preparing the necessary documents and handling statutory filings with authorities
for the corporate affair subjects. If needed, using and managing third party partner
on it.
• Maintaining the updated records and arranging the signatures with
company’s/directors’ stamps in accordance with the company policy.

Compliance & Data Protection
• Responsible for the implementation and enforcing ethics and compliance programs including being the designated ethics and compliance correspondent covering Japan.
• Responsible for the implementation, monitoring and enforcement of Data Protection programs
• Acting as the first contact point to handle internal queries and next course of action on compliance and data protection policies and complaints by liaising with internal
stakeholders to ensure responses and actions are done timely in appropriate manner.

Miscellaneous
• Overseeing general intellectual property matters and proactively collaborating with
the other internal parties to handle counterfeit, parallel imports and brand
protection activities;
• Handle ad-hoc tasks and duties as assigned (Purchase orders, Requests for
payments…).
• Formulate and conduct regular trainings in terms of legal, compliance and data
protection to staff as necessary, including induction for newcomers.

• Bachelor’s law degree or above.
• Valid lawyer qualification in Japan or US is a plus.
• Experience in an in-house position or corporate multinational legal department
environments (at least 5 years). Experience & understanding of retail / FMCG/ B to
C business a plus.
• Strong legal knowledge, contract negotiations, writing, and drafting skills
• Able to work in fast-paced environments with the ability to manage numerous tasks
simultaneously under tight deadlines and pressure.
• Keen attention to detail, ability to work independently, and excellent organizational
skills.
• Good judgment with an understanding of when to ask for guidance or input.
• Self-motivated, highly driven, team player and a self-starter. Detail-and customeroriented,
with a strong sense of ownership and drive.
• Good problem-solving skills and resourceful.
• Disciplined, focused and dedicated to meeting high standards of excellence.