Legal Manager, Asia Pacific

Role : Legal Manager – Malaysia, Singapore & Indonesia (Based in Malaysia)

This is an excellent and exciting opportunity for an entrepreneurially minded corporate and commercial lawyer to join our team, working on a broad range of legal matters in a global fast‑paced business. Your work will be varied, with the primary focus on supporting our APAC business. Our APAC operations currently span Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia — and are growing rapidly!

Main Responsibilities

• Tenders to operate food & beverage concessions in travel locations across Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia, including airport concession and lease agreements
• Heads of terms, franchise and licence agreements to operate both local and international brands in the APAC region
• Existing and new joint ventures, joint venture agreements, and compliance matters within the three countries
• A broad range of commercial agreements, such as supply agreements, consultancy agreements, and NDAs
• Review and management of existing contractual arrangements and assessment of legal risk across Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia
• Finance and treasury‑related matters, including bank guarantees and parent company guarantees
• Providing training and legal updates to the business on relevant APAC laws and regulatory developments
• Supporting our Company Secretariat teams on company secretarial matters in Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia
• Reviewing and approving trade announcements relevant to the APAC region
• Corporate support work, including M&A transactions and joint ventures in APAC markets
• Liaising with and managing external counsel effectively across Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia
• Providing support on general legal and litigation matters within the region
• Supporting our compliance team in implementing our compliance strategy and related policies and procedures, such as our Speak Up policy, Anti‑Bribery and Corruption policy, Privacy policy, and Group Authorisation policy
• Strong command of English, written and spoken
• Qualified lawyer with at least 5 years’ post‑qualification experience
• Broad commercial drafting experience, including drafting without precedent
• Corporate, M&A and joint venture experience
• Experience in both private practice and in‑house roles
• Proficiency in MS Office 365, including Microsoft Excel
• Franchise and concession experience
• Finance and treasury exposure
• Company secretarial knowledge
• In house compliance experience
• Familiarity with legal technology and systems

To be successful

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