Job Description

We empower our colleagues to work in the smartest, most efficient ways to achieve the balance between the demands of their jobs & their lives. We at The Adecco Group are currently offering an exciting opportunity to join our Legal & Compliance team as a Senior Counsel, Legal & Compliance (Asia) with direct reporting to L&C Director, Asia. We would like to invite applicants from Singapore, Taiwan & Hong Kong. Please note: This opportunity is with us and not for any client. Function: Regional Counsel, Legal & Compliance (Asia) Location: Singapore/Taiwan/Hong Kong Mission:

• Responsible to provide value-adding legal advice and counseling to country management and colleagues.

• Responsible to successfully implement the Regional Legal & Compliance strategy within the Asia region and achieve the relevant KPIs.

• Responsible to ensure high compliance standards and risk mitigation mechanisms within the Asia region.

• Deal with a large number and variety of legal matters in a hands-on, pragmatic and efficient approach

• Implement and execute Regional Legal & Compliance strategy

• Provide quality and timely business strategic partnership for Asia region countries

• Effective review of and sound advice on legal contract reviews across several portfolios and countries. Required to communicate, review and draft contracts and other documents in English on a day-to-day basis. May be required to review Chinese (Traditional) language documents and/or work with colleagues.

• Assist and develop the country Compliance practice including, education & awareness (training) and monitoring & enforcement

• Support and partner with local teams on legal & compliance matters and advisory (including legal updates, business initiatives), ensuring excellence in service and value-adding advice

• Manage and advise on corporate law/secretary matters, restructurings, IT purchasing initiatives and data protection compliance, commercial contracts (staffing, perm, outsourcing, etc.) and competition law, litigation and dispute resolution, crisis management, employment, etc.

• Manage insurance and other risk mitigation mechanisms

• Review and implement Company policies and procedures focusing on risk mitigation

• Search for and implemented legal solutions (including digital) to support legal & compliance processes

• Supplement in-house legal work with carefully selected outside legal counsel, direct and monitor their activities in a cost-efficient way

• Stay informed of and anticipate regulatory developments in all relevant areas of law, and advise management appropriately, designing effective implementations

• Report to and maintain communication channel with Regional Legal & Compliance (QLR, etc.)

• Ensure implementation and execution of Group policies

• Collaborate with other legal colleagues in the countries and region

• Carry out thought leadership initiatives to promote the function internally and externally.

• A minimum of 5 years of combined experience in business law with a broad range of expertise, preferably including but not limited to: M&A, data protection, commercial contracts and employment law.
• A minimum of 2 years of experience as in-house counsel, preferably in a multinational and/or publicly listed company.
• Experience in a top international or local law firm preferred.
• Strong experience and track-record in contract review, managing and improving contract processes and quality of contract reviews, and legal compliance
• Team management experience preferred.

• Full legal qualification (degree in Law)
• International Master of Laws (LLM) or international education - preferable