Legal Counsel-Regional Legal & Compliance

Location: Singapore

Department: Legal

Job Description

1. Legal Advisory:
   Deliver timely, accurate, and pragmatic legal advice on licensing, regulatory compliance, counterparty risk, and other critical legal matters.
   Partner closely with cross-functional teams to enable the launch of innovative products and services in a competitive market.
   Stay ahead of regulatory developments (e.g., trade, TMT, IP, data privacy, consumer protection) and proactively advise on their impact on Lazada’s business.
2. Contract Management & Negotiations:
   Negotiate a range of agreements including partnership agreements, joint venture agreements, and high-value procurement agreements.
   Structure contractual framework for new projects and initiatives, including user-facing terms and conditions.
3. Corporate Operations:
   Participate in legal operations projects to improve efficiency and effectiveness of the legal function, such as streamlining and improvement of legal templates, trainings, and tools.
   Provide corporate secretarial support for Lazada Group’s companies in Singapore, China, Hong Kong and other countries.

Job Requirements

1. A. Professional Background:
   4 to 7 years of post-qualification experience (a mix of private practice and in-house is preferred)
   Experience in Corporate, Commercial and TMT is highly desirable.
2. B. Technical Skills:
   Good legal drafting, sound legal analysis and reasoning, mature risk advisory.
   Familiarity with regulatory regime and developments in e-commerce, tech, consumer protection and logistics sectors.
3. C. Personal Attributes:
   Resilient and adaptable to a fast-changing environment and organization.
   Solution-oriented mindset.
   Clear and concise communicator.