Senior Legal Associate

Job Descriptions

• Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts, including vendor agreements, supplier and procurement contracts, partnership and joint venture agreements, service agreements, NDAs and consultancy agreements, for both the Group and individual operating subsidiaries.
• Evaluate new business partnerships, vendor relationships and third-party engagements (internal and external) to assess legal, commercial and reputational risk before contract execution.
• Ensure all contracts and commercial arrangements align with the company's business objectives, internal approval frameworks and risk appetite, escalating material terms to senior management or Group Legal where appropriate.
• Maintain a contract repository and tracking system across subsidiaries, monitoring key dates, renewal terms, termination rights and obligations, and supporting standardisation of templates and playbooks across the Group.
• Advise internal stakeholders on contractual rights and obligations, variations, amendments and contract disputes, and support resolution of contractual claims and demands in coordination with Group Legal.
• Manage the company's intellectual property portfolio, including patents, trademarks and copyrights, and advise on IP strategy, protection and enforcement across the Group and its subsidiaries.
• Manage governance-related matters, including organising and supporting board meetings, drafting resolutions, minutes and shareholder communications, at both operating subsidiary and Group (holding company) level.
• Ensure compliance with corporate laws and regulations, including filing annual returns, maintaining statutory registers and records, and coordinating board and shareholder meetings for operating subsidiaries and the Group/parent company.
• Support the maintenance and continuous improvement of operating entity and Group's governance framework, ensuring consistent application of governance standards, delegations of authority and reporting lines across subsidiaries.
• Maintain a horizon-scanning log of upcoming legislative and regulatory changes (e.g. data privacy, consumer protection, antitrust/competition, employment and sector-specific regulation) relevant to the Group's operations.
• Liaise with external counsel, industry bodies and regulators to clarify the practical application of new or proposed legislation to the Group's business model.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including data privacy/data protection, consumer protection, anti-bribery and corruption, anti-money laundering and antitrust/competition laws, across both the Group and its operating subsidiaries.
• Guide management and business units on internal controls, statutory regulatory requirements and other compliance formalities, ensuring a consistent compliance standard is applied across all entities in the Group.
• Design, implement and maintain compliance frameworks, policies and procedures, and conduct periodic compliance risk assessments and gap analyses at both subsidiary and Group level.