Position: Legal Counsel, Legal & Secretariat (Title: “Manager”)
Location: Shanghai, China
Key Responsibilities: This role requires you This role requires you to assist the global legal team in managing the SATS Group’s (the “Group”) legal affairs and corporate secretarial functions in China and to function as a key business partner to the Group’s BUs in China and as may be assigned to you from time to time. In this role, you will provide legal advice to the Group’s businesses in China as required and ensure the Group’s compliance within all regulatory and organizational frameworks while meeting the Group’s corporate and commercial objectives. In essence, the role will require you to:
In particular, you will:-
• Develop a close working relationship with the Group’s businesses in China as assigned and a keen understanding of the business strategy, business lines, and challenges with a view to proactively anticipate, identify and address business and country risks, issues and opportunities;
• Identify, evaluate and advise on legal risks, trends and relevant laws in China
• Draft, review and negotiate a wide variety of commercial contracts, vendor agreements and NDAs as well as work on M&A transactions and/or special projects as may be assigned to you
• Instruct and manage external lawyers and legal costs
• Work closely with the SATS Group’s legal team as and when required by the Chief Legal Officer to ensure compliance with applicable listing requirements and internal policies and guidelines as well as on the execution on transactional projects in China
• Provide legal training on compliance and updates on new laws and regulations in accordance with the SATS Group’s business needs.
• The role will also be to provide sound, business-oriented legal services to the Group as well as to constantly improve precedents and processes. You may also be required to travel at short notice and be assigned to new roles from time to time.
• You will be required to handle corporate secretarial affairs for the Group’s operations in China.
The successful candidate will report functionally into SATS Legal & Secretariat in Singapore and may also be assigned to new roles from time to time.
This is a great opportunity for a commercial lawyer to succeed in a fast-paced commercial environment where everyone's contribution is valued. High performing, self-driven, dynamic and adaptable team players are encouraged to apply.
