Senior Legal Counsel
Job Description
Join our Legal & Board Secretariat team as Legal Counsel, and channel your expertise towards the creation of a vibrant care community in Singapore enabling our people to live well and age gracefully, and journeying with them to better mental health and overall well-being in the process!
As Senior Legal Counsel, you will manage all legal, corporate governance and corporate secretarial matters to protect the company’s interests, and support and partner line divisions on legal and governance issues.
Legal Advice
- Provide legal advice on operational and contractual matters
- Provide advice on PDPA, Employment Act and other regulatory compliance matters
- Handle complex matters which contributes significantly to decision-making within a dynamic business environment involving multiple stakeholders
Corporate Governance
- Responsible for all Corporate Governance and corporate secretarial matters
- Set up corporate governance and risk management frameworks and structures to protect AIC’s interests, together with relevant divisions within AIC
- Act as company secretary and board secretariat and provide secretariat support to the Board of Directors
Contract Management
- Set up frameworks and structures to support the management of contracts and agreements
- Support the line divisions in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts
Job Requirements
- Degree in Law from NUS, SMU, SUSS or scheduled universities under the Legal Profession (Qualified Persons) Rules with at least 10 years post qualification experience and 3 years in managerial capacity (prior in-house legal experience would be preferred)
- Admitted to the Singapore Bar
- Has experience in senior legal roles which provided critical legal advice to the Senior Management team to support organizational and business decision-making
- Self-motivated team player with ability to work under pressure and independently
- Strong abilities in conceptualising and implementing governance and risk management frameworks, legal drafting and commercial savviness are pre-requisites
- Adaptable to changes in a highly progressive organization
- Strong leadership and excellent communication skills
- Ability to engage and build strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Able to work independently, prioritise, and follow through on multiple, concurrent, and often competing deliverables, while managing expectations of the business and meeting deadlines