Job Description

General Counsel, Malaysia



General Counsel, Malaysia

Your Job

You\xe2\x80\x99re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we\xe2\x80\x99re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you\xe2\x80\x99ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands.

In your General Counsel, Malaysia role, you\xe2\x80\x99ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

Role Overview & Primary Accountabilities:

Provide legal advice, leadership, strategy, and risk management in all legal matters.

Supporting country MD and APAC Scientific business team, as the legal business partner, to review the current operational practice, identify legal risks, propose changes required and lead for the implementation of the changes.

Marketing claims: Provide guidance, advice on product developments, and approval of marketing claims and marketing materials.

Competition law: Advice on pricing-related issues and competition law-related issues including interaction with competitors and trade associations.

Intellectual Property: Advise on and lead IP disputes including counterfeiting and infringement.

Contracts: Review and participate in the negotiation, review, and approval of material contracts.

Data Privacy: Review initiatives that use personal data

Disputes / Litigation: Lead and manage legal disputes and marketing claim challenges.

Employment: Provide legal advice on employment-related issues, work closely with HR to ensure country practices, policies and work rules comply with relevant labor regulations and to maintain a harmonious relationship with Union, advise on employment disputes.

Processes: Develop / update contract template. Develop/implement internal processes for contract review, marketing claims review, and other legal-related matters.

Participate in negotiation and advice and be involved in the preparation of documentation for mergers, disposals, restructures strategic alliances, and acquisitions of companies.

Elevate legal issues of importance to senior legal leaders and actively participate in knowledge sharing

Work in partnership with APAC Compliance & Ethics Leader to drive compliance in geographies covered including driving compliance training and initiatives. Working knowledge of FCPA and the UK Bribery Act is required.

Manage external counsel.

About Us

Huggies\xc2\xae. Kleenex\xc2\xae. Cottonelle\xc2\xae. Scott\xc2\xae. Kotex\xc2\xae. Poise\xc2\xae. Depend\xc2\xae. Kimberly-Clark Professional\xc2\xae. You already know our legendary brands\xe2\x80\x94and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn\xe2\x80\x99t exist without talented professionals, like you.

At Kimberly-Clark, you\xe2\x80\x99ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth, and impact. We\xe2\x80\x99re founded on 151 years of market leadership, and we\xe2\x80\x99re always looking for new and better ways to perform \xe2\x80\x93 so there\xe2\x80\x99s your open door of opportunity. It\xe2\x80\x99s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

About You

You\xe2\x80\x99re driven to perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring. You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.

You\xe2\x80\x99re also a university graduate with a Law degree and qualification to practice law in Malaysia, with at least 12 years experience ideally with a law firm, and also in-house with amulti-national company. Law Degree from English speaking university e.g. UK, United States, Australia, Singapore would be a plus. You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we\xe2\x80\x99re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results.

When you join our team, you\xe2\x80\x99ll experience Flex That Works: flexible (hybrid) work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.

In one of our professional roles, you\xe2\x80\x99ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center.

Essential Requirements:

Law degree and qualification to practice law in Malaysia, with at least 12 years experience ideally with a law firm, and also in-house with amulti-national company. Law Degree from English speaking university e.g. UK, United States, Australia, Singapore would be a plus.

Mixed of top tier law firm and in-house experience with an MNC

In-house experience outside Malaysia will be a plus but not necessary.

Leadership experience gained preferably with an international company

Fluency in English and Bahasa Melayu (both oral and written)

Prepared to travel within Malaysia and regionally / globally as needed.

Competencies:

Highest ethical standards and professional integrity.

Strong drive, accountability, and commitment to deliver results.

Excellent communication, interpersonal, organizational, and analytical skills. Able to communicate and deal with the different levels of the organization across functions, including senior management.

Seasoned legal practitioner/leader with the ability to handle multiple assignments and lead major projects to successful completion.

Problem solver with commercial acumen is a solutions-orientated, pragmatic but creative legal practitioner.

A trusted business partner who can develop a close but unbiased relationship to business, and be able to influence and guide the MD / leadership team in legal and compliance matters.

Ability to think strategically, take strategic risks, and recommend tough decisions.

Capable of rational and analytic thinking leading to workable solutions which demonstrate sound and unbiased judgment.

High resilience and agility in a fast-paced and changing environment.

Ability to work independently and also as part of a diverse multicultural team with a team player attitude, respectful and collaborative.

Technical:

Must have superior knowledge of and experience managing matters related to contracts, marketing, and advertising-related laws, employment, competition law / antitrust, data privacy, litigation/disputes. Knowledge of anticorruption (local, FCPA, UKBA) and intellectual property are also expected.

Extensive experience drafting and negotiating agreements

Ability to develop sound and robust legal advice and compliance programs and processes

Total Benefits:

Here are just a few of the benefits you\xe2\x80\x99ll enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clark:

Competitive salary and incentives: We offer a competitive salary and a range of incentives, including bonus opportunities and flexible work options.

Fantastic range of benefits: Our benefits package is second to none, with everything from health & life insurance, dental & vision care, employee assistance program, paid time off, well-being activities, and more.

A culture of caring: We believe that a happy and healthy workforce is a productive workforce, so we offer a variety of programs and resources to support our employees\' well-being.

To Be Considered
Click the "Apply" button and complete our online application process. A member of our Talent Acquisition team will review your application and be in touch if you seem like a great fit for this role.

In the meantime, check out our to learn more about our company and the position. You\'ll want to be prepared with relevant questions when you move on to the interview stage.

And finally, the fine print\xe2\x80\xa6
For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world. We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects the experiences of our consumers. When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law. The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role\xe2\x80\x99s country only. Kimberly-Clark will not provide relocation support for this role.

Primary Location Malaysia - Petaling Jaya

Additional Locations

Worker Type Employee

Worker Sub-Type Regular

Time Type Full time

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