Legal Counsel, Legal Coe

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Job Description


The Role Responsibilities To review, advise, draft and negotiate global procurement contracts (technology and non-technology) to ensure they meet the Group\'s third-party contract standards and applicable law. This will include software, market data and subscription licences, escrow agreements, hardware, equipment / device purchases and support / maintenance services, business process outsourcing, professional services arrangements across the global functions and businesses, HR and other functional support services, general goods and services arrangements and intragroup servicing arrangements, including outsourcing. To analyse potential risks involved with specific contract teams and other risk owners. To keep up to date with relevant policies and procedures and applicable law. To provide stakeholders with accurate and timely information and advice regarding the status of contract matters. To support with continuous improvement initiatives in relation to contract processes, workflow, guidance, playbooks and templates and provide training on contract legal issues to legal teams and other stakeholders. To collaborate and coordinate with other legal teams across the Bank to ensure appropriate overall matter management. Where external counsel is appointed, to manage the engagement, oversee the quality of work and effective delivery of legal support and manage external legal costs. To support on team management and administration tasks where required. Regulatory and Business Conduct Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group\'s Values and Code of Conduct. Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct. Taking personal and team responsibility for achieving the outcomes set out in the Bank\'s Conduct Principles. Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters. Key Stakeholders Supply Chain Management Group Legal teams (including Technology Legal) Country Legal teams Key Behaviour Commercial Pragmatic, creative, practical and solution-oriented. Proactive Able to use initiative and ready to identify issues without being asked and provide advice accordingly. Flexible Able and willing to work long hours and, at short notice, travel to and work in challenging environments for prolonged periods of time (if required). Team Player Personable, responsible, helpful. Organised Able to prioritise workload and manage conflicting priorities to meet deadlines. Strong attention to detail to highlight potential risks in contracts and errors. Reliable, Tactful, Discreet, Diplomatic Able to work with board members, other senior staff and persons of different nationalities and from different cultures, have good judgment and strong decision-making skills. Self-motivated Able to operate independently with minimal supervision. Energetic Enthusiastic about the role, the function and the Group. Our Ideal Candidate Experience in reviewing contracts using contract templates and / or using contract guidance or playbooks. ability to draft contract terms to meet requirements. Understanding of risk management techniques. Exemplary integrity, ethics, independence and resilience. Ability to work with varying seniority levels of staff. Experience in contract legal support (whether through in-house or private practice) and business acumen. Can be certified solicitor from UK, New Zealand and Australia. (preferred but not required) Role Specific Technical Competencies A good knowledge and understanding of commercial contract requirements in relation to technology and non-technology procurement matters, including intellectual property and data protection. Experience of outsourcing arrangements is preferred but not essential Ability to negotiate contract terms with third parties About Standard Chartered We\'re an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 160 years, we\'ve worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you\'re looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents. And we can\'t wait to see the talents you can bring us. Our purpose, to , together with our brand promise, to be are achieved by how we each live our . When you work with us, you\'ll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion. Together we: Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well Be better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing. Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations Time-off including annual, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 weeks maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential. Recruitment assessments - some of our roles use assessments to help us understand how suitable you are for the role you\'ve applied to. If you are invited to take an assessment, this is great news. It means your application has progressed to an important stage of our recruitment process.

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  • Job Id
    JD1014777
  • Industry
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  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Education
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