Job Description

• Competitive remuneration and benefits
• Opportunity to work in a well-known company

About Our Client

Our client is one of the largest American multinational food manufacturing company. Currently, they are actively hiring for a legal executive to come join their team. You will have the opportunity to join a motivated, driven and supportive legal team with some of the brightest minds in the business.

• Sales and Distribution: To provide legal advice and support to the Sales and Distribution team across SEA (MY, Philippine, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore and Vietnam) and other export markets. Drafting, reviewing, amending distribution agreements, trading terms, e-comm partnerships, subscriptions, licensing deals and providing pragmatic legal advice.
• Marketing Support: To provide legal support to marketing teams. Review proposed marketing campaign mechanics, content, artwork, and packaging reviews. Conducting IP and Trademark clearance.
• Digital Commerce: Support E-commerce activities.
• AMEA tax support: draft review and structure intercompany transactions for sale of goods and shared services across AMEA.
• AMEA Corporate Secretarial Support: corporate secretarial management roles for entities in SEA and Hong Kong. Working with the global teams for the proper documentation of capital/equity injections, declaration of dividends, repatriation of profits to head office in US. Conducting board meetings and passing board resolutions, ensuring annual filing and registers of entities are updated
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  Drafting, reviewing, amending distribution agreements, trading terms, e-comm partnerships, subscriptions, licensing deals and providing pragmatic legal advice.
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  The role includes interpreting new or existing regulation, guidance, prevalent unwritten industry practices, consulting tax department on tax risks, as well as navigating through contractual restrictions in multi jurisdictions.
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  Drafting, reviewing, amending all product licensing deals.

The Successful Applicant

• Minimum of 3 years relevant industry experience.
• Working across SEA is an advantage.
• Strong influencing & alignment skills & courage to develop relationships with key stakeholders (sales, marketing, finance, regulatory etc).
• Excellent communication skills - written and oral both.
• Sound judgement in interpreting the commercial risks vs business benefits.
• Strength in business understanding.

What\'s on Offer

You will have the opportunity to join a leading FMCG business with a motivated, driven and supportive legal team. Great exposure, with excellent compensation and benefits.