Senior Manager - Legal (Malaysia and Singapore)
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Date Posted:
2024-12-12Country:
MalaysiaLocation:
Otis Elevator Company (M) Sdn Bhd, 15-01 Menara Symphony, No 5, Jalan Semangat, Seksyen 13, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan , MalaysiaAt Otis, it’s our people that make us different.
Join the Otis family, where collaboration, innovation, and empowerment help each individual and the company reach new heights.
About You
You will be responsible for managing day-to-day legal issues for all Singapore entities (Otis, Sigma, 9G), Malaysia entities (Otis & Sigma) & Brunei (Otis).
The responsibilities will include sales/procurement contract review process, customer disputes, and advising on risks faced by all entities. In addition, you will actively work as a Center Of Excellence (COE) across SEA countries for key legal policies like Data Privacy, Anti-Trust, etc. This is an individual contributor role.
Key Responsibilities
Singapore, Malaysia & Brunei
Contract Review - Responsible for all non-standard contract reviews, including major contract tenders (on both the sale and procurement side), to ensure compliance with Otis contract approval policies and matrices. Maintain appropriate database / MIS of reviews done to facilitate long-term analysis of liability trends – turnaround time.
Corporate Governance - Overseeing and managing corporate governance matters, including organizing board and shareholder meetings, filing with appropriate government authorities, obtaining relevant approvals, etc. Include managing the internal & external databases of these entities.
Litigation management - Liaise with external counsels on litigation & arbitrations, support debt recovery litigation, and provide legal support for routine customer complaints & contractual risk management. Maintain MIS of litigations and ensure timely reporting to RHQ.
Employee relations - Partner with HR teams across Singapore, Malaysia & Brunei for Employee Relations issues
Compliance - Partner with the Ethics team on program rollout or investigations on a need basis.
SEA
SEA Center of Excellence - Be the center of excellence across SEA for key legal policies like Data Privacy and Anti-Trust and take the lead in the rollout of training across SEA for various legal & compliance policies.
ERM - Actively work with the SEA Legal Director on managing the overall Enterprise Risk Management process across SEA, including mapping the progress of implementation of mitigation actions.
Business license repository - Manage the repository of business licenses across SEA and work with country legal teams on timely renewals.
Monthly legal reports - Support getting inputs from various stakeholders for monthly legal reports at Singapore/Malaysia/Brunei & SEA levels.
What you will need to be successful
Legal qualification from a reputable University in Malaysia (mandatory).
Preference will be given to candidates who are qualified as lawyers in Singapore or have worked in the legal field in Singapore.
Post-qualification experience of more than 10 years
Have worked in an MNC environment or reputable law firm.
Willing to travel when needed.
Substantial experience or background in construction law or project execution industries.
Good understanding of employment law and issues and substantial commercial law experience.
Excellent verbal & written communication and influencing skills.
Highly organized and structured, able to deal with multiple tasks and competing priorities.
Excellent problem-solving, planning, and time management skills.
Apply Now and Help us Build What's Next.
If you live in a city, chances are we will give you a lift or play a role in keeping you moving every day.
Otis is the world’s leading elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation, and service company. We move 2 billion people every day and maintain approximately 2.2 million customer units worldwide, the industry's largest Service portfolio.
You may recognize our products in some of the world’s most famous landmarks including the Eiffel Tower, Empire State Building, Burj Khalifa and the Petronas Twin Towers! We are 69,000 people strong, including engineers, digital technology experts, sales, and functional specialists, as well as factory and field technicians, all committed to meeting the diverse needs of our customers and passengers in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. We are proud to be a diverse, global team with a proven legacy of innovation that continues to be the bedrock of a fast-moving, high-performance company.
When you join Otis, you become part of an innovative global industry leader with a resilient business model. You’ll belong to a diverse, trusted, and caring community where your contributions, and the skills and capabilities you’ll gain working alongside the best and brightest, keep us connected and on the cutting edge.
We provide opportunities, training, and resources, that build leadership and capabilities in Sales, Field, Engineering and Major Projects and our Employee Scholar Program is a notable point of pride, through which Otis sponsors colleagues to pursue degrees or certification programs.
Today, our focus more than ever is on people. As a global, people-powered company, we put people – passengers, customers, and colleagues – at the center of everything we do. We are guided by our values that we call our Three Absolutes – prioritizing Safety, Ethics, Quality in all that we do. If you would like to learn more about environmental, social and governance (ESG) at Otis click .
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