Regional Legal Counsel

LUXASIA is the leading beauty omnichannel distribution platform of Asia Pacific that has successfully enabled brand growth for more than 100 luxury beauty brands. Our integrated brand-building capabilities include luxury retail, online commerce, consumer marketing, and supply chain management. Since 1986, the company has partnered the world’s finest brands, such as Aveda, Bvlgari, Calvin Klein, Diptyque, Hermes, La Prairie, Montblanc, and SK-II. We have also established Joint Ventures with the likes of LVMH Group, Elizabeth Arden, Puig, Yves Rocher, and By Terry. At the core of our business is a diverse and dynamic #OneTeam of 2000 talents that shape the face of luxury beauty, and delights consumers daily across our growing footprint of 15 markets. Why Join Us? At LUXASIA, we believe there is beauty within every talent – that is you. We grow you by building your competencies and unleashing your potential. We have curated a vast portfolio of over 100 luxury brands across Asia Pacific, and growing. Your work will enrich the lives of millions of consumers across the region. With us, you get to be an entrepreneur, running the business like it is your very own. We give you the autonomy but not without guidance and genuine care. We are a diverse and inclusive team that is courageously innovative. Together as #OneTeam, we celebrate differences, embrace change, explore new ideas, take risks, fail fast, and drive results. While challenges at work are inevitable, the journey promises to be fulfilling. With LUXASIA, an exciting career filled with robust professional growth awaits you. Isn’t that beautiful? Position purpose: Reporting to Group Head, Legal, this role will be responsible for providing day-to-day legal support to companies and business units within the Luxasia Group, which spans across 15 Asia-Pacific markets. Key responsibilities: Provide day-to-day legal advice to the business on contractual and other legal matters. Draft, negotiate and/or review a wide variety of contracts e.g., tenancy, retailer, distribution, sub-distribution, service and e-commerce agreements. Manage the process of contract reviews, renewals, terminations, and enforcement of contractual terms as necessary. Collaborate with and facilitate cross-team decision-making among the Legal and Corporate Development, Finance team, business teams and other internal business units / teams within the Luxasia Group. Liaise with the senior management team and colleagues as necessary/appropriate. Requirements: Qualified solicitor with post-qualification experience in (ideally between 3-5 PQE) recognized and reputable law firms with specific emphasis on commercial contract reviews, drafting, advice and process management. Strong legal knowledge and technical fluency particularly in corporate law and procedures and data protection / privacy laws. Must have excellent time management and project management skills, be able to manage/prioritize multiple matters and balance quality with expedience. Flexibility to operate in nimble, rapidly changing and growing environment, and comfortable with changing priorities in a fast-paced environment with tight deadline. High degree of professional ethics and integrity. High attention to detail, without losing sight of the big picture. Sound judgement and ability to spot, analyse and articulate issues, and identify solutions. Able to use initiative and work autonomously as well as work as a team member with other internal departments. Must have strong legal drafting skills with a meticulous attention to detail and form. Excellent verbal & written communication skills in English necessary. Highly proficient in Excel and Word. Organized, detail-oriented and a team player, with strong ability to build relationships, gain credibility and partner with others. Passionate about your work and a desire to have a big impact. If based in Malaysia, willing to travel to and work out of Singapore on an ad-hoc basis, as and when necessary. Do you have what it takes to succeed in a fast-paced and intense environment? Do you thrive on challenges? Do you want to bring innovative ideas to life? Are you keen to abandon the status quo, try new things, embrace failures as lessons, recover fast, yet always pursue excellence? If so, you are the one we are looking for. JOIN US and let’s grow together. To explore other careers opportunities, visit our careers page @ https://www.luxasia.com/careers/ If you have a question for us, please drop us an email here. We regret to inform you that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Thank you. Note to staffing agencies Please DO NOT contact LUXASIA’s employees or Talent & Excitement (T&E) team in an attempt to present candidates for our roles. LUXASIA has our own panel of appointed agencies that we work with. Any agency who is interested to work with us must obtain prior written approval from LUXASIA’s T&E team before you submit candidates’ resumes, and then only in conjunction with a valid fully executed contract for service and in response to a specific job opening. LUXASIA will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have such agreement in place. Thank you for your understanding.