Assistant General Counsel & Regional Counsel APAC

At FMC, our employees are guided by our purpose : Innovation for Agriculture, Solutions for the Planet. We provide farmers innovative solutions that increase the productivity and resilience of their land. From our industry-leading pipeline to novel biologicals and precision technologies, we are passionate about the power of science to solve agriculture’s biggest challenges.

For more than a century, FMC has successfully delivered some of the industry's most advanced, innovative solutions that protect farmers’ crops from destructive pests and disease, while also protecting the environment. We are committed to fulfilling our mission of discovering new herbicide, insecticide, and fungicide active ingredients, product formulations, and pioneering technologies that are consistently better for the planet.

Position Summary

We are looking for a Singapore-based leader for its Asia-Pacific Legal Team, reporting to the company’s Associate General Counsel, primarily responsible for the delivery of legal and compliance services to the business in Asia-Pacific. We need a savvy business partner who can provide both practical and strategic advice on the legal, regulatory, and business environments applicable to a large, multi-national agricultural sciences company in Asia Pacific. The successful candidate will be a true leader with demonstrated ability to drive projects and initiatives, partner with senior business and functional leaders, and communicate clearly with a variety of stakeholders across Asia-Pacific and in the United States on significant, and often sensitive, matters.

The Role (Daily Responsibilities)

The successful candidate will “hit-the-ground-running” and be responsible for :

• Advising senior leaders and key stakeholders on commercial, operational, and compliance issues in the region, including competition law and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
• Providing counsel to senior leaders on matters of business development, licensing, distribution, mergers and acquisitions, and other external growth projects in APAC.
• Managing attorneys and legal staff based in China, Pakistan, Malaysia, and India; optimizing team performance, professional development, and connection with business teams locally.
• Supervising the retention and management of outside counsel across the region, ensuring the delivery of cost-effective and high-quality services to the Company, developing annual external legal budgets, and monitoring spending against such budgets.
• Managing disputes in the region via negotiation, settlement, or litigation and providing guidance to the global team on litigation risks and reserves.
• Leading the negotiation, documentation, and implementation of regionally strategic transactional or commercial agreements while continuing to implement and improve standard T&Cs to achieve business goals.
• Ensuring that the organization and Asia-Pacific legal entities comply with applicable legal requirements pertaining to corporate governance issues, including officer and director appointment and contract execution / DOAs, as well as corporate contract policies and systems.
• Providing direct support to regional leaders on varied areas of employment law, including hiring & firing and employee benefits; providing strategic oversight of employment litigations and arbitrations in the region.
• Developing and implementing a holistic compliance program in the region, working with key stakeholders, that includes increased transparency on high-risk topics, streamlined reporting on compliance matters, and training on key local regulations and FMC policies (especially the Code of Ethics, FCPA, and contract principles) throughout the organization in alignment with the Global Ethics Office.
• Investigating and making recommendations on potential noncompliance issues in support of the Global Ethics Office.
• Partnering with colleagues in the global law department on issues such as intellectual property, governance, and ethics and compliance.

The Candidate (Requirements)

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