Associate General Counsel

Location: Remote Singapore, Singapore

Thales people architect identity management and data protection solutions at the heart of digital security. Business and governments rely on us to bring trust to the billons of digital interactions they have with people. Our technologies and services help banks exchange funds, people cross borders, energy become smarter and much more. More than 30,000 organizations already rely on us to verify the identities of people and things, grant access to digital services, analyze vast quantities of information and encrypt data to make the connected world more secure.

Thales established its presence in Singapore in 1973 to support the expansion of aerospace-related activities in the Asia-Pacific region. Throughout the last four decades, the company grew from strength to strength and is today involved in the primary businesses of Aerospace (including Air Traffic Management), Defence & Security, Ground Transportation and Digital Identity & Security. Thales today employs over 2,100 people in Singapore across all its business areas.

Key Responsibilities:

• You must be an established functional leader with the ability to manage stakeholders across a complex corporate environment
• Must manage a high quality, cost effective and user-friendly legal services in a timely, proactive and solution-oriented manner, taking into account the business objectives, legal and compliance issues and the contractual risk and associated liabilities.
• Must have significant experience with international enterprise software licensing, SaaS, intellectual property, and data privacy is preferred

• Responsible for the legal aspects of CSP part of a regional business, including the management of personnel supporting this work
• Lead the design and implementation of processes to improve the service offered to the CSP business and foster the design and implementation of self-service tools enabling members of the legal team to focus on greater value added tasks
• Proactively monitor and manage contractual commitments and any claims relating thereto
• Uphold the integrity of the business and ensure the Group’s compliance program is adhered to by actively deploying and overseeing the implementation of compliance policies and processes adopted by the Group, including those relating to anti-corruption, antitrust, trade compliance (incl. export control) and data privacy

Qualifications:

• Solicitor with a current license
• In the region of 12 years of legal experience, with a focus on commercial transactions and contracts with both a technology team in a reputable law firm and in-house in a technology company
• Demonstrable experience as a senior leader in a complex, fast-paced organisation
• Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interact effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organization
• Proven ability to work independently, manage teams that support multiple projects simultaneously, and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment

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