Head of Legal
Job Summary
Job Description
Ninja Van seeks a Head of Legal in the Philippines to lead their legal team, provide strategic advice, and manage legal and regulatory matters. 10+ years of experience in a legal department or reputable law firm is required, along with Philippine Bar admission. This role requires strong commercial acumen, leadership, and a 'can-do' attitude.
Must have:
- Philippines Bar
- Legal Department
- Commercial Acumen
- Leadership Skills
Good to have:
- Investigations
- Fraud Management
- Security Management
- Contract Negotiation
Perks:
- Hybrid Work
- Competitive Pay
1 skill required
Job Details
Ninja Van wishes to bring on board a senior Legal Counsel to lead and develop Ninja Van’s award-winning Philippines legal team and provide strategic commercial and legal advice to country and group management.
To be successful, the candidate should be a commercially savvy and self-motivated individual, who can operate independently in a fast-paced work environment and manage and drive 4 other team members to deliver high quality legal deliverables. He or she will report to the Group General Counsel based in Singapore and work closely with Filipino senior leadership. Pro-activeness, ‘can-do’ attitude and strong stakeholder communication and management skills are essential to the role’s success.
Main Duties
- Function head responsible for managing legal and regulatory matters in Philippines.
- Lead and develop legal team to deliver high quality legal services in a fast-paced environment and ensuring that legal advice is commercially-savvy and legally defensible.
- Designing and implementing country-level legal processes, policies and training relating to contract process compliance and mitigation of legal and regulatory risks.
- Advising on, negotiating and preparing commercial contracts, supplier contracts and tender bid response.
- Handle corporate secretarial matters and manage the procurement and renewal of all necessary business, corporate and other licences and permits.
- Manage HR-related disputes, disputes with shippers and commercial litigation.
- Handle inquiries and investigations by various government agencies.
- Handle administration of and manage legal department in a manner consistent with country-level and group-level policies.
- The Head of Legal may be expected to take up management responsibilities of various operations-related teams from time-to-time. This includes the Ninja Van Philippines Security and Investigations team. Experience in investigations, fraud management and security management is a strong advantage.
- Head of Legal reports to Group General Counsel but will be accountable to and be tasked by Ninja Van Philippines Country Head.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Laws or Juris Doctor in Philippines laws from a leading university.
- 10 years or more experience from a legal department of a company and reputable law firm.
- Philippines Bar admission.
Why join us?
- We have a hybrid work setup and flexible work arrangements to support work/life balance.
- We recognize and reward your valuable contribution through a competitive compensation and a series of recognition programs.
- We provide Paid Time Offs and Wellness Leaves to support your overall well-being.
- We encourage you to join our in house social clubs so you can meet other people with the same interests.
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