General Counsel - Malaysia

GrabTaxi Holdings Pte. Ltd.; Selangor; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a seasoned legal professional to lead its Malaysia Legal Team. This role involves providing comprehensive legal support across multiple sectors, ensuring compliance with regulations, and collaborating with various business units. You will be instrumental in navigating complex legal landscapes while fostering growth and innovation. Join a forward-thinking company that values inclusivity and offers a supportive work environment, along with a range of benefits designed to enhance your well-being and work-life balance. If you are passionate about making a meaningful impact in a dynamic setting, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Term Life Insurance

Medical Insurance

Flexible Benefits Package

Parental Leave

Birthday Leave

Volunteering Leave

Grabber Assistance Programme

FlexWork Arrangements

Qualifications

• At least 12 years of post-qualification experience in legal practice.
• Expertise in corporate law and handling complex legal matters.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Malaysia Legal Team providing legal advice to various business sectors.
• Advise on agreements with vendors and support business teams on legal issues.

Skills

Corporate and Commercial Law

People Management

Regulatory Compliance

Contract Drafting

Litigation Management

AML/CFT Compliance

Education

Malaysian Bar Qualification

Job description

About Grab and Our Workplace

Grab is Southeast Asia's leading superapp. From getting your favourite meals delivered to helping you manage your finances and getting around town hassle-free, we've got your back with everything. In Grab, purpose gives us joy and habits build excellence, while harnessing the power of Technology and AI to deliver the mission of driving Southeast Asia forward by economically empowering everyone, with heart, hunger, honour, and humility.

Get to Know the Team

The Malaysia Country Legal Team is an important part of Grab Malaysia's business, dedicated to ensuring that our business practices align with legal standards and regulatory requirements. We provide comprehensive legal support across different sectors, offering legal advice on contracts, compliance, and governance. We pride ourselves on being proactive partners to the business, navigating complex legal landscapes to facilitate innovation and growth while safeguarding our interests

Get to Know the Role

Reporting to the General Counsel - Indonesia & Regional Head of Countries, you are a an important member of the Grab Legal Leadership Team.

Managing a team of 4 legal counsels, you will lead the Malaysia Legal Team to provide legal, regulatory, compliance, governance and contractual advice to Grab Malaysia's business. You will have a close working relationship with Grab Malaysia's leadership team.

This role is based on-site in our Petaling Jaya office.

The Critical Tasks You Will Perform

• Advise on and draft applicable provisions of agreements with vendors, customers, partners, and consultants of the Grab Malaysia mobility, deliveries, supermarket and financial services businesses, and assume regional coordination activities for some regional business verticals.
• Collaborate with external advisors and counsel on applicable litigation and claims involving the Grab Malaysia business.
• Interface and support, other business support teams within Grab Malaysia and regionally, such as Marketing, Communications, Finance, Treasury, Corporate Finance, Tax, Human Resources and Data Privacy.
• Collaborate with business teams to identify and analyze issues related to the introduction of new services and products in the Grab Malaysia business.
• Oversee and provide business-focused legal advice for partnerships with Grab's business in Malaysia.
• Represent Grab's interests and interface directly with regulatory agencies, and in particular, with transport, gig-economy, financial services and competition regulatory authorities;
• Participate in the Regional Legal Management Team and collectively managing the Legal team throughout the Grab business.

What Essential Skills You Will Need

• You have been called to the Malaysian Bar.
• You have at least 12 years of post-qualification experience, with experience in both private practice and as an in-house counsel.
• Demonstrated people management and mentorship experience.
• Expertise in corporate and commercial law, with experience handling complex legal matters and transactions.
• You can understand the business, commercial requirements, our strategies and directions, its people, and its organizational structures.
• You can understand the business, commercial requirements, our strategies and directions, its people, and its organizational structures.
• Familiarity with the development of AML/CFT related compliance requirements.

Life at Grab

We care about your well-being at Grab, here are some of the global benefits we offer:

• We have your back with Term Life Insurance and comprehensive Medical Insurance.
• With GrabFlex, create a benefits package that suits your needs and aspirations.
• Celebrate moments that matter in life with loved ones through Parental and Birthday leave, and give back to your communities through Love-all-Serve-all (LASA) volunteering leave
• We have a confidential Grabber Assistance Programme to guide and uplift you and your loved ones through life's challenges.
• Balancing personal commitments and life's demands are made easier with our FlexWork arrangements such as differentiated hours

What We Stand For At Grab

We are committed to building an inclusive and equitable workplace that provides equal opportunity for Grabbers to grow and perform at their best. We consider all candidates fairly and equally regardless of nationality, ethnicity, race, religion, age, gender, family commitments, physical and mental impairments or disabilities, and other attributes that make them unique.