Legal & Compliance Executive

PENAI INDUSTRIES SDN. BHD.; Seberang Perai; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

PENAI INDUSTRIES SDN. BHD. is seeking a Senior Legal & Compliance Manager to lead contract management, advise management, and oversee regulatory compliance across the business in Malaysia.

Responsibilities include drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, building compliant policies, leading a team, and coordinating with external counsel to manage disputes and risk. The ideal candidate has 8+ years in legal practice, in-house or corporate experience, and strong communication and analytical

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and CLP or equivalent qualification.
• Master’s in Law or MBA is an added advantage.
• 8 years of experience in legal practice, including in-house legal experience within a statutory body, GLC, regulatory agency, or corporate organization.
• Proven track record in contract management, legal advisory, compliance, governance, and risk management.
• Minimum 1-3 years in a managerial or advisory role, leading teams or managing external counsel.
• Strong analytical, drafting, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated integrity, professionalism, and strategic thinking.

Responsibilities

• Review, manage, and follow up on daily operating and transactional contracts.
• Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements and contracts.
• Establish and optimize contract management systems, template libraries, and online/offline approval processes.
• Provide day-to-day legal advice to management and business teams.
• Identify legal and contractual risks and recommend practical solutions.
• Manage disputes, claims and external counsel where required.
• Participate in handling company disputes, formulate and implement the company's dispute resolution strategy, and establish a pool of external lawyers and a performance evaluation system.
• Develop and maintain legal policies, templates and standard agreements.
• Monitor relevant changes in laws and regulations and advise the business accordingly.
• Maintain proper legal records and contract management processes.
• Design and enhanced in the top-level design and implementation of the company's risk management, internal controls and compliance management system, specifically areas of regulatory and legal compliance (ie Anti corruption, export controls, privacy, AML etc) and participate in compliance exchanges and communications with external partners.
• Participate in optimizing the company's compliance management system, and formulate and implement the company's compliance policies, procedures, and related guidelines. Support the daily compliance work of all business departments, including but not limited to providing regulatory interpretation, policy interpretation, and risk assessment.
• Participate in the development of the company's compliance training system, conduct controls and compliance training for all employees at all levels, cultivate employee awareness of compliance risks, and enhance the risk management capabilities of all business departments.
• Assess the compliance of business operations and conduct necessary compliance reviews of high-risk business activities or business partners.

Skills

Contract management

Legal advisory

Compliance

Governance

Risk management

Leadership

Analytical skills

Drafting

Negotiation

Communication skills

Strategic thinking

Education

LLB & CLP

Master’s in Law or MBA

Job description

（1）Review, manage, and follow up on daily operating and transactional contracts and

(2) Draft, review and Negotiate commercial agreements and contracts

（3）Establish and continuously optimize contract management systems, template libraries, and online/offline approval processes;

(4)Provide day-to-day legal advice to management and business teams.

(5) Identify legal and contractual risks and recommend practical solutions.

Manage disputes, claims and external counsel where required.

（6）Participate in handling company disputes, formulate and implement the company's dispute resolution strategy, and establish a pool of external lawyers and a performance evaluation system;

(7)Develop and maintain legal policies, templates and standard agreements

(8)Monitor relevant changes in laws and regulations and advise the business accordingly.

(9)Maintain proper legal records and contract management processes

（1）Design and enhanced in the top-level design and implementation of the company's risk management, internal controls and compliance management system, specifically areas of regulatory and legal compliance (ie Anti corruption, export controls, privacy, AML etc) and participate in compliance exchanges and communications with external partners

（2）Participate in optimizing the company's compliance management system, and formulate and implement the company's compliance policies, procedures, and related guidelines. Support the daily compliance work of all business departments, including but not limited to providing regulatory interpretation, policy interpretation, and risk assessment.

（3）Participate in the development of the company's compliance training system, conduct controls and compliance training for all employees at all levels, cultivate employee awareness of compliance risks, and enhance the risk management capabilities of all business departments.

（4）Assess the compliance of business operations and conduct necessary compliance reviews of high-risk business activities or business partners.

Application requirements:

1、Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and Certificate of Legal Practice (CLP) or equivalent qualification.

2、Master’s in Law or Business Administration is an added advantage.

3、8 years of experience in legal practice, including in-house legal experience within a statutory body, GLC, regulatory agency, or corporate organization, collaborator role in our expansion.

4、Proven track record in contract management, legal advisory, compliance, governance, and risk management.

5、Minimum 1-3 years in a managerial or advisory role, leading teams or managing external counsel.

6、Strong analytical, drafting, negotiation, and communication skills.

7、Demonstrated integrity, professionalism, and strategic thinking.