Legal Counsel II: Privacy, Data Protection & Tech

Teleport; Kuala Lumpur; Sur place; MYR 180 000 - 360 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Unlimited training

Flight discounts within AirAsia's сети

Vacation and time away with discounts

Growth opportunities

Résumé du poste

Teleport is seeking a Legal Counsel II to support commercial legal, regulatory, governance, and privacy initiatives across Southeast Asia. The role covers privacy, data protection, and cross-border compliance, with collaboration across product, engineering, security, HR and operations.

You will manage day-to-day legal support for Malaysia and Singapore operations, draft and negotiate contracts, and help scale the business in a fast‑growing environment while navigating regulatory complexities.

Qualifications

• 2:1 Law degree from a recognized university and called to the Bar.
• 6–7 years post-qualification experience, with at least 3 years in private practice, preferably with exposure to technology, privacy, data protection, and cross-border matters.
• Strong knowledge of regional privacy laws and ability to advise business stakeholders risk-based.

Responsabilités

• Privacy & Data Protection: advise on data privacy across Malaysia, Singapore and beyond; support incident response and governance; be registered as a DPO where applicable.
• End-to-end legal support for BAU operations in Malaysia and Singapore, including drafting/reviewing standard contracts and regulatory compliance.
• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial/operational agreements; escalate non-standard issues.
• Provide practical legal advice to product, engineering, security, HR, and commercial teams; embed privacy-by-design.
• Governance, risk & compliance: assist with board materials, related-party transactions, and regulatory tracking.
• Process improvement: develop contract templates, CLM tools, SOPs, and privacy guidance.

Connaissances

Stakeholder management

Self-starter

Ambiguity handling

Formation

2:1 Law degree with Bar admission

Malaysian/Singapore or common law jurisdiction

Description du poste

Teleport is seeking a Legal Counsel II to support commercial legal, regulatory, governance, and privacy initiatives across Southeast Asia. The role covers privacy, data protection, and cross-border compliance, with collaboration across product, engineering, security, HR and operations.

You will manage day-to-day legal support for Malaysia and Singapore operations, draft and negotiate contracts, and help scale the business in a fast‑growing environment while navigating regulatory complexities.