Senior Executive, Legal

AirAsia; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

AirAsia Berhad in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Senior Executive, Legal to draft and review agreements, support disputes, and provide first-line legal guidance to internal teams.

The role requires a law degree with PQE and proficiency in English; Bahasa Melayu is a plus. You will work on governance, compliance, and regional legal projects in a fast-paced aviation environment.

Qualifications

• Law degree and professional legal qualification (e.g., called to the Bar) with 2–4 years PQE in a reputable law firm or in-house legal department.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English; Bahasa Melayu proficiency beneficial.
• Experience with commercial contracts; aviation industry exposure is a plus.
• Ability to draft and review contracts and provide first-level legal guidance to internal stakeholders.
• Strong time management and stakeholder communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate standard agreements across Business Units using approved templates.
• Assist in managing legal disputes, claims and regulatory inquiries, coordinating with external counsels.
• Provide timely, practical first-level legal support to internal departments including operations and procurement.
• Conduct legal and regulatory research on aviation developments and governance best practices.
• Maintain contract repositories, update templates and support regional legal initiatives.

Skills

Contract drafting

Dispute management

Regulatory research

Stakeholder management

Time management

English proficiency

Bahasa Melayu

Education

Law degree

Bar admission

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Contract management systems

Job description

Job Description Overview

Location: On Site- RedQ Department: Legal Entity: AAAMS Status (Full time/part time/contract): Full time

Senior Executive, Legal

YOUR ROLE AS A: Senior Executive, Legal

Key Responsibilities

• Contract Drafting & Review: Draft, review, and assist in negotiating standard early-stage agreements (e.g., Non-Disclosure Agreements, Letters of Intent, Memoranda of Understanding) as well as Procurement, commercial, vendor, and service agreements across various Business Units using approved templates.
• Dispute & Claims Support: Assist in managing legal disputes, claims from passengers, Regulators, Vendors by gathering facts, preparing case summaries, maintaining litigation trackers, and coordinating documentation with external counsels.
• Stakeholder Guidance: Provide timely, practical first-level legal support to internal departments—including operations, finance, and procurement—under the guidance of senior team members.
• Legal Research & Compliance: Conduct comprehensive legal and regulatory research to track aviation industry developments, statutory updates, and corporate governance best practices.
• Legal Operations & Projects: Maintain contract repositories, update standard templates, and support ad-hoc legal initiatives and regional projects as assigned by the Head of Legal, or Chief Legal Officer.

Special Challenges Operating in a fast-paced and diversified aviation business requires the successful candidate to possess

• Collaboration & Agility: Strong interpersonal skills with a flexible attitude, eagerness to learn, and readiness to take on new operational challenges.
• Execution Under Pressure: Strong multitasking ability to manage high-volume, day-to-day transactional requests independently and accurately within tight turnaround times.
• Cultural Inclusivity: A diverse and inclusive mindset capable of collaborating effectively across different cultures, seniority levels, and ways of working.
• Commercial Risk Awareness: Developing business acumen with the ability to spot contractual and reputational risks early and escalates critical issues to senior counsel with clear recommendations.
• Proactive Problem-Solving: Ability to balance routine transactional turnarounds with project support in a dynamic environment.

Requirements Qualifications & Experience

• Law degree and professional legal qualification (e.g., called to the Bar) with a minimum of 2 to 4 years of post-qualification experience (PQE) in a reputable law firm or in-house legal department.
• Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to translate legal concepts clearly for non-lawyers and draft clear, accurate legal correspondence.
• Industry Exposure: Familiarity with commercial contracts is essential; prior exposure to aviation or airline-related legal matters will be an added advantage.
• Teamwork & Ownership: High effectiveness working both collaboratively within a regional team and independently on assigned routine portfolios.
• Time Management: Strong organizational, time management, and prioritization skills to handle multiple matters in parallel.
• Stakeholder Management: Ability to build rapport across diverse teams and manage internal client expectations effectively.
• Contractual Foundation: Exposure to common law and/or international civil law contract principles.
• Languages: Fluent written and spoken English and Bahasa Melayu.
• Technical Proficiency: Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite / Google Workspace and contract management systems, with a willingness to adopt new legal tech platforms.
• Personal Attributes: Grace under pressure & strong attention to detail.

AirAsia Berhad

AirAsia Berhad: Asia’s leading airline was established with the dream of making flying possible for everyone. Since 2001, AirAsia has swiftly broken travel norms around the globe and has risen to become the world’s best. Driven by the Dare to Dream spirit, we pride ourselves in the region’s largest low-cost carrier, serving 24 countries and over 130 destinations. We're not confined by walls, except when we need to answer the call of nature, so all departments mingle every day. As we embrace new technology to become a digital airline, services like BIG Duty Free, BIG Pay, BIG Loyalty, Touristly, ROKKI and Xcite Inflight Entertainment will be an exciting evolution, placing us ahead of the game. Are you in? AirAsia is set to take low-cost flying to an all new high with our belief, "Now Everyone Can Fly"