Senior Legal Counsel

Schneider Electric North America; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy management firm is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to provide strategic legal support across the cluster markets of Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, and Taiwan. The role demands strong cross-jurisdictional advisory skills and the capability to operate independently. Responsibilities include contract management, compliance oversight, and proactive collaboration with business stakeholders. Successful candidates will be fully qualified lawyers with at least 6 years of relevant experience and excellent negotiation and communication abilities. Medical coverage and professional development opportunities are offered.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical coverage

Global Family Leave

Worldwide Employee Stock Ownership

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• At least 6 years' relevant PQE in legal counsel.
• Experience in an international company operating in-house.
• Ability to manage multi-jurisdictional regulatory issues.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and support negotiations of various contracts.
• Lead or support cluster initiatives and policy rollouts.
• Provide claims support and oversee litigations.
• Ensure compliance with applicable laws and Group policies.
• Partner with senior leaders in various functions.
• Provide legal training to business teams.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Drafting skills

Communication skills

Fluent in English

Technological skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Law

Job description

About Schneider Electric

Schneider Electric’s purpose is to empower all to make the most of our energy and resources, bridging progress and sustainability for all. We call this Life is On. Our mission is to be your technology partner for Sustainability and Efficiency. We drive digital transformation by integrating world‑leading process and energy technologies, endpoint to cloud connecting products, controls, software and services, across the entire lifecycle, enabling integrated company management, for homes, buildings, data centers, infrastructure and industries.

The role

We are recruiting a Senior Legal Counsel to join our Business Legal Team to provide strategic legal support across the cluster markets of Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, and Taiwan (SMBT). You will partner closely with business leaders and functional teams to ensure compliant, commercially sound, and risk balanced decision making. This role requires strong cross‑jurisdictional advisory experience and the ability to operate autonomously.

What will you do?

• Prepare, review, and support negotiations of a number of contracts including commercial, distribution, software, procurement, construction, oil & gas and industry‑standard contracts.
• Lead or support cluster initiatives, policy rollouts & template localisation.
• Provide claims support and oversee litigations.
• Help to ensure compliance with applicable laws and Group policies, including driving the competition law programme.
• Partner with senior leaders across commercial, HR, finance, procurement, operations, and corporate functions.
• Support corporate governance & entity management.
• Provide training to the business.
• Other general legal support as reasonably required by Legal Management to service the SMBT operations.

What will help you to be successful?

• A fully qualified lawyer with a Bachelor’s degree in Law and at least 6 years’ relevant PQE.
• Experience in an international company and a proven track record operating in an in‑house environment.
• Excellent negotiation, drafting, and communication skills.
• Experience managing multi‑jurisdictional regulatory issues.
• Work proactively and closely with the business stakeholders to identify and analyse critical commercial and legal issues.
• Commercially minded, highly organized, and able to work effectively in teams.
• Fluent in English (written and verbal) & preferably with Traditional Mandarin to support Taiwan operations.
• Great technological skills.

What do we offer?

• Opportunity to influence strategic business decisions through legal expertise.
• Dynamic work environment handling diverse and challenging legal matters.
• Professional growth through exposure to complex business transactions.
• Collaborative culture fostering innovation and excellence.
• Collaboration within East Asia and global teams.
• Comprehensive professional development opportunities.
• Comprehensive medical coverage for employee and dependents.
• Global Family Leave.
• Worldwide Employee Stock Ownership.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

Schneider Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities in the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, transferring, and promoting all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic or conduct.