Senior Privacy & Data Protection Counsel

Teleport; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited training

Travel benefits

Flight discounts

Casual dress code

Job summary

Teleport, Southeast Asia’s leading integrated logistics provider, is seeking a Legal Counsel II in Malaysia to support commercial, regulatory, governance and privacy initiatives as the business scales across the region.

The role requires working with Product, Engineering, Security, HR, Commercial and Operations to embed privacy-by-design into initiatives, while managing cross-border data protections and contract negotiations.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with Bar admission (Malaysia/Singapore or equivalent).
• 6–7 years post-qualification experience, incl. 3+ years in private practice.
• Experience with technology, privacy, data protection, and cross-border matters preferred.

Responsibilities

• Privacy & data protection programme leadership across Malaysia and SG.
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial/operational contracts.
• Provide legal advisory across regulatory, privacy, cybersecurity and governance matters.

Skills

Privacy laws

Contract drafting

Regulatory compliance

Cross-border data

Stakeholder management

Privacy-by-design

Education

2:1 Law degree

Called to the Bar

Tools

CLM tools

MS Office

Job description

Teleport, Southeast Asia’s leading integrated logistics provider, is seeking a Legal Counsel II in Malaysia to support commercial, regulatory, governance and privacy initiatives as the business scales across the region.

The role requires working with Product, Engineering, Security, HR, Commercial and Operations to embed privacy-by-design into initiatives, while managing cross-border data protections and contract negotiations.