Compliance & Legal #PHL

Bureau Veritas S.A.; Manila; On-site; PHP 446,000 - 1,116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fantastic training and development

Support from management team

Exposure to diverse environments

Job summary

Bureau Veritas is seeking a Compliance / Legal Officer based in the Philippines. You will provide critical compliance and legal support across a diverse range of matters, ensuring regulatory compliance and mitigating risk for Bureau Veritas.

This role offers exposure to compliance investigations, contract negotiation, corporate governance and strategic advisory work within a global organisation. You will collaborate with senior stakeholders and contribute to safeguarding the company’s integrity

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Laws degree required.
• Strong contract review and negotiation skills.
• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work under pressure and adapt quickly.

Responsibilities

• Provide compliance training and advice.
• Support compliance program and activities rolled out by Head Office.
• Conduct investigations and make recommendations on potential breaches of Code of Ethics.
• Review and negotiate client contracts to align with company principles and good contracting standards.
• Manage corporate governance activities, including maintaining registers and supporting Boards and Company Secretaries.
• Provide legal support across insurance, property, intellectual property, disputes, and compliance reporting.

Skills

Contract review

Negotiation skills

Risk assessment

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor of Laws

Job description

About Bureau Veritas:

Bureau Veritas is a global leader in Testing, Inspection and Certification Services. Founded in 1828, the group has in excess of 84,000 employees serving over 400,000 clients and located in 140 countries.

Bureau Veritas are renowned in Philippines, and around the globe, for the quality and breadth of our capabilities in the certification, inspection and testing business in various sectors including but not limited to Oil and Gas, Infrastructure, Management System and Commodity Trade.

About the role

As the Compliance / Legal Officer based in Philippines, you will provide critical compliance and legal support across a diverse range of matters, ensuring compliance and mitigating risk for Bureau Veritas. This role offers exposure to compliance and its related investigation, contract negotiation, corporate governance, and strategic advisory work within a global organisation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide compliance training and advice
• Support compliance program and activities rolled out by Head Office including but not limited to Annual Compliance Declaration
• Conduct investigation and provide recommendation on potential breach of Code of Ethics reported under whistleblowing system and other channels
• Review and negotiate client contracts to align with Bureau Veritas principles and good contracting standards.
• Manage corporate governance activities, including maintaining registers and supporting Boards and Company Secretaries.
• Provide legal support across insurance, property, intellectual property, disputes, and compliance reporting.

What you'll bring:

• Bachelor of Laws degree, with related experience (preferably 2-5 years of experience).
• Excellent critical thinking, problem-solving ability, and attention to detail.
• Will to work hard and be flexible in terms of timing and context
• Ability to learn and adjust in a short period of time
• Ability to work under pressure
• Strong contract review and negotiation skills, with demonstrated experience in a similar role.
• Ability to communicate complex legal concepts clearly and build strong stakeholder relationships.

The benefits

We offer a competitive salary and an opportunity to advance your career in a leading global organisation, as well as:

• Fantastic Training and Development opportunities
• Support from a progressive and experienced management team
• Exposure to a variety of interesting and challenging work environments

This role offers more than building a resume-it's a chance to leave your mark. We offer you the opportunity to build your career and give you the recognition you deserve. Make an impact doing work you can be proud of at Bureau Veritas. Contribute to a global mission to enhance standards with integrity and help us create a brighter future for our next generations, and a safer society for us all. The opportunity to work within a supportive close-knit team, learn new skills and gain training which could lead to the broader Bureau Veritas network for future career development.

Bureau Veritas are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and we encourage applications from women and Indigenous people