Area Head of Legal Affairs, ASEAN

Microsoft; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Singapore is seeking a Legal Counsel to manage legal and national security teams. The candidate will provide strategic legal advice, ensure compliance with regulations, and represent the organization in various legal matters. Preferred qualifications include 10 years of experience, with strong communication and negotiation skills essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of legal experience with exposure to ASEAN region.
• Active license to practice law in relevant jurisdiction.
• Proven track record in corporate and commercial law.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Area legal team and national security team.
• Provide strategic legal counsel to senior sales leadership.
• Ensure compliance with local laws and regulations.

Skills

Strategic legal counsel

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Litigation management

Negotiation

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent legal degree

Job description

Responsibilities (Text Only)

- Lead and manage the Area legal team and national security team, fostering a high-performance culture aligned with Microsoft’s values. - Provide strategic legal counsel to senior sales leadership and business units on a wide range of legal and regulatory issues. Help shape strategy and execution of strategic sales priorities. - Ensure compliance with local laws and regulations, and proactively manage legal risks. - Oversee litigation and disputes matters (excluding HR and consumer disputes), proactive and reactive regulatory engagements, and Public Sector contract negotiations. Represent CELA in the Area Compliance Committee. - Work with the Regional Deal Team when needed to support regulatory elements of Enterprise Commercial customer contract negotiations. Work with the Region SME&C CELA lead when needed to support regulatory scaled resources such as self-help materials for the SME&C sales motion. - Work with the Area Government Affairs Lead and Area Ambassador to ensure alignment between policy engagements and other regulatory engagements, and emerging or multidisciplinary regulatory priorities such as privacy, security, AI and critical infrastructure. - Responsibly leverage outside counsel resources to drive budget efficiencies. - Collaborate with regional and global legal teams to land Microsoft’s global objectives within the Area-specific context, and to drive cross-border projects including CELA Customer and Partner Solutions strategic priorities. - Represent Microsoft in interactions with senior external stakeholders, including regulators, senior legal officers for private and public sector customers, industry bodies, and legal industry leaders. - Leverage AI to drive innovation. - Lead Microsoft’s engagement on regulatory and compliance matters relating to national security, critical infrastructure, and relations with Defence and Intelligence customers. - Manage responses to security incidents and government and customer audits and inquiries.

Qualifications (Text Only)

Required Qualifications - Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent legal degreeAND 6+ years of legal experience with deep understanding/exposure to ASEAN region. - ORequivalent experience. - Active license to practice law in a jurisdiction and capable of meeting admission requirements in relevant jurisdiction. - Proven track record in corporate and commercial law, regulatory compliance, and/or litigation management. - Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills. Preferred Qualifications - Ideally 10 years of legal experience, including leadership/people management responsibilities. - Experience working in a multinational corporation and/or technology sector is preferred. - Strong learning agility, astute business acumen and ability to provide pragmatic legal advice. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a requestvia the Accommodation request form. Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work. #CELA