Corporate Counsel: Employment & Compliance

Gates Corporation; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Gates Corporation in Singapore is seeking a Corporate Counsel specialized in Employment & Compliance to provide daily legal guidance on employment, regulatory matters, and risk management across the APAC region.

This role requires a qualified lawyer with English and Mandarin fluency, 5+ years of experience, strong communication, and the ability to draft policies, handle investigations, and support M&A transactions.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with a law degree and active practice license.
• Experience in employment law, labor, and regulatory compliance.
• Fluency in English and Mandarin (spoken and written).
• 5+ years of experience, ideally combining law firm and in-house work.
• Strong communication, research and risk analysis capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily legal counsel on employment, labor, regulatory, risk and general compliance matters.
• Draft, review and update employment-related documents and policies (offers, agreements, disciplinary docs, severance, responses to inquiries).
• Support investigations and provide direction to internal functions on employee complaints and hotline matters.
• Prepare and deliver training on relevant issues for country and enterprise levels.
• Manage employment, labor and other disputes in APAC; respond to discovery requests; manage legal holds.
• Draft and review compliance and risk management policies and processes.

Skills

English & Mandarin

Legal research

Risk analysis

Stakeholder communication

Problem solving

Data interpretation

MS Office

Education

Law degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Corporate Counsel: Employment & Compliance

Are you inspired by challenging the status quo? Do you thrive in collaborative environments that drive results? If so, Gates could be for you.

Gates is a leading manufacturer of application-specific fluid power and power transmission solutions. We push the boundaries of material science to engineer solutions that continually exceed customer expectations.

Let's simplify it, think belts and hoses. Found in motorcycles, conveyor belts, cars, tractors, blenders, vacuum cleaners, bicycles, & 3D printers just to name a few. Because why not do it all?

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide daily legal counsel concerning employment and labor, operational, regulatory, risk and general compliance matters.
• Draft, review and update employment-related documents and policies, including offer letters, employment agreements, disciplinary documentation, separation agreements, responses to demand letters, and responses to regulatory agency inquiries and investigations.
• Provide support and direction to various internal functions on investigations arising from employee complaints and incidents, and the hotline.
• Prepare and deliver country and enterprise-specific training on relevant and topical issues.
• Manage contract dispute, employment and labor, and other types of litigation in the APAC region.
• Respond to discovery requests.
• Implement and manage legal holds.
• Draft, review, and update compliance and risk management-related policies and processes.
• Provide transactional documentation and due diligence support on M&A projects.

Keys to Success

• Working knowledge and understanding of labor & employment laws as well as related administrative processes.
• Ability to provide sound timely and responsive sound legal advice and risk analysis
• Working knowledge and understanding of ethics and compliance best practices.
• Proven ability to spot issues, research, investigate, and use independent judgment to solve problems.
• Proven ability to be flexible and work well independently in a fast-paced environment. while managing multiple, competing priorities and maintaining a strong focus on detail.
• Experience with project implementation and development of policies and procedures.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• None

Requirements and Preferred Skills

• Qualified lawyer holding a law degree from an accredited university.
• Active license to practice law in common law or other Asia Pacific jurisdictions.
• Full professional proficiency in English and Chinese (Mandarin) languages.
• 5 or more years of experience, preferably with both law firm and in house work experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to communicate well within all levels of the organization and with external clients.
• Must possess the self-confidence to make decisions and follow them through with peers and management.
• Must have the initiative to anticipate needs, identify process improvements and provide solutions.
• Ability to investigate and analyze large sets of data and to draw conclusions
• Microsoft Office Suite.
• Must possess a willingness to learn and understand operational, financial and technical matters.
• Minimal travel is required for this role.
• Excited to work in the office with great teammates.

WHY GATES?

Founded in 1911 in Denver, Colorado, Gates is publicly traded on the NYSE. While we might operate in a vast amount of time zones we operate as 'One Gates' and have a common goal of pushing the boundaries of materials science. We invest in our people, bringing real-world experience that enables us to solve our customers' diverse challenges of today and anticipate those of tomorrow.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Gates is an Equal Opportunity and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of race, sex, color, religion, age, disability, pregnancy, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other consideration defined by law.