Head of Legal, Commodity Trading

Kerry Consulting Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Kerry Consulting Pte Ltd is engaged to find a Head of Legal APAC for an established Oil & Gas client. The role leads a lean regional legal team and reports to senior management on strategic legal matters across the APAC region.

You will steer governance, regulatory compliance and major commercial contracts, including negotiations and Board liaison, while coordinating with external counsel as needed.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with at least 15 years post-qualification experience in commodities trading and/or Oil & Gas.
• Demonstrated leadership experience with ability to manage a regional legal team and drive strategy.
• Strong legal judgement, commercial acumen and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the regional legal function and provide strategic and commercial legal advice to management on major business decisions.
• Oversee governance, regulatory matters and commercial contracts across crude, refined products, LNG, etc.
• Manage negotiations, corporate secretarial responsibilities, Board matters, and oversight of external counsel.
• Develop and mentor the legal team and engage with regulators and industry bodies.

Skills

Leadership

Regulatory

Governance

Contract negotiation

Corporate secretarial

Stakeholder management

Education

Qualified lawyer

15+ years PQE

Job description

About the Company

We are partnering with an established Oil & Gas Company that has an international presence and is active across trading a broad variety of oil products as well as clean energy. They are currently looking to hire a senior leadership hire for the legal function. As the Head of Legal APAC, this individual will be managing a small lean team and be responsible for both legal & corporate secretarial matters for the APAC entities.

Responsibilities

You will lead the regional legal function, providing strategic and commercial legal advice to management on major business decisions, legal risk, governance and regulatory matters. The role covers commercial contracts across crude, refined products, LNG etc. You will assist in negotiations, corporate secretarial and Board matters, litigation and dispute management and oversight of external counsel.

You will also lead and develop the legal team, work closely with business functions to align legal strategy with commercial objectives and engage with regulators, industry bodies and other external stakeholders.

Requirements

You should be a qualified lawyer with at least 15 years of post-qualification experience gained within the commodities trading and/or Oil & Gas sector. You should have prior leadership experience, coupled with strong legal judgement, commercial acumen and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to align legal priorities with broader business objectives.