Senior Legal Counsel, Asia

SCAN GLOBAL LOGISTICS (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global logistics provider in Singapore is seeking a dedicated Legal professional to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory standards. This full-time role involves providing legal support, drafting contracts, and managing stakeholder relations. Ideal candidates will have expertise in legal compliance and experience in the freight forwarding or shipping industries, with strong communication and strategic judgment skills. The position offers competitive salary and benefits including health insurance and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Comprehensive health insurance

Generous leave entitlements

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• Ability to interpret, apply, and adapt legal principles in evolving business contexts.
• Sound understanding of commercial and operational dynamics.
• Track record of providing advice that enables business growth while managing risk.
• Solutions-oriented, provides advice enabling business growth while managing risk.
• Adaptable, maintains clarity under pressure in shifting priorities.
• High emotional intelligence, manages sensitive issues with empathy.
• Collaborative mindset, works across multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent communication skills, conveys complex legal matters clearly.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice and support to various departments.
• Ensure compliance with local and international laws.
• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts.
• Support internal audits and compliance checks.
• Represent the company with external stakeholders.
• Manage projects effectively.

Skills

Legal and compliance expertise

Experience in freight forwarding or shipping

Strategic judgment

Commercially astute

Agile and adaptable

High emotional intelligence

Collaborative mindset

Excellent communication skills

Job description

Championing the Legal function at Scan Global Logistics, Asia; Defining what success looks like and making it happen!

About the role

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Legal professional to join our Global Legal & Compliance team. Operating within a matrix organization, the successful candidate will report to the Global General Counsel and Regional CEO, Asia. Based in our Singapore office, this role will play a pivotal part in ensuring the company’s operations within Asia, remain fully compliant with applicable legal, regulatory, and corporate governance standards. This full-time, office-based role is located in the Downtown Core Central Region, Singapore.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice and support to various departments within the company.
• Ensure compliance with local and international laws and regulations.
• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts and other legal documents.
• Support with internal audits and compliance checks together with the Global Compliance team.
• Representing the company in dealings with external legal counsel, regulatory bodies, government agencies and other external stakeholders
• Project Management

Qualifications

• Strong legal and compliance expertise, with the ability to interpret, apply, and adapt legal principles in fast-evolving business contexts.
• Experience in the freight forwarding or shipping industries is preferred, with sound understanding of commercial and operational dynamics.
• Demonstrates strategic judgment; able to balance legal integrity with commercial pragmatism, and to distinguish between ideal outcomes and what is practical for the business.
• Commercially astute and solutions-oriented, with a track record of providing advice that enables business growth while managing risk responsibly.
• Agile and adaptable, thrives in environments where priorities shift and decisions must be made on the go, maintaining clarity under pressure.
• High emotional intelligence (EQ) builds trust, communicates with tact, and manages sensitive issues with empathy and composure.
• Collaborative mindset, capable of working both independently and across multidisciplinary teams to achieve organizational objectives.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to convey complex legal matters clearly to non-legal stakeholders and influence decisions constructively.

What we offer

At Scan Global Logistics, we are committed to providing our employees with a rewarding and fulfilling work experience. In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a range of benefits including comprehensive health insurance, generous leave entitlements, and opportunities for professional development and career progression. Our inclusive and collaborative work culture built on our fundamental virtues of Respect, Integrity, Entrepreneurship and Fun, ensures that we co create a meaningful workplace with our employees.

About us

At Scan Global Logistics, we strive to find new ways to make the world a little less complicated. Scan Global Logistics is a leading global logistics provider, offering a wide range of freight forwarding, warehousing and supply chain services. With a presence in over 60 countries and 200 locations, we pride ourselves in bringing a human approach to everything we do and everyone we meet.

If you're ready to take the next step in your career and join a dynamic, forward-thinking organisation, we encourage you to apply now.