Senior Legal Counsel - Tech, Privacy & Digital (SE Asia)

Sephora company; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Sephora Singapore is seeking a commercially minded Senior Legal Counsel to join the Legal team. You will act as a trusted advisor to Sephora SEAO, covering commercial contracting, privacy, compliance, and regulatory matters across Southeast Asia and Oceania.

Reporting to the Head of Legal, you will partner with Retail, Digital, Marketing, and Operations, draft and negotiate complex tech, SaaS, and platform agreements, oversee risk, and help drive scalable legal solutions across multiple markets.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer in Singapore or another common law jurisdiction with 7–10 years PQE.
• Experience in top-tier law firm and in-house legal role.
• Strong regional experience across Southeast Asia and Oceania in multi-jurisdiction markets.
• Experience in consumer, retail, FMCG, e‑commerce, technology or digital industries preferred.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted legal advisor to business leaders across SEA and Oceania, providing pragmatic and commercially sound guidance.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and advise on a broad range of commercial agreements including technology, software, SaaS, cloud, e-commerce, and platform-related contracts.
• Review marketing campaigns for regulatory compliance across SEAO markets.
• Develop and maintain legal templates, playbooks, and guidance materials to improve contracting efficiency.
• Support contract lifecycle management and continuous improvements in legal service delivery.
• Provide guidance on data privacy, marketing, CRM and other customer-facing initiatives across jurisdictions.

Skills

Commercial contracts

Data privacy

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

Qualified lawyer (Singapore/common law)

Job description

Sephora Singapore is seeking a commercially minded Senior Legal Counsel to join the Legal team. You will act as a trusted advisor to Sephora SEAO, covering commercial contracting, privacy, compliance, and regulatory matters across Southeast Asia and Oceania.

Reporting to the Head of Legal, you will partner with Retail, Digital, Marketing, and Operations, draft and negotiate complex tech, SaaS, and platform agreements, oversee risk, and help drive scalable legal solutions across multiple markets.