Strategic Legal & Compliance Project Lead

Nicoll Curtin; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Nicoll Curtin is seeking a Legal, Risk & Compliance Project Manager to coordinate cross-functional projects within the Legal, Risk and Compliance functions across the region.

Reporting to the Group Legal and Compliance leader, you will manage timelines, track deliverables, organize documents, and escalate issues as needed, requiring a law degree and at least five years of relevant experience.

Qualifications

• A degree in law or formal legal education is required.
• 5+ years of experience as a lawyer, legal professional or legal project manager, or in legal/risk/compliance.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate legal, risk and compliance operations across multiple entities.
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, action lists and status reports.
• Track assigned work and ensure timely completion of deliverables.
• Follow up on outstanding actions, approvals and project dependencies.
• Coordinate input from business teams, subsidiaries, external counsel and advisers.
• Organize policies, agreements, reports and submissions before senior review.
• Prepare concise summaries covering key issues, pending decisions and next steps.
• Implement and track instructions issued by Legal and Compliance leadership.
• Escalate project delays, resource constraints and significant risks.
• Maintain document controls and access restrictions for sensitive information.
• Support management reporting and improvements to legal, risk and compliance processes.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Drafting

Organizational skills

Independence

Problem solving

Education

Law degree or formal legal education

Job description

Nicoll Curtin is seeking a Legal, Risk & Compliance Project Manager to coordinate cross-functional projects within the Legal, Risk and Compliance functions across the region.

Reporting to the Group Legal and Compliance leader, you will manage timelines, track deliverables, organize documents, and escalate issues as needed, requiring a law degree and at least five years of relevant experience.