Legal jobs in Singapore

AVEVA is creating software trusted by over 90% of leading industrial companies.

External Job Title: Senior Legal Counsel

Reports to: APAC Legal AGC & VP

Employee type: Permanent (full-time)

Location: Singapore / Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Work Style: Hybrid
Language requirements: Bilingual Bahasa and English, with Chinese language skills being an added advantage
*candidates needs to have permit to work in Singapore/Malaysia

About The Role

AVEVA is looking to hire a Senior Legal Counsel based in Singapore/Malaysia who is a dynamic, hands-on, and mature legal professional and who takes a commercial and pragmatic approach to complex issues. Working with an experienced and well-established legal team in APAC, the successful candidate will play a key role in the region and provide professional and timely advice to various internal stakeholders as well as lead negotiations with the company’s partners and customers.

This is a broad role that will provide the successful candidate with an opportunity to work across different countries and cultures and be an important part of a business leadership team. The role reports into APAC Legal VP and will also contribute as the legal partner with all functions, including sales, commercial team, procurement, operations, finance, and HR.

We are looking for a Senior Legal Counsel who has exceptional business acumen, integrity, and ethics. The successful candidate will need the street smarts and skillsets to digest complex and cross-border issues and build relationships across the business. There will be opportunities to travel in the Asia-Pacific region on an as-required basis for projects and customer-facing negotiations. As the successful candidate matures, there will also be opportunities to lead and manage junior counsel in the team.

What will you be doing?

Be an integral part of the continued growth of AVEVA’s commercial deal pursuits as well as general legal issues that arise in the region

To ensure compliance with all applicable laws and group legal guidelines, we provide cross-functional and multi-disciplinary legal support and advice

Advise, review, draft, and negotiate a wide variety of commercial contracts, including but not limited to software services agreements, maintenance agreements, consultancy agreements, global contractual framework agreements, procurement, subcontractor, and strategic alliance agreements, as well as other in-bound commercial agreements

Liaise with and be the point of contact for internal business clients and other members of the legal department

Lead and assist with various special projects as may be assigned, such as developing standard contract templates, policies, and processes; improving the contract management process; and educating internal teams to ensure conformity and consistency in the application of relevant policies

Assist with all HR and licensing matters in the region

Manage and coordinate with internal subject matter experts, external counsel, and relevant authorities as needed

Prepare contract summaries, legal trackers, and dispute resolution trackers to aid in the management decision-making process

Assist in the development of legal procedures, practices, and structures to support APAC operations and businesses

Great skills to have

More than 10 years of experience as an attorney, preferably in a top-tier law firm or with relevant in-house experience with global IT services companies providing software licensing and maintenance services and with copyright, intellectual property, and trademark registration and protection matters

Sound judgment, strong communication skills

Good command of spoken and written English and Bahasa to support regional customers engagement; additional language skills in Chinese will be an added advantage

Excellent contract negotiation and drafting skills

Experience managing outside counsel, competing demands and working under pressure

Familiar with Asian business culture and ethics, as well as exposure to international business horizons

Experience handling India commercial contracts will be a good to have

Able to work in a fast-paced environment and work independently

Willing to travel

Our global team of lawyers, compliance experts and contract managers play a central role in protecting AVEVA’s interests and ensuring the company operates with the highest levels of integrity.

We provide guidance on regulatory compliance, risk management, contracts, and legal frameworks – all at the fascinating and fast-moving intersection of technology and the industrial sector. If you’re flexible and enjoy tackling complex challenges, you’ll be right at home in the AVEVA Legal team.

Parental leave, additional leaves including emergency leave, childcare leave and extended childcare leave, well-being support, flexible benefits, group insurances, car Allowances (depending on the role), company’s gift .

It’s possible we’re hiring for this position in multiple countries, in which case the above benefits apply to the primary location. Specific benefits vary by country, but our packages are similarly comprehensive.

Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/benefits/

By default, employees are expected to be in their local AVEVA office three days a week, but some positions are fully office-based. Roles supporting particular customers or markets are sometimes remote.

Hiring process

Interested? Great! Get started by submitting your cover letter and CV through our application portal. AVEVA is committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities. Please let us know in advance if you need reasonable support during your application process.

Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/hiring-process

About AVEVA

AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software with more than 6,500 employees in over 40 countries. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life – such as energy, infrastructure, chemicals, and minerals – safely, efficiently, and more sustainably.

We are committed to embedding sustainability and inclusion into our operations, our culture, and our core business strategy. Learn more about how we are progressing against our ambitious 2030 targets: sustainability-report.aveva.com/

Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/

AVEVA requires all successful applicants to undergo and pass a drug screening and comprehensive background check before they start employment. Background checks will be conducted in accordance with local laws and may, subject to those laws, include proof of educational attainment, employment history verification, proof of work authorization, criminal records, identity verification, credit check. Certain positions dealing with sensitive and/or third-party personal data may involve additional background check criteria.

AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. We value diversity and the expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business. AVEVA provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify your recruiter. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

Empowering you with pioneering tech

AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life – such as energy, infrastructure, chemicals and minerals – safely, efficiently and more sustainably.

We’re the first software business in the world to have our sustainability targets validated by the SBTi, and we’ve been recognized for the transparency and ambition of our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We’ve also recently been named as one of the world’s most innovative companies.

If you’re a curious and collaborative person who wants to make a big impact through technology, then we want to hear from you! Find out more at AVEVA Careers .