- Provide legal support to facilitate business operations within various business divisions amongst the company's group;
- Support a group of spend categories assigned to you with holistic, pragmatic and business oriented legal advice, in particular on transactional & contract matters;
- Engage with and support the legal procurement team and the procurement team;
- Participate in the negotiation of procurement contracts, leading as required;
- Support the development of agreements and processes (if required);
- Liaise with stakeholders and specialists (e.g. business, procurement, legal) as required;
- Review, draft, advice, negotiate contracts with vendors, customers, dealers, business partners etc for the procurement of hardware, software and services in relation to company's network and IT environment ;

- Assist in the preparation of legal documents in a timely manner;
- Collate relevant information and documents;
- Conducting legal research;
- Assist in maintenance of clients files
- Schedule of deadlines;
- Assist to liaise with clients and other parties;
- Assist in the routine operation of the small office;
- Assist in any other matters assigned by management from time to time;

- Reviewing, drafting, and negotiating contracts related to banking finance matters. This may include bank account agreements, cash pooling agreements, FX agreements.
- Assisting with contract management, including organizing and maintaining contract files, tracking contract deadlines, and ensuring compliance with contract terms.
- Collaborating with internal stakeholders, including business development, marketing, operations, and finance teams, to ensure that contracts align with company objectives and policies.
- Conducting legal research and providing legal advice on various banking finance and contract-related matters.
- Keeping abreast of changes in laws and regulations related to banking, and contracts, and providing updates to the legal team and internal stakeholders.

- Horizon scan/research, monitor and analyze developments in data protection and data security globally (eg new laws, regulations, enforcement decisions, regulatory guidance, best practices on data security and privacy governance framework).
- Assist the Lead Privacy Counsel in approving new product launches and initiatives and data transfer requests
- Act as project manager and drive any privacy projects assigned to you from time to time, including updating and maintaining privacy documentation, managing data subject requests, or data mapping exercise
- Work closely with legal to conclude contract negotiation on privacy clauses and data sharing agreements; respond to due diligence questionnaire.

- To conduct compliance review and process improvement on business processes.

- Perform AML/KYC for customer onboarding, ongoing and periodic monitoring review.

- Conduct reviews of client companies and UBO/BO in the KYC system.

- Screening of client companies and UBO/BO in the KYC system.

- Assist in the administration and review of client risk profiles, UBO/BO identification, and KYC documentation oversight requirements.

- Responsible to keep data updated in Viewpoint as a record of KYC exercises.

- To assist compliance officer in providing data for Bank Negara within stipulated deadlines.

- To prepare report on UBO/BO on timely basis.

- Assist in advising management on compliance with laws and regulations through detailed report.

Customer
- Provides quality legal support to Company's Business units in the Asia Pacific region;
- Assists in ensuring that all business units in the Asia Pacific region comply with laws and regulations relating to the relevant business unit in the relevant country;
- Assists in the implementation and/or furtherance of the global legal strategy at a regional/country level in order to ensure effective use of common tools and consistent reporting;
- Where appropriate and if requested, supports other corporate functions by delivering the legal service component necessary in overall attainment of their goals;
- Where appropriate and if requested, assists in implementing country legal risk mitigation strategies.
- Acts as "mobile legal squad" by providing ad-hoc support to fill resource gaps or workload overflow in various AP GBS Legal teams
- Performs country counsel role (where appropriate)

Stakeholder - external
- Where appropriate and if requested, assists in managing external legal counsel necessary for provision of legal services to business units;
- Where appropriate and if requested, represents the Company in negotiations with partners, customers, suppliers, governmental and regulatory authorities;
- Where appropriate and if requested, provides information, reports and confirmation to auditors, bankers and suppliers required in relation to any local business unit's operations.

Process
- Provides general business legal advice and assistance by engaging in activities such as (but not limited to): (a) drafting and reviewing confidentiality agreements, supplier contracts and customer contracts: (b) reviewing RFQs/tenders and preparing RFQ/tender responses where appropriate; (c) checking BCA approval conditions against near-final drafts of contracts; (d) preparing briefing/advisory notes to AP GBS Legal team members to help the team members prepare for contract negotiations/meetings;
- Where appropriate and if requested, assists in procuring legal advice and external legal service in any area of law outside area of specialization/competence;
- Where appropriate and if requested, deputises for line manager in various projects or matters;
- Provides legal activity reports to line manager when requested;
- Proactively advises line manager and/or AP GBS Legal team members on any development in the law applicable to country/region and business unit and contribute (if requested) to the design and delivery of training courses on legal topics relevant to the business.

People - Management
- Individual contributor who may manage at least one junior/less experienced team member
- May direct the work of other junior/less experienced team members or manage projects, processes and/or programs
- Delegate work to junior/less experienced team members, review their work and supervise, coach and mentor them with a view to improving their professional experience, knowledge and skills

- to assist senior associate and partner in M&A, corporate exercises, commercial contract, employment and other corporate and commercial related works.

The successful candidate will be part of the Banking & Finance team attending to domestic and cross border transactions:

- project financings,
- acquisition financings,
- Islamic financings and syndicated loans amongst others,
- banking transaction advisory works,
- aviation

- Draft, review, revise and negotiate simple and complex contracts, including but not limited to those related to existing and new corporate or commercial projects, products and services of the group's business.
- Monitor and provide counsel on the group's policies and operating procedures and ensure its compliance with the prevailing applicable laws, regulations, guidelines, and authorities' rulings.
- To anticipate, manage and/or render sound and practical solutions to legal risks/issues that may arise connected with or resulting from the group's business strategy and operations.
- Oversee the proper and accurate maintenance of registers and records of legal documents to ensure confidentiality, safe custody, and easy retrieval of the group's documents.
- Ensure proper and timely preparation/delivery/filing of statutory forms, documents, resolutions and/or announcements with the relevant regulatory authorities.
- Planning/implementing procedural and administrative systems to ensure effective and efficient administration of the department.
- Any other ad-hoc task assigned by the Legal Manager.

- Assist Project Administrator in contract data analysis works.
- Assist in a project using data capture and contract analysis software.
- To carry out other tasks as and when required.