Overview:
To support the business in the Americas and provide a range of legal services, primarily focused on preparation, negotiation, and review of contracts.
A successful candidate will be highly motivated and be able to handle a wide variety of contracts, have a commercial mindset, and be collaborative with a willingness to learn.
This position is based in Kuala Lumpur on Hybrid working model and will report to the Head of Legal, Americas.
Primary Responsibilities:
Assisting in commercial legal matters (both from a sales and procurement perspective), including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating agreements, terms and conditions and other documents, and managing and advising on contractual provisions.
Advising on commercial arrangements including toll/contract manufacturing, logistics and warehousing, agency and distribution matters
Providing legal and transactional support on any growth initiatives, disposals, internal reorganization, restructuring, expansion and refinancing projects in the Americas
Supporting the Head of Legal, Americas in other matters as may be assigned from time to time including corporate secretarial, insurance, corporate governance, regulatory compliance as well as legal initiatives and projects.
Requirements:
Excellent English language speaking and drafting skills with 3- 5 years of broad corporate and commercial law experience at a law firm or in-house.
Good knowledge of contract law with solid contract drafting review and negotiation experience
Legally qualified to practice law or a law degree with contract review experience with International/cross-border experience
Good commercial awareness with Manufacturing experience
Legally qualified to practice law in a US state or a law degree from a US accredited law school with contract review experience
What you'll need to be successful:
Strong professional ethics, integrity and accountability
Proactive, motivated, adaptable, attention to detail and solution-oriented
Good team player, collaborator and facilitator
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
An owner of tasks who approaches work enthusiastically, taking the initiative and completing tasks in accordance with business objectives and deadlines
A safe pair of hands - able to work independently with minimal guidance/supervision, but recognizing when to seek help/support
Confident communicator and good interpersonal skills
Strong organizational skills Enjoys a wide range of legal matters in a dynamic, high-activity environment, willingness to roll up your sleeves and learn on the job, and able to work well under pressure with tight deadlines
Commitment to Synthomers Core Values
Willingness to travel as and when required (5%)
Why Synthomer
We are ambitious!
We have grown significantly both organically and inorganically. We are a FTSE 250 listed company, 22% of our revenue comes from newly commercialized products, and were recognized in the top-quartile for chemicals manufacturing safety.
We believe in high challenge, high support!
We are keen to let you contribute in real roles from day
- We expect a lot, but offer a lot, too. This includes onboarding, induction and learning events, networking opportunities, mentoring and personal development planning. So, be up for an inspiring long-term career adventure.
We personalize our approach to development!
At Synthomer, you won't find generic career tracks or development programs but rather a one-size-fits-one approach to employee development. We'll partner with you to ensure you have the right experiences that build your capabilities and accelerate your career growth.
