Responsible for reviewing, negotiating, and drafting commercial contracts, supporting corporate transactions, and providing legal advice to cross-functional stakeholders.
Contract Review and Negotiations
- Assists the Functional Head for Corporate and Commercial Projects in reviewing contracts for the group
- Researches legal issues and problems arising from any contracts
- Coordinates and keeps track of acceptable standards for contracts, and contract review process
Project Management for Commercial Transactions
- Supports the Functional Head for Corporate and Commercial Projects with Mergers and Acquisition transactions, shareholder and joint venture agreements, and corporate structuring transactions in all jurisdictions that the Food Group operates from and keeps them informed about the progress of the transaction
- Ensures that transaction requirements are delivered on time
- Assists the Functional Head for Corporate and Commercial Projects in handling financing documentation, including but not limited to project financing, syndicated loan agreements, notes facility agreements, new loan or credit line agreements with financial institutions, derivative transactions
General
- Keeps informed of industry-specific regulations
- Ensures that documentation is compliant and the group's interests are aligned
- Assists the Functional Head for Corporate and Commercial Projects in managing the accreditation, selection, and shortlisting of external legal counsels and assists the business units in the decision to engage external counsel
Qualifications
- Degree in Law
- At least 2 years of post-qualifying experience
- Experience in contract review, and corporate and commercial transactions is highly preferred
- Proficiency in the English, Chinese, and/or Malay languages is highly preferred
