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Job Location drjobs

Singapore - Singapore

Monthly Salary drjobs

Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Why PlayStation

PlayStation isnt just the Best Place to Play its also the Best Place to Work. Today were recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation5 PlayStation4 PlayStationVR PlayStationPlus acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios and more.

PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation technology and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.

The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.

Role Overview:

As Corporate Counsel with specific responsibility for legal matters in multiple markets in *APAC you will serve as the principal advisor to SIE businesses and stakeholders in APAC and global legal teams on local law issues for your assigned markets. You will also be assigned responsibilities for matters across the entire APAC region which will include becoming the functional subject matter expert in one or more areas of law (such as consumer laws marketing and advertising laws e-commerce laws etc.) for multiple countries in APAC. The position will report to the Director Legal Public Policy & ESG at SIEs APAC Hub in Singapore.

*APAC covers the following markets: Singapore Malaysia Thailand Indonesia Vietnam the Philippines Australia New Zealand China PRC Hong Kong SAR Taiwan South Korea

What youll be doing:

  • Serve as country counsel and principal advisor for multiple markets in APAC but with broader responsibility across APAC for certain subject matter areas
  • Provide legal advice on a broad range of corporate and commercial activities for your markets including day-to-day business operations sales distribution marketing advertising consumer services vendor engagements regulatory matters and litigation among others
  • Review draft and negotiate business agreements and legal documents in support of APACs business operations including consulting agreements nondisclosure agreements leasing agreements vendor agreements event agreements etc
  • Support manage or drive regulatory inquiries or investigations working closely with global or regional teams and outside counsel where required
  • Provide legal training to the various APAC business teams including sales marketing and operations
  • Work closely with business operational and functional support teams and provide creative and pragmatic solutions to legal problems
  • Research and provide local law advice to global legal functional teams including Product Payments Fraud Marketing Facilities Privacy and other legal teams
  • Work collaboratively with other colleagues in the legal department to standardize processes and systems in the APAC region and manage risk and help drive business growth
  • Work closely with the Legal Director for APAC to manage outside counsel in your assigned countries
  • Assist to drive or manage key corporate legal activities either at an APAC or country level
  • Monitor regulatory developments that affect SIEs lines of business and provide legal analysis and compliance recommendations with such laws
  • Manage perform or implement local or regional project work

What were looking for:

  • Law graduate with a license to practice law in Singapore Australia New Zealand or another common law jurisdiction
  • Minimum 5years experience practicing law either in an in-house corporate legal department top-tier law firm or a combination of both
  • Excellent drafting and negotiation skills in at least English
  • Familiarity with the laws in multiple countries in the APAC region
  • Experience or familiarity with consumer e-commerce product marketing and/or technology laws in the APAC region
  • Experience providing legal support to sales and marketing organizations in the APAC region
  • Excellent communicator possessing excellent interpersonal skills
  • A motivated reliable disciplined self-starter who thinks and works proactively and cross-functionally and is effective at working and solving problems collaboratively with other stakeholders
  • Ability to manage and support projects across multiple geographies and subject matters
  • A keen eye for detail precision accuracy and very good attention to detail are essential
  • Ability to negotiate and think creatively and effectively balancing legal constraints with business goals and objectives
  • Experience working closely with business teams at all levels

Desired Qualities and Experience:

  • Law firm practice experience in the APAC office of a top law firm
  • Ability to speak at least one other language relevant to the APAC region
  • Experience providing legal support for consumer electronics sales (physical and e-sales) and distribution in the APAC region
  • Experience and comfort working in a highly matrixed organization
  • Experience working in a highly engaged team distributed across multiple time zones and cultures
  • Excellent decision-making skills and ability to identify and prioritize the highest impact initiatives and driving them to pragmatic resolution

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity gender expression and gender reassignment) race (including colour nationality ethnic or national origin) religion or belief marital or civil partnership status disability age sexual orientation pregnancy maternity or parental status trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.

We strive to create an inclusive environment empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.

PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.

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