General Counsel, Asia Pacific

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What Well Bring:

What Youll Bring:

• LLB and 12 years of experience with at least the last 6 years of experience as a practicing attorney in a law firm or in-house position. Preferred experience includes managing a team and advising clients with regard to and negotiating complex commercial contracts in a regulated environment.
• Executive level written and oral communication skills and advocacy experience.
• Strong organizational analytical and critical-thinking skills (root cause analysis problem solving issue spotting and decision making).
• Apply knowledge of key business drivers and related factors to maximize LRC Department performance.
• Preferred experience includes financial services industry advising clients with regard to and negotiating data and technology licensing agreements in a regulated environment and a strong regulatory compliance background.
• Ability to influence internal/external business and regulatory issues that have an impact on the business.
• A team player ready to work closely in a dynamic fast-paced environment
• Strong work ethic with the demonstrated ability to manage and handle a significant and diverse work flow in an effective and timely manner.
• Ability to read interpret and advise business partners on complex documents including laws contracts business documents system documents company policies and procedures.
• Ability to build and foster strong relationships with and relate well to peers staff and management of all levels of the organization.
• Ability to build and foster relationships and become a trusted business partner at C-Suite level through excellent interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills and recognized expertise

Impact Youll Make:

Product and Strategy fulfillment:

• Ensuring the provisions of first-class commercial advice to the business teams in dealings with clients and suppliers.
• Providing expert advice to the business across the core areas of consumer credit banking privacy and commercial.
• Facilitating product change and development by ensuring a fit for purpose support for the PDLC (Product Development Lifecycle Process) which takes into account key regulatory and legal parameters for strategic changes in markets products or services.
• Ensure robust governance and prioritisation forums to identify improvements to these processes to support efficiency and mitigation of legal risk.
  

Legal and regulatory change:

• Ensure the development of appropriate internal measures to facilitate the sharing of key regulatory changes to business decision makers.
• Work with internal and external partners to recommend appropriate tactics for effective engagement to raise awareness and strengthen our reputation with key policy makers and decision-makers.
• Implement effective Horizon Scanning for upcoming policy developments and activities and maintain a public affairs schedule
• Prepare high-quality briefing materials for external audiences and senior internal stakeholders to support the delivery of TU influencing priorities.
• Identify opportunities and draft responses to regulatory parliamentary government and other consultations.
• Assist in identifying and developing relationships with relevant external groups.
• Active participation in a range of external fora to represent the business interest in policy making.
• Identify and implement opportunities for continuous improvement with the teams processes
• Oversee relationships with external law firms and managing legal expenses effectively.
  

M&A and integration activity

• Contribute to any regional M&A activitywith expert advice during due diligence/disclosure processes and ultimate contracting.

Corporate Governance:

• Support the company secretary and team on corporate governance matters including board meetings shareholder relations and corporate policies.
  

Litigation and Dispute Resolution:

• Manage and oversee litigation matters involving the organization.
• Work closely with external counsel and represent the organization in legal proceedings as necessary.
  

Risk & Compliance:

• Work with the APAC Head of Risk to oversee existing processes designed to manage business risks and lead efforts to re-design and improve as necessary.
• Support implementing policies and procedures to manage operational risks.
• Act as the primary contact for TUAPAC regulatory interactions and liaison with the Board on such matters.
• Work closely with the TUAPAC Exec to manage risks associated with business implementations.
• Support the implementation of the Group and TUAPAC Risk Framework and formulate strategic action plans to minimise manage and mitigate primary risks
• Represent TUAPAC at the IRMC
• Collaborate and communicate with stakeholders on risk management measures and progress.
• Ensure risk management is properly prioritised in firm wide strategy.
• Take a leading role in Gold level incident management.

Leadership and Executive management engagement :

• Play a leading role in the strategy and operational excellence of the TUAPAC LRC team.
• Align individual team member expertise and experience with evolving business requirements.:
• Provide day to day oversight mentoring leadership and support for the legal team
• General management of members of the Team including appraisals goal setting and monitoring.
• Coaching and mentoring members of theTeam.
• Manage key stakeholders through regular engagement advocacy on behalf of the Team and championing of legal risk mitigation.
• Overall management of TUAPAC external providers including selection escalation and coordination with International colleagues.
• Overall management of TUAPAC Legal budget.

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