Head of Legal & Compliance

Key Responsibilities

• Developing and leading corporate legal strategy to promote and protect the companys matters
• Set the legal strategy, goals and objectives in alignment with business strategies in Indonesia and several overseas companies
• Advise senior management on a variety of complex legal issues that would impact the businesses
• Develop and manage annual legal, compliance and enterprise risk management budget
• Monitor and ensure the fulfilment of required business licenses and permits for the company to perform its business and operational activities to ensure compliance with applicable law and regulations
• Proactively lead and contribute to the development, implementation and continuous improvement of an effective system of corporate governance and enterprise risk management
• Lead the execution, implementation and change management requirements of global ERM (including business continuity and crisis management) mandates in Indonesia
• As part of ERM, facilitate and support the business to identify, assess, mitigate, monitor and respond to significant local risks that could impact the company’s ability to achieve its strategic and performance objectives
• Maintaining proper corporate interactions with the relevant local, state, and other governmental bodies, legislatures, and the community at large
• Handling legal documents including but not limited to drafting, negotiating, finalising, manage database and records all types of contracts including service level agreements, procurement contracts, master supply/purchase agreements, etc.
• Answering internal queries from other departments of the company regarding legal and compliance
• Handling any cases where the company is one of the parties including but not limited to Liaising with senior counsels, lawyers, and authorities wherever required
• Overseeing all formalities and documentations across all departments
• Develop and implementing Compliance Program within the company and also vendors including but not limited to develop and maintain regulations and code of conduct, develop and setup trainings and maintaining Whistle Blower System
• Manage Legal Audit activity within the company
• You will be reporting to the Corporate Affairs & Legal Director.

To succeed in this Head of Legal and Compliance role, you must be able to demonstrate a good understanding of how to grow the business and become a business partner with other department.

Key Requirements

• Bachelors or master’s degree in law from a reputable university.
• Having an Advocate certificate is a plus
• Minimum of 8 years of experience with at least five years of people management experience in in a multinational company, preferably within the manufacturing industry and/or reputable law firm
• Strong knowledge and experience in Indonesia corporate and commercial law, including company law, foreign investment, employment, competition law, import/export, consumer protection, sales and distribution, supply chain and intellectual property
• Strong experience in handling corporate dispute
• Business sense and willing to understand the business process and goals
• Solid experience in managing compliance-related matters (ranging from drafting and implementing policies, conducting training and complex compliance investigations) is essential
• Excellent level of ethics and integrity
• Strong managerial and leadership skills with effective problem solving and decision-making
• Excellent communication, Negotiation, interpersonal skills and being a strategic business partner to the business
• Being hands-on when required is mandatory