Responsibilities:

• Lead the annual drive to implement an effective legal program within MBUs.
• Management of legal process systems (C-Box, contracts management policy, CVM).
• Provide strategic legal vision and advice to enable the achievement of strategic business objectives.
• Identify potential areas of legal vulnerability and risk and develop/implement corrective action plans.
• Implement and apply company guidelines and policies with the objective of reducing legal risk and protecting the assets of the MBU.
• Conduct legal watch and ensure comprehensive and ongoing knowledge of emerging trends and subjects that have the potential to impact the MBU.
• Lead the management of legal disputes, crises, conflicts with consumers, government/enforcement authorities, competitors, and/or other stakeholders.
• Anticipate and evaluate emerging legal trends, anticipate legal developments, and continuously improve and strengthen the legal culture within MBUs.
• Responsible for consistently communicating and socializing the Company’s Ethics Line (whistleblowing channel) to various stakeholders (internally and externally).
• Deploy and conduct training at the local level company’s Corporate Legal policies, to develop and strategize communication of Legal program and processes across the MBUs.
• Manage, draft, and negotiate all complex business contracts, including sales and distribution contracts, service agreements, and/or any other commercial contracts as required by the MBU.
• Ensure collaborative objectives are achieved with various internal stakeholders in relation to internal audit, internal control, risk management, process improvement, and efficiency.
• Manage the bi-yearly corporate and litigation reporting to headquarters, company secretarial matters, understanding and advising on local corporate law requirements, and advocating strong internal governance.
• Accountable as the Business Process Owner on designated internal control topics and contribute to internal Legal audits and/or conduct quarterly monitoring on the company’s Corporate Legal to identify areas of vulnerability, opportunities, and risks.
• Lead the implementation and become a subject matter expert on various business conduct Legal policies (Code of Conduct, anti-competition, anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, data privacy, confidentiality, conflict of interest, international trade sanctions, etc, excluding HCS/BMS/Integrity compliance policies).
• Analyze complex legal risks & opportunities, including but not limited to company law, competition law, anti-corruption law, personal data law, intellectual property law, property/land law, environment law, and build legal strategies to ensure continuous business growth. Conduct legal watch and ensure comprehensive and ongoing knowledge of emerging trends and subjects that have the potential to impact the MBU.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Law/Legal.
• Minimum 10 years in a Thai legal firm or as an in-house counsel in the FMCG industry.
• Collaborative mindset and attitudes.
• Advocate & Solicitor / Legal Practitioner (or equivalent)
• Ability to prioritize and lead an action plan with pragmatism.
• Strong interpersonal communication and negotiation skills.
• Ability to lead and develop a high-performing team of professionals.
• Ability to lead junior legal manager(s), driving efficiency and people development.
• Understanding the technical knowledge in the FMCG business and requirements.
• Maintain a high level of expertise & empowerment in the legal & compliance team.
• Contract management - drafting, reviewing, and negotiating highly complex and contested agreements.
• Proven multi-tasking ability, prioritizing workload, high attention to detail, meticulous, follow-through, and accuracy.
• Policy review, improvement, and drafting skills, ability to develop complex legal/policy templates for the MBU or implementation at the regional level.