Our client is hiring a
Legal Counsel
who is proactive and detail-focused to support their expanding team.
The ideal candidate will possess hands-on experience in overseeing the complete lifecycle of commercial contracts, and corporate compliance and regulatory matters. This position presents an excellent opportunity to play a key role in a fast-paced, innovation-led technology start-up.
The responsibilities of this role are:
Provide practical day-to-day legal support to business, HR, finance, supply chain, and sales teams
in Singapore and across multiple jurisdictions.
Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of
commercial agreements, including NDAs, procurement and vendor contracts, software licensing, distribution agreements, and hardware/service contracts.
Support corporate governance matters, including preparation of board resolutions, coordination with corporate secretaries, and ongoing subsidiary maintenance.
Advise HR on employment-related matters such as contract drafting, probation and termination processes, workplace investigations, confidentiality and IP assignments, and PDPA compliance for employee data.
Oversee data protection compliance (PDPA/GDPR), review SaaS/data-processing clauses, and support cross-border data governance initiatives.
Develop, update, and maintain internal compliance policies, including those related to data protection, contract governance, export control and internal controls.
Work with external counsel to manage cross-border employment issues, intellectual property protection, dispute management, and compliance with local regulatory requirements, including interactions with government authorities.
Support risk management efforts and develop essential legal templates and workflows (e.g., contract processes, compliance policies, data protection documents).
Deliver legal training to internal teams on contract fundamentals, data privacy, export control compliance and related topics.
Conduct KYC/AML checks and establish compliance procedures to support regulatory requirements.
The ideal candidate will need to have the following qualities and experience:
Bachelor’s
Degree in Law (LLB)
from a recognized university.
Minimum 5 years of relevant legal experience with hands-on exposure to commercial, corporate, employment, and compliance matters; experience in the technology sector is preferred.
Prior familiarity with industries such as AI infrastructure, cloud computing, or data center operations will be an advantage.
Demonstrated experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, particularly those involving technology products and services.
Excellent communication, analytical, and negotiation skills, with the ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, cross-border environment.
CTES CONSULTING PTE. LTD.
Our Recruitment Consultants are equipped with extensive recruitment and industry expertise in their
areas of specialisation.
The experience combined with their commitment to establish a deep understanding of our client and
their business priorities enable CTES to deliver value far beyond the service provided by traditional
search firms.
We provide an impeccable match. At CTES, we believe in providing a seamless match between
candidate and client. We deem it our responsibility to thoroughly understand our client's needs, and to
obtain in-depth knowledge of the job requirements and the culture of the client's organization. This
enables us to provide suitable and proficient candidates to our clients.
By ensuring a close match between the candidate and position, we are able to foster a win-win
situation, for both our clients and our candidates.
CTES aims to be an organisation renowned throughout the Asia-Pacific region, integral to both
employers and career seekers. We hope to become the preferred HR and career consultants for our
clients and candidates respectively.