Section Head, Legal

About the Company

Company: Nissan Motor (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Working Location: Rajanakarn Building, Sathorn, Bangkok, Thailand
Hiring Condition: Permanent, Full-time, Onsite

About the Role

Legal (Agreement) Section Head is responsible for managing and controlling all legal-related work for group companies' business to procure and protect rights and benefits and prevent compliance risks, including drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts, and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Review, draft and negotiate all types of contracts and agreements.
• Provide legal advice and cooperate with other departments, group companies and affiliates worldwide.
• Contact governmental offices and handle required business licences and privileges.
• Conduct legal research and interpret/update laws, legal documents and agreements.
• Update and educate departments on new laws or regulations and raise legal awareness among management, colleagues, partners and suppliers.
• Translate related legal documents.
• Evaluate legal risks and prepare countermeasures.
• Complete assignments as assigned by superior and escalate/report work to superior and relevant colleagues in a timely manner.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Law.
• Good command of English, both written and spoken.
• At least 7 years' experience in contract drafting and reviewing.
• Experience in corporate and commercial laws.
• Problem solving attitude, service mind, and transparency.
• High sense of responsibility and ability to work under pressure and time limits.
• Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience working to deadlines and excellent time management skills.

Legal Area Experience

• Commercial contracts.
• Manufacturing and supply agreements.
• Joint venture and strategic partnership agreements.
• Procurement and distributorship agreements.
• Consumer protection, advertising, marketing/sales and consumer issues.
• Data privacy law.
• Competition law and antitrust/regulatory matters.
• Basic intellectual property, employment and labour matters, property law and corporate law.

How to Apply

If interested, prepare your updated resume or LinkedIn profile and apply through the Nissan Job Portal.