Innergy Consulting Pte. Ltd
We are looking for a highly experienced Legal Counsel for an established international shipping group with regional and global operations. This is a key leadership role where you will oversee all legal, contractual, compliance and governance matter across the Groups diverse maritime and logistics businesses.
The ideal candidate will bring strong in-house commercial legal experience within the shipping or maritime sector, possess excellent stakeholder management skills, and be comfortable operating in a fast-moving, cross-border environment. Fluency in Chinese (Mandarin) is a mandatory requirement for this role due to regional stakeholder interface.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide strategic legal advice on maritime, admiralty and commercial law matter across local and regional operations.
- Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts including NDAs, vendor/supplier agreements, service contracts and licensing agreements.
- Lead legal support for corporate transactions, including M&A, joint ventures, and strategic investments (SPAs, SHAs, JVAs, term sheets).
- Partner closely with business units on deal structuring, regulatory issues, risk management and compliance strategy.
- Conduct and oversee legal due diligence for projects, acquisitions and investments.
- Support and strengthen the Groups compliance framework, including policy development, training and internal investigations.
- Manage corporate governance matters, including board and shareholder resolutions, minutes, regulatory filings and corporate secretarial support.
- Maintain and oversee the contract management system and internal legal database.
- Manage relationships with external counsels, regulators and internal stakeholders across jurisdictions.
- Act as a cross-functional legal advisor aligning legal requirements with commercial and operational objectives.
- Undertake special projects and ad-hoc legal/compliance initiatives as directed by management.
Requirements
- Bachelors Degree in Law (LLB or equivalent).
- Minimum 8 years of relevant legal experience, preferably in an in-house commercial legal role.
- Prior experience in shipping, maritime, commodities or infrastructure sectors is strongly preferred.
- Strong knowledge of shipping cargoes and maritime-related laws and regulations.
- Fluent in both English and Chinese (Mandarin) mandatory due to regional stakeholder interface.
- Excellent drafting, analytical and negotiation skills with strong attention to detail.
- Strong stakeholder management, communication and organisational skills.
- Able to work independently and cross-functionally in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
- High level of professional integrity, commercial judgment and risk awareness.
We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified. Thank you for your understanding.
Originally posted on Himalayas
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About this role & career path
Working in Singapore
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country in Southeast Asia. Its territory comprises a main island, over 60 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. The country is about one degree of latitude north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south along with the Riau Islands in Indonesia, the South China Sea to the east and the Straits of Johor along with the State of Johor in Malaysia to the north.
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