Executive, Legal

**Summary**:
We are looking for an individual with a solid legal foundation and strong business acumen to fill the position of Executive Legal. You will be part of the regional legal team and act as a trusted legal and business advisor to internal stakeholders and the business unit functions under the aviation arm of Capital A Berhad on a wide variety of legal issues related to business operations.

**What You'll Champion**:

- Review, draft, and negotiate a wide range of early-stage agreements (e.g., Letter of Intent, NDAs, MOUs) commercial and service agreements from various Business Units.
- Provide legal support, resolving legal disputes, claims, managing and instructing external counsels.
- Provide legal support and guidance to various departments within the organization, including operations, finance, and procurement.
- Conduct legal research and stay updated on industry developments, regulatory changes and best practices.
- Support other legal initiatives and projects as assigned by Chief Legal Officer or senior management.

**Special Challenges**
- Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills who is flexible, willing to learn, and to take on new challenges.
- Multitasking ability but able to work independently and under pressure with good time management.
- Diverse and inclusive mindset who is able to work with different cultures, skill levels and different ways of working.
- Strong business acumen with ability to assess and balance any reputational risk to the company based on business situations.
- Strategic thinking and able to provide advice relating to long-term business goals.
- Ability to handle a range of client demands, mixing project work and day to day transactions in a fast-paced environment.

**Who You Are**:

- Law degree and professional legal qualification with minimum 3 to 4 years post-qualification experience working in a law firm or in-house legal department of a medium to large international corporation.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, particularly in clearly explaining legal concepts and issues to non-lawyers and providing succinct, accurate and comprehensible legal advice.
- Knowledge of the legal areas relevant in airlines will be an added advantage.
- Equal high effectiveness working within teams or individually.
- Exceptional time management and prioritization skills.
- Strong people management skills, working with different cultures, skill levels and the ability to handle a range of client demands, mixing project work and day to day transactions in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work on a number of issues in parallel.
- Sharp commercial mind with the ability to assess and balance contract and reputational risk to current business situations.
- Adaptable and willing to learn, and willing to take on new challenges.
- Exposure to international civil and/or common law contracts.
- Fluent written and spoken English and Bahasa.
- Role-appropriate computer skills (e.g., Microsoft Office suite, Excel) and willingness to learn new systems and platforms.
- Grace under pressure, a sense of humility and a sense of humor.

**Where You'll Go**:
Dispatcher to captain, ramp agent to data analyst, brand executive to CEO - these are some Dare To Dream stories of our Allstars. Based on your performance and contribution in this role, you’ll grow into becoming a Senior Executive, or other similar roles internally. In this role, you’ll grow to a higher position and subsequently, you will experience managing a team as well.

**What You'll Enjoy**:

- ** Physical Wellbeing**:Key medical and insurance benefits, maternity expenses, flexible work arrangements, and health and fitness amenities.
- ** Emotional Wellbeing**:Paid time off, wellness programs, and childcare amenities.
- ** Financial Wellbeing**: Resources relating to financial, personal skills and career growth programs.
- ** Allstars Specials**: Free flights, unlimited discounted flights, and exclusive discounts with partners.
- A unique Allstar culture like no other

**Our Hiring Process**:

- Application received
- Interview(s)
- Background check and/or other assessments
- Offer and negotiation

**Get To Know AirAsia**:
AirAsia has been the World's Best Low-Cost Airline for 14 consecutive years with over 800 million guests flown. We continue to champion dreams, serve the underserved and connect the world and Asean like no other so Now Everyone Can Fly.

**We are all different** - one talent to another - that is how we rely on our differences. At AirAsia, you will be treated fairly and given all chances to be your best.We are committed to creating a diverse work environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.