Legal Counsel, Asia

Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

The purpose of this role is to provide independent, commercially focused legal advice to a specific business unit or specialism, ensuring effective risk mitigation for the organisation. The role involves representing the company by offering legal guidance, enhancing legal principles, providing strategic solutions to management, and proactively addressing concerns, risks, and liabilities across the organisation. Additionally, the role requires the ability to manage legal matters autonomously.

**The Opportunity**:
**General Corporate Legal Counsel - Asia Regional**- Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts including distribution, procurement, outsourcing, partnership, and service-level agreements.- Advise on legal and regulatory issues relating to the general insurance industry, with emphasis on business operations, new products, marketing, and digital initiatives.- Provide legal input on strategic and business projects, including cross-border initiatives.

**Corporate Governance**- Support the company secretarial function and board governance matters, including preparing resolutions, reviewing board papers, and maintaining statutory registers.- Advise on the implementation of group governance policies and frameworks across the region.- Assist in managing regulatory engagements with local regulators (e.g., Bank Negara Malaysia, Monetary Authority of Singapore, and Hong Kong Insurance Authority) on non-claims related matters.

**Your new role**:
**Regulatory Compliance (Legal Perspective)**- Monitor changes in laws and regulations affecting the insurance industry in the region and provide proactive legal guidance.- Assist in policy reviews and internal training on relevant legal and regulatory developments.- Work closely with Compliance and Risk teams to identify and mitigate legal risks.

**Cross-Functional Support**- Collaborate with internal stakeholders such as Finance, HR, IT, Marketing, and Operations to support various business functions.- Provide legal guidance during audits, due diligence processes, and corporate transactions (e.g., restructurings, joint ventures).

**Regional Coordination**- Act as a key point of contact for legal matters in Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong.- Align local legal practices with group standards and policies.- Coordinate with external legal counsel where necessary.

**About You**:
- LLB or equivalent legal qualification from a Commonwealth Law jurisdiction.- Minimum 5 years of post-qualification experience, preferably with a mix of private practice and in-house (insurance or financial services sector strongly preferred).- Strong knowledge of corporate/commercial law and regulatory frameworks in Singapore and Malaysia, with exposure to Hong Kong being a plus.- Experience in corporate governance and board-related matters is highly desirable.- Excellent drafting, negotiation, and communication skills.- Ability to manage multiple jurisdictions and stakeholders effectively.

**About QBE**:
What if you could have a positive impact - at work and in the world?

At QBE, we’re enabling a more resilient future - for our customers, communities, environment, and for our people. We’re building momentum to achieve something significant and know our people are at the centre of our success.

Our industry offers interesting and varied careers where you can help people to protect what matters most. As part of the QBE team, you’ll get to spend every day working with people who are passionate, talented and kind. And with more than 13,000 people working across 27 countries, our scale means we’re big enough for your ambitions, yet small enough for you to make a real impact.

QBE Asia’s operations is part of the QBE International Division, and has had a presence in Asia for more than 130 years with offices in: Singapore, Hong Kong & Macau, Malaysia and Vietnam. We continue to be recognised for our ongoing focus on digital innovation to deliver exceptional value and operational excellence for our customers, business partners, people and the community. We support ESG efforts through the QBE Foundation, which helps to create strong, resilient and inclusive communities, by focusing investment and efforts on two key areas where we believe we can have the greatest impact - climate resilience and inclusion.

**Benefits**:
Excited to share our comprehensive benefits package at QBE

Flex and hybrid working options

Work from home policy ‍‍

Paternity leaves matching with maternity leave ‍
- ️ Well-being programs

Pensions

Medical benefits

Globally, access to online learning via LinkedIn Learning

On top of annual leaves, 3 additional days off (Family care leaves)

Study leave

Marriage leave

Internal Appreciation program with points to redeem nice merchandize and life experiences

Join us and enjoy a work environment that values your well-being and personal growth **#EmployeeBenefits**#WorkLifeBalance**#CareerDevelopment**

Joi