Senior Manager - Regional Counsel

Description -

Job Summary
• This role is responsible for directing day-to-day activities legal support in Japan and will be part of the regional team in Greater Asia market. The role has accountability of complex, multidimensional projects or transactions spanning across multidepartment areas and/or locations. Additionally, the role advices senior leadership on the development of the legal strategies of Japan or a sub-region or a region.

Responsibilities
• Leads and manages legal support of a country, sub-region or a regional team.
• Directs the day-to-day activities in Japan, in alignment with the strategic objectives of the Legal function.
• Oversees and aligning necessary work or resources to high risk areas based on the understanding of the strategies and goals of the organization and the Legal function.
• Leads complex, multidimensional projects ensuring provision of legal subject matter expertise to the clients for commercial, antitrust, employment, real estate, pensions, company secretarial, post-acquisition merger and acquisition (M&A), litigation, and local regulatory compliance matters.
• Participates in high-stakes litigation matters, working closely with external counsel and managing case strategies.
• Advises senior legal leadership and leads development and of regional legal and overall organizational strategies. Strong negotiation skills to maneuver complex business deals, commercial discussions and/or crisis situations
• Applies expert subject matter knowledge of the local/regional environment by advising on complex laws and regulations and their implications for the local/regional operations/businesses.
• Drives implementation of innovative process improvements to effectively address business needs.
• Performs talent management responsibilities including recruitment, performance management, coaching and career development.

Education & Experience Recommended
• Four-year or Graduate Degree in Law, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.
• Typically has 10+ years of job-related experience or 8-10 years of management experience, preferably in commercial, general or specialty law, or a related field.

Preferred Certifications
• State Bar Membership
• Masters in Law

Knowledge & Skills
• Auditing
• Business Law
• Corporate Governance
• Corporate Laws
• Due Diligence
• Finance
• Information Privacy
• Intellectual Property
• Labor Law
• Lawsuits
• Legal Discovery
• Legal Research
• Legal Support
• Mergers And Acquisitions
• Procurement
• Providing Legal Advice
• Regulatory Compliance
• Risk Management
• Risk Mitigation

Cross-Org Skills
• Customer Centricity
• Prioritization
• Resilience
• Team Management
• Strategic Thinking

Impact & Scope
• Impacts large functions and leads projects requiring knowledge of multiple disciplines or areas of HP.

Complexity
• Uses managerial concepts and company objectives to resolve highly complex issues in creative and effective ways. May achieve goals through subordinate supervisors.

Disclaimer
• This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.
 

Job -

Legal

Schedule -

Full time

Shift -

No shift premium (Japan)

Travel -

Relocation -

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