Legal Counsel (Products) (New York, Bay Area, Singapore)

Our client is a global technology platform, listed and employing over 20,000 worldwide. They have a need to hire a global products lead counsel which can be based in the US or Asia.

Focus

• Global Product & Regulation: 50%
• Commercial: 50%

Job Description

• You will be the lead counsel on global project development and distribution.
• This role will work closely with senior stakeholders (business and legal) to align regional markets with global oversight, key teams include: product development, launch and distribution.
• This role will act as an advisory function to help business (product focused) teams manage complex commercial and regulatory landscapes.
• You will support senior stakeholders and country managers with regards to product, sales and marketing.
• New products launched will face cross-border challenges and regulatory obstacles, your role (with the help of in-country counsel, legal leaders and external vendors) will be to anticipate and predict ahead of time where resources should be allocated to overcome challenges.
• You will work with colleagues in the US, UK and Asia to ensure sales and marketing are aligned with products to localised laws and regulations.
• You will liaise and work with colleagues on global products / projects, many of which will crossover with the US, EMEA and Asia.

Requirements

• 6 - 12 PQE
• Education and law firm credentials should be tier 1 and across international practices
• Mixture of law firm and In-House experience preferred but not essential (high performing lawyers working in the TMT practices of a tier 1 law firm / with secondments accepted)
• Experience supporting product, sales and marketing teams - essential
• Experience working globally - desirable
• Experience handling commercial and regulatory tech / FS related issues - desirable
• Softer skills include: Ability to build rapport in short time frames, friendly, high standards on work output, driven but not aggressive

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