Legal Counsel - Americas/ EMEA markets

The Legal Counsel will be providing legal advisory and support services to Goodpack's businesses across the United States, Mexico, Brazil & EMEA regions.

Based in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, the role will partner with regional leadership and cross-functional teams to provide practical legal advice, support commercial negotiations, manage legal, compliance and regulatory risks, and advise on disputes and other legal matters.

The successful candidate should have prior experience supporting businesses or legal matters pre-dominantly for the US, Mexico, Brazil & EMEA and be willing to work across different cultures and time zones as and when required. Exposure to APAC and China regions would be an added advantage.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide practical and commercially focused legal advice to business leaders and functions across the US, Mexico , Brazil and EMEA regions.
• Draft, review and negotiate customer, vendor, logistics, procurement, service, NDA and other commercial agreements.
• Advise on key contractual and legal risks, including liability, indemnity, warranties, termination, governing law and dispute resolution.
• Support commercial negotiations and provide solutions that appropriately balance business objectives and legal risk.
• Advise on applicable laws, compliance matters, regulatory requirements, corporate policies and governance matters across the region.
• Manage commercial disputes, claims and other contentious matters, including coordinating with external legal counsel where required.
• Support cross-border transactions and advise on jurisdiction-specific legal and contractual matters.
• Work with external counsel in the US, Mexico, Brazil & EMEA regions on matters requiring local legal expertise in the respective regions.
• Develop and maintain legal templates, standard clauses and legal guidelines to improve consistency across the relevant regions.
• Work closely with the Contract Manager to ensure agreed contractual terms are appropriately handed over for execution and ongoing contract administration.
• Support other regional or global legal matters as and when required.

Qualifications & Experience

• Qualified Malaysian lawyer with a recognised law degree from a prestigious University and relevant professional Bar qualification (Commonwealth jurisdiction preferred).
• Minimum 6-10 years of relevant in-house legal experience (practice + in house).
• Strong commercial contract drafting and negotiation experience.
• Prior experience supporting businesses or legal matters across the United States, Mexico and Brazil.
• Experience working in a multinational and cross-border environment.
• EMEA / US legal exposure would be an advantage.
• Experience in logistics, supply chain, leasing, industrial services or an asset-based business would be advantageous.

Key Competencies

• Strong commercial and legal judgement.
• Strong drafting, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Practical and solutions-oriented approach to legal issues.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
• Comfortable working across cultures and different time zones, including supporting Americas business hours when required.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively with senior stakeholders.

About Goodpack

Goodpack is an innovator in developing safe and cost-efficient transportation and storage solutions for challenging payloads, including natural rubber, food and liquids and specialty industrial goods such as tires and automotive parts. We have a strong network of team members, operations and depots around the world, dedicated to simplifying our customers supply chain processes.

Our Business Promise – Connecting Businesses Globally

We deliver value to our customers and partners through efficient supply chain solutions, our global network and fleets of intelligent returnable containers.

Our Employee Promise

We work closely together, in the spirit of the family-business at our origins. At the same time, supported by a strong and financially robust ownership structure, Goodpack offers meaningful exposure and broad opportunities to make an impact at the local, organizational, and global levels.

Being of a network company with global presence, you will be exposed to different parts of the organization and adjacent functions through collaboration, broader job scope, and job rotations. The fast-paced and dynamic culture accelerates on-the-job training and learning, and consequently professional growth. You have easy access to our leaders, you can avail of international mobility programs and leadership development paths. You become an integral part of the network, your views and opinions matter and your own teams and the surrounding teams support you. You are connected to the entire world and our strong human network is reflecting and supporting our Connecting Businesses Globally business promise.

We believe in the value of employability, the continuous process of acquiring experience, new knowledge through purposeful learning and skills that contribute to successful careers in the ever-changing Logistics and Supply Chain industry.

Who are we looking for

We are always looking out for talents who have the required skills and the following traits:

Adaptable: You believe that change is the only constant and you are resourceful in your attempts to find improvement opportunity within that change. You are not afraid to try new things

Collaborative: You enjoy working with others and you are open to contribute knowledge, ideas and perspective. This is what makes our network strong and resilient

Self-directed: You take initiative, drive it from the start till the end and take pride and accountability in the result of the initiative.

Curious: You are hungry for knowledge, in your area of responsibility as well as beyond. You are determined to seek answers by asking the questions and you are willing to constantly learn.

Hands on: You are comfortable in seeing the big picture and you are passionate about turning strategy into reality through practical means and delivering results.

Communicate proactively: You are well-versed in verbal and written communication. You listen to others opinions and express your thoughts and ideas well.

Join us and be a part of Goodpack family!

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