About our Client
Our client is an established insurance company with a comprehensive product offering. They now have a newly created role for a Head of Legal to lead the legal team based in Singapore.
Responsibilities
Reporting to the Group General Counsel, you will lead and mentor a team of lawyers and play a key leadership role as part of the senior management team. You will provide legal and compliance advice to steer the development and growth of the business in line with the strategy while minimising risk to the organisation and ensuring compliance to regulatory requirements. This includes but is not limited to driving commercial legal transactions and cross border M&A, advising on investment matters and ensuring compliance to local laws and regulatory requirements. You will also advise on claims and disputes when they arise and other corporate matters including intellectual property, data privacy and employment.
Requirements
You are a qualified lawyer with at least 15 years of post-qualification experience in both legal and regulatory matters ideally gained within the insurance or reinsurance industries. A proven track record of leadership and stakeholder management, you are an effective communicator and enjoy mentoring a team. You are commercial-minded and adopt a practical business-centric approach to problem solving.
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