Shopee (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Legal Counsel (Shopee)
atShopee (Thailand) Co., Ltd.The Legal, Compliance and Finance teams play a key role in ensuring Shopee complies with applicable regulations and is primed for success with the right checks and balances while safeguarding the interests of our buyers and sellers in an inclusive and sustainable digital ecosystem. Browse our Legal, Compliance and Finance team openings to see how you can make an impact with us.
Job Description:
- Support the Litigation team in handling general disputes, including providing input on strategy and identifying opportunities to strengthen operational practices.
- Work with business team to provide timely, pragmatic legal advice on all aspects of laws and legal matters across all business units, including trade laws, labor, tax and general compliance.
- Review and update internal policies, templates, and operational guidelines, supporting their implementation to ensure compliance with legal requirements and group consistency.
- Collaborate with relevant stakeholders to manage sensitive internal investigations and other grievances and disputes, including assessing legal risk and advising on appropriate outcomes.
- Manage regulatory inquiries, investigations, and inspections, preparing timely responses and advising on corrective actions and improvements, as required.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to proactively identify and manage legal risks, balancing compliance with operational and commercial objectives.
- Monitor regulatory developments relevant to the business, assessing their impact on the company’s operations and providing recommendations to the business.
- Deliver training to internal stakeholders on law updates, compliance risk areas, and best practices.
Requirements:
- Qualified lawyer with with 8-10 years’ post-qualification experience in litigation and/or compliance advisory. Prior law firm and in-house experience is preferred but not essential.
- Strong working knowledge of Thai law; regional experience is a plus.
- Proven ability to manage cross-border matters and stakeholders, and to execute projects effectively.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence, advise and collaborate across business, other stakeholders, and legal functions.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex legal issues for non-legal audiences.
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-growth, and matrixed environment, balancing commercial pragmatism with legal compliance.
Skills required
- Legal
Experience required
- any or no experience
Salary
- Negotiable
Job function
- Legal
- Teaching / Training
Job type
- Full-time
Company overview
Shopee makes online shopping easy, secure and fuss-free. Shopee is a mobile focused modern marketplace where everyone can browse, shop and sell products of all kinds anytime and anywhere. Shopee is tailored for Southeast-Asian markets, combining the easiness of consumer driven ma ...
Why join us: Shopee is rapidly online shopping tech company in Thailand and other South East Asian markets. We do innovate on many fronts in online shopping, providing an unique opportunity to learn about ecommerce technologies and trends. We have a multinational and dynamic workplace with gr ...
Benefits
- Professional development
- Dental Insurance
- Five-day work week
- Flexible working hours
- Life Insurance
- Health Insurance
- Maternity leave
- Social Security
- Performance bonus
- Provident fund
- Learning & Development Opportunities
