Director of the Legal and Compliance Department

Job Description

1. Legal and Compliance Risk Strategy and Governance Framework (15%)

• Develop the Division’s strategy, annual work plans, budget, performance indicators, and reporting framework in line with the Company’s business direction and the scale of its corporate ecosystem.
• Establish the legal risk management framework, compliance and internal control governance framework, compliance obligations register, risk classification criteria, and alert and escalation mechanisms.
• Advise on improvements to the corporate governance structure, delegation of authority, segregation of duties, and key control points within critical business processes.

2. Corporate, Project, and Material Transaction Legal Affairs (20%)

• Direct and review legal advice relating to corporate governance, investment, land, planning, construction, housing and real estate business, contracts, financing and security transactions, related-party transactions, employment, data protection, and intellectual property.
• Review legal status and capacity, authority, approval procedures, implementation conditions, validity, enforceability, and provisions protecting the Company’s interests in material documents and contracts.
• Monitor changes in legislation, issue legal alerts, and recommend amendments to business activities, contracts, processes, forms, or licences to ensure compliance.
• Develop a centralized library of contract templates, standard clauses, legal checklists, and professional guidelines.

3. Legal Management of M&A, Restructuring, and Divestment Transactions (20%)

• Lead legal work throughout the entire transaction lifecycle, including transaction structuring, confidentiality agreements and data rooms, legal due diligence scope, red-flag reports and risk matrices, transaction documentation, regulatory approvals, signing, closing, and post-transaction integration.
• Direct the drafting and review of, and participate in negotiations concerning, letters of intent, memoranda of understanding, term sheets, equity/share/asset/project transfer agreements, shareholders’ agreements, merger or consolidation agreements, and related documents.
• Recommend conditions precedent, representations and warranties, indemnities, holdbacks or purchase-price adjustments, termination rights, and risk-mitigation measures; control signing and closing checklists and closing binders.
• Identify regulatory requirements relating to investment, corporate matters, merger control, securities, foreign exchange, and sector-specific conditions; coordinate with the Planning and Investment Division and Finance and Accounting functions without assuming responsibility for validating commercial terms, valuations, tax matters, or cash flows.

4. Compliance Governance and Internal Control (15%)

• Develop the risk map, annual compliance review plan, and risk-based periodic and ad hoc inspection programmes.
• Review compliance with applicable laws, the Company Charter, resolutions and decisions, delegations of authority, regulations, procedures, guidelines, and forms, with particular attention to conflicts of interest, related-party transactions, and segregation of duties.
• Review findings reports, classify the severity of identified issues, recommend corrective and preventive actions, and monitor matters through closure or formal risk acceptance by the competent authority.
• Immediately report material or high-level risks, indications of serious violations, concealment of information, or obstruction of inspection activities, and support investigations within the assigned scope.

5. Executive Advisory, Dispute Management, and Protection of the Company’s Interests (10%)

• Provide direct advice to the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer on legal options, risk levels, implementation conditions, and risk-acceptance mechanisms; formally reserve legal opinions and escalate matters where necessary.
• Direct the handling of disputes, complaints, compensation claims, inspections, and examinations; control legal strategy, evidence, deadlines, and negotiation, mediation, arbitration, or litigation options.
• Represent or participate on behalf of the Company in dealings with government authorities, business partners, investors, and dispute resolution bodies when duly authorized.

6. Team and External Counsel Management (10%)

• Organize, assign, guide, and evaluate team members; review the quality of legal advice and control service-level commitments, timelines, document versions, and confidentiality standards.
• Train and coach team members; establish cross-review mechanisms, manage conflicts of interest, and maintain professional independence.
• Recommend the selection of and manage external lawyers and specialists, controlling the scope of work, quality, costs, timelines, and confidentiality.

7. Group Legal Governance, Licensing, Training, and Reporting (10%)

• Control corporate governance documentation, representatives of the Company’s capital interests, intra-group transactions, licences, and assigned statutory reporting obligations.
• Coordinate legal support for subsidiaries and member companies based on duly assigned responsibilities, group governance regulations, internal service agreements, or valid authorizations.
• Organize legal and compliance training and alerts; prepare monthly, quarterly, annual, and ad hoc reports on risks, disputes, findings, and remediation progress.

 

Required

Age: 40-45

Gender: Male/Female

Level:

• Bachelor’s degree in Law. A Lawyer Practice Certificate, master’s degree in Law, or relevant training/certification in risk management, compliance, internal control, or internal audit is preferred.

• At least eight years of experience in an in-house legal department or law firm, including at least three years in a management position. Experience in real estate, investment, construction, and parent–subsidiary corporate structures is preferred.

• Mandatory M&A experience: Direct involvement in legal due diligence, transaction structuring, drafting and negotiating transaction documents, and managing the signing and closing of at least one M&A, investment, project transfer, or corporate restructuring transaction.

 

Skills and knowledge:

• Strong knowledge of laws and regulations governing corporate matters, investment, competition and merger control, contracts, land, construction, housing and real estate business, employment, and data protection, together with an understanding of risk management, process-based controls, and compliance governance principles.

• Legal and commercial skills: Ability to analyse legal issues and draft legal opinions; conduct document reviews and legal due diligence; draft and negotiate contracts; identify risks and recommend practical protective measures; and clearly present complex matters to the Board of Directors and Executive Management.

• Management and control skills: Strong systems thinking; risk-based planning; ability to conduct evidence-based reviews; root-cause analysis; corrective action management; and the ability to assign work, review outputs, and develop a lean and effective team.

• Language and technology: Ability to review and draft contracts and legal documents in English; English negotiation skills are an advantage. Proficiency in Microsoft 365, document management tools, virtual data rooms, and work management systems.

 

Other requirements and qualities:

Demonstrates integrity, independence, objectivity, prudence, and strict confidentiality; possesses professional courage, commercial acumen, resilience under pressure, and the ability to manage conflicts of interest; does not compromise compliance principles in pursuit of short-term objectives.