One of the biggest tobacco companies in Indonesia is currently recruiting for a Head of Legal (Tobacco Company) job to support their business in Indonesia. This position is stationed in their Jakarta office.

About the Head of Legal (Tobacco Company) Role:
You will manage all legal activities pertaining to the corporation, contracts management, and present legal documents and agreements to the stakeholders, as well as become the face of the company to the government, third parties and relevant institutions. This role reports to the CEO of the company’s subsidiaries and the President Director.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing strategic legal advice in all matters that are relevant for the business of the company in Indonesia and ensure that any corporate activities are supported with the highest standards of legal, professional ethics and compliant with the prevailing laws and regulations
• Developing and implementing legal and corporate affairs strategies, and through the collaboration with other functions provide strategic legal insight, potential risk exposure, and mitigation plans of any significant legal and regulatory developments to the management
• Representing the company in associations and chamber of commerce, to develop and maintain relationships with the company’s external stakeholders (partners, consultants, government, institutions, government officials, industry associations, chambers of commerce) to actively shape laws, regulations and environment
• Developing processes to ensure that risks are escalated to the right level of seniority within the organisation
• Developing/reviewing and streamlining processes required for legal review and approval of transactions
• Gaining a good understanding of business processes in order to provide relevant and practical advice to various functions and country management
• Managing external legal counsel on specific projects and day-to-day country specific operational activities

To succeed in this Head of Legal (Tobacco Company) role, you must be experienced as a corporate lawyer and have a good general understanding of prevailing laws and regulations in Indonesia.

Key Requirements:

• Qualified lawyer in Indonesia with overall 10 - 15 years' experience working in an international law firm (minimum of four to five years) and in-house counsel (minimum of three to four years)
• Deep understanding in Corporate actions including M&A, Capital market, etc. and litigation
• PERADI Licensed is essential
• Strong business and commercial acumen
• Solid negotiations skills
• Ability to successfully work in cross-functional teams
• Highly persuasive and influential
• Ability to communicate effectively and explain complex legal issues in a simple way
• Ability to deal with multiple priorities, both at strategic and operational level
• Self drive, initiative and motivation are key to perform in this role
• Results-driven, disciplined and excellent in multitasking, able to get things done
• Strong ethics and high personal integrity

This company needs no introduction and is recognised as the leader in Tobacco FMCG. The culture is demanding, but if you are confident and have a can-do attitude, the potential rewards are significant. The company is also very focused on developing and training their people to the highest standards

If you are driven, determined and want to take the next step in your career, this is the role for you. Great career progression opportunities await the right person in this exciting Head of Legal (Tobacco Company) job.

Apply today or contact me to discuss this new opportunity.

Due to the high volume of applications we are experiencing, our team will only be in touch with you if your application is shortlisted.