Legal Counsel Globecast Asia – Singapore

Legal Counsel
Globecast Asia – Singapore

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Job Description

This role provides an opportunity for the successful candidate to run Legal & Regulatory in Asia. The position will be based in Singapore and will report to the CEO of GC Asia.

Main Activities:
Provide strong executive and legal support to the Business Unit.
Set up a proper legal department in Asia, and handling all corporate secretarial matters.
Provide effective legal advice and support to the various teams in Asia in RFP responses, contract preparation, negotiation and debt collection matters as well as other corporate service including HR, sourcing, real estate, etc.
Provide strategic advice and guidance to GC management on future business expansion in Asia.
Manage all litigation matters and disputes and liaising with outside counsel, including developing and implementing appropriate risk-mitigation strategies in relation to GC?s business operations and activities in Asia.
In coordination with France Telecom?s global ethics and compliance programme, provide appropriate advice and training to the Asian Management Team and staff on related corporate governance matters.
Manage all intellectual property matters.

Desired Skills & Experience

Exceptional leadership and communications skills, a dynamic personality and a strong background in providing top-notch legal and regulatory advice in Asia. Occasional regional travel within Asia is expected.
Excellent academic background with a good law degree from a reputable university with a minimum of 8 years post-qualification experience.
Good mixture of private practice and in-house MNC experience in the telecommunications and/or broadcasting industry with good working knowledge in these industries. Experience in an international MNC or law firm (in the IT/telecoms/broadcast practice) is a distinct advantage.
Experienced in commercial/transactional negotiations, particularly in cross-cultural, cross-border and multi-jurisdictional transactions.
Excellent command of English, both spoken and written. Proficiency in other languages especially Mandarin is an advantage

Company Description

GlobeCast, a subsidiary of France Telecom, is the leading global provider of content management and worldwide transmission services for professional broadcast delivery.

The company operates a secure global satellite and fibre network to manage and transport 10 million hours of video and other rich media each year, providing ingest, aggregation, transmission and repurposing of content for delivery to direct-to-home satellite platforms; cable, IPTV, mobile and broadband headends; as well as corporate and digital signage networks. GlobeCast?s fleet of SNG trucks is deployed globally to support coverage of the biggest news and sporting events each year in SD and HDTV formats.

Borders are non-existent when it comes to GlobeCast?s services, thanks to the company?s 12 teleports and technical operations centres as well as its 17 offices in Europe, North and Latin America, the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Australia. Globecast Asia is headquartered in Singapore with regional offices in Beijing, Seoul, Hong Kong and Delhi.