Head of Legal

Job description

Position Summary

A go getter with solid legal and corporate secretarial experience to be responsible and accountable for delivery of Legal and Corporate Affair (Corporate Secretarial) requirements of the entity in MY. The position would be an individual contributor as on date with possibilities of taking care of a team as the entity matures and when the position fits. This role will be located in Malaysia.

 

 

Key Responsibilities

This role is responsible for Legal including the corporate affairs (as Corporate Secretary) (together called the function) to meet the requirements of Allianz Technology Malaysia.
• Point of contact for the Local Management and functional owners from the Region and Centre for the function.
• Responsible and accountable for delivery of all functional requirements, data and the accurateness and correctness of the same.
• Responsible to Management for strategic alignment of functional activities to be in line with Global Legal, ambitions and other strategic ambitions of the branch.
• Responsible for awareness campaigns within the branch; Managing all supervisory requirements, filings to regulators as a Corporate Secretary to ensure compliance to regulations while objectives of the function is validated for accurateness and correctness.
• Be the risk owner for the local function.

 

Key Stake Holders:
• Local Management: for alignment of functional objectives with operational objective of the branch
• Central and Regional function Hierarchy such as General Counsel and Regional Heads; for flagging risks within branch and for operational excellence with respect to the function
• Other function holders especially the First line, second line and third line holders from the Entity/ branch for collaboration and synergies including for raising relevant risks if any.
• Similar stake holders from other OE's within Malaysia; for creating synergies and to enhance collaboration
• Law firms and other consultants: to collaborate and work on projects for expert advice and create tactical ambitions for the function
• Regulators; as and when required to support the organisation in terms of compliance to regulations Auditors and investigators as and when required to support the organisation in terms of its requirements

 

 

Key Requirements / Skills/ Experiences
• University degree in Law from a top tier accredited institution including Company Secretary certificate.
• Minimum 15 years in legal (Financial, IT, Insurance, Technology, ITES business) and experience as a Company Secretary.
• Strong knowledge in IT laws, Data Privacy rules and regulations is added advantage.
• High ethics and integrity should be part of the operational culture.
• Excellence in English skill, writing and speaking.
• Deep understanding of local legal system of MY, including but not limited to civil law, contract law, company law, international trade, tax and commercial law, labour law.
• Able to work flexible hours and to travel when needed.

 

 

What we offer

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us. 
We at Allianz believe in a diverse and inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to bring your whole self to work, no matter where you are from, what you look like, who you love or what you believe in.
We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability or sexual orientation.
Great to have you on board. Let's care for tomorrow.
Note: Diversity of minds is an integral part of Allianz’ company culture. One means to achieve diverse teams is a regular rotation of Allianz Executive employees across functions, Allianz entities and geographies. Therefore, the company encourages its employees to have motivation in gaining varied skills from different positions and to collect experiences from across Allianz Group.