Total 2 regional recruitment lead job vacancies in Legal / Public / Security category in Indonesia

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Legal Counsel to join us as a key member to our legal team.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in corporate law and transactional matters, with a focus on M&A, joint ventures, investments, fund-raising, and general corporate commercial issues. In addition, you will be responsible for managing external counsel, providing guidance on data privacy matters, and demonstrating exceptional stakeholder management skills. This is a newly created headcount.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert legal advice and guidance on various transactional matters, including M&A, joint ventures, investments, fund-raising, and other corporate transactions.
• Advise on general corporate commercial matters, including drafting and negotiating contracts, agreements, and other legal documents.
• Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders to assess and manage legal risks, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Conduct due diligence and risk assessments for potential transactions, identifying legal issues and proposing strategic solutions.
• Manage relationships with external counsel, instructing and overseeing their work as necessary.
• Stay abreast of legal developments, industry trends, and regulatory changes that may impact the business, and provide proactive advice and recommendations to the General Counsel and other stakeholders.
• Demonstrate maturity, discretion, and professionalism in handling sensitive and confidential information.

• Should have at least a bachelor’s degree in law.
• Able to communicate in English (writing and verbal)
• Should have at least of 5 years in a reputable law firm and/or relevant in-house legal department, with a focus on corporate law and transactional matters.
• Strong experience in advising on M&A, joint ventures, investments, fundraising, and other transactional matters.
• Solid understanding of general corporate commercial issues and the ability to provide pragmatic legal solutions.
• Knowledge of data privacy laws and regulations, with experience advising on related matters.
• Excellent drafting, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage external counsel effectively.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and build relationships at all levels of the organization.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Demonstrated professionalism, integrity, and discretion in handling confidential information.

Get to know our team:

We are a forward-looking team that is actively shaping the future of technology and society in Southeast Asia.

Grab’s Public Affairs team builds partnerships with the public sector in support of national policy agendas, engage constructively with government and other stakeholders on public policy discussions, and drive initiatives to harness the positive potential of technology to drive impact at scale across Southeast Asia.

The day-to-day activities:

• Develop group strategy and support strategy implementation for Grab’s Public Affairs country teams:
  • Work with Grab’s country public affairs teams to analyse and provide insights on public policy issues, develop positions and advocacy recommendations to advance Grab’s agenda
  • Develop and execute strategic action plans and initiatives related to Grab’s public affairs objectives
  • Orchestrate efforts across different Grab teams to develop and implement a coordinated and robust approach in business operations, to address public policy topics
• Co-drive efforts that seek to strengthen Grab’s thought leadership position on identified topics of interest amongst target public affairs stakeholders:
  • Support research on public policy issues that are at the intersection of technology and society
  • Work with other teams at Grab to execute campaigns that drive thought leadership and dialogues on key topics, e.g. through planning of dialogues, forums, roundtable discussions, policy programmes etc.
  • Develop effective thought-leadership platforms, and maintain a pipeline of digital content (e.g. policy position papers, publications, blog posts, podcasts, op-eds etc.) to catalyse conversations and foster meaningful engagements
• Advance strategic engagements and institutional relations for Grab:
  • Support the building of lasting relationships with external stakeholders that include, but not limited to, governments, policy-makers, academics, NGOs, tech policy representatives from the industry, thought-leaders etc. across Southeast Asia and globally
  • Seek out potential partnership opportunities that help Grab’s public affairs team build bridges between thought-leaders, catalyse new research collaborations, and stimulate lively conversations with the wider community on the intersection of tech and policy