Ninja Van wishes to bring on board a senior Legal Counsel to lead and develop Ninja Van’s award-winning Philippines legal team and provide strategic commercial and legal advice to country and group management.

To be successful, the candidate should be a commercially savvy and self-motivated individual, who can operate independently in a fast-paced work environment and manage and drive 4 other team members to deliver high quality legal deliverables. He or she will report to the Group General Counsel based in Singapore and work closely with Filipino senior leadership. Pro-activeness, ‘can-do’ attitude and strong stakeholder communication and management skills are essential to the role’s success.

Main Duties

  • Function head responsible for managing legal and regulatory matters in Philippines.
  • Lead and develop legal team to deliver high quality legal services in a fast-paced environment and ensuring that legal advice is commercially-savvy and legally defensible.
  • Designing and implementing country-level legal processes, policies and training relating to contract process compliance and mitigation of legal and regulatory risks.
  • Advising on, negotiating and preparing commercial contracts, supplier contracts and tender bid response.
  • Handle corporate secretarial matters and manage the procurement and renewal of all necessary business, corporate and other licences and permits.
  • Manage HR-related disputes, disputes with shippers and commercial litigation.
  • Handle inquiries and investigations by various government agencies.
  • Handle administration of and manage legal department in a manner consistent with country-level and group-level policies.
  • The Head of Legal may be expected to take up management responsibilities of various operations-related teams from time-to-time. This includes the Ninja Van Philippines Security and Investigations team. Experience in investigations, fraud management and security management is a strong advantage.
  • Head of Legal reports to Group General Counsel but will be accountable to and be tasked by Ninja Van Philippines Country Head.
  • Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Laws or Juris Doctor in Philippines laws from a leading university.
  • 10 years or more experience from a legal department of a company and reputable law firm.
  • Philippines Bar admission.
  • Having these attributes would give the candidate an advantage

  • Experience working in the logistics or e-commerce industry or any other reputable startup.
  • Experience in investigations, fraud management and security management.
  • Knowledge about IT systems, cloud hosting and SaaS.
  • Literacy in financial statements and metrics.
  • Why join us?

  • We have a hybrid work setup and flexible work arrangements to support work/life balance.
  • We provide Paid Time Offs and Wellness Leaves to support your overall well-being.
  • We empower you to learn and grow with us through our curated learning and development programs. 
  • We encourage you to join our in house social clubs so you can meet other people with the same interests. 
  • Why join us?
    - We have a hybrid work setup and flexible work arrangements to support work/life balance.
    - We recognize and reward your valuable contribution through a competitive compensation and a series of recognition programs. 
    - We provide Paid Time Offs and Wellness Leaves to support your overall well-being.
    - We encourage you to join our in house social clubs so you can meet other people with the same interests.