Shiseido Assistant Legal Manager

Role & Responsibilities

• Serve as the key legal business partner for Shiseido Thailand, providing practical, commercially sound advice that supports business growth and compliance with Thai laws, regulations, and Shiseido global and regional policies.
• Advise on day-to-day business operations, with a focus on Commercial Law and risk mitigation.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and advise on commercial contracts in Thai and English, including service, licensing, lease and counter, procurement, marketing, and distribution-related agreements, as well as NDAs, MOUs, and other business documents.
• Support commercial projects, campaigns, partnerships, retail operations, e-commerce initiatives, and business expansion plans.
• Identify legal risks and provide practical, business-oriented solutions that balance compliance, speed, and commercial needs.
• Advise stakeholders across Sales, Marketing, Retail, E-commerce, Finance, HR, Procurement, Supply Chain, Regulatory Affairs, and Management; partner with business teams to understand priorities and provide clear, practical, solution-focused guidance.
• Work closely with SAPAC and regional legal teams on contracts, legal reviews, compliance matters, and regional projects.
• Communicate legal advice clearly and concisely to support effective decision-making.
• Advise on laws and regulations affecting the business, including commercial law, consumer protection, advertising and marketing regulations, data privacy and PDPA, labor law, corporate law, and regulatory compliance.
• Review marketing materials, product claims, promotions, influencer and agency arrangements, and consumer-facing communications.
• Monitor legal and regulatory developments and assess their potential business impact.
• Support implementation of internal policies, the Code of Conduct, compliance training, anti-bribery and anti-corruption practices, and risk mitigation actions.
• Support corporate governance, including Board of Directors and shareholder meetings, corporate registrations, regulatory filings, powers of attorney, licenses, permits, and corporate records.
• Ensure corporate documents and governance processes comply with Thai laws, company requirements, and regional and global standards; provide legal support for internal approvals and corporate authority matters.
• Manage or support litigation, disputes, consumer complaints, employment matters, regulatory inquiries, and other legal issues.
• Advise HR and business leaders on employment matters, including employment contracts, policies, disciplinary actions, termination, and labor law compliance.
• Coordinate with external counsel to ensure timely, practical, and cost-effective legal support.
• Advise on PDPA and data privacy matters involving employee and customer data, CRM, e-commerce, marketing consent, vendor data processing, and privacy notices.
• Support privacy policies, training, documentation, and remediation actions in alignment with local law and regional and global requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Law; a Master’s degree is preferred.
• Minimum 7–10 years of legal experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal role.
• Strong hands-on experience in Commercial Law, commercial contracts, contract drafting, review and negotiation, legal advisory, and risk management.
• Experience in FMCG, beauty, cosmetics, retail, luxury, healthcare, consumer goods, e-commerce, or multinational companies is preferred.
• Experience working with regional or global legal teams or matrix organizations is an advantage.
• Fluent Thai and English are required, with the ability to draft, review, negotiate, and communicate legal matters professionally in both languages.
• Strong business acumen, critical thinking, logic, stakeholder management, and business partnering skills.
• Experience advising business stakeholders independently and managing external counsel.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Skills

Experience

Minimum 7–10 years of legal experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal role.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Law; a Master’s degree is preferred.

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