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THE OPPORTUNITY
The ideal candidate will be conversant in online advertising technologies, have a passion for simplicity and clarity, and have a strong legal background in contract drafting and negotiation in APAC.
We are looking for an autonomous, strategic, and flexible Legal Counsel who will thrive in a high-pressure, high-stakes environment. This role will handle deal negotiations for the Asia-Pacific data and digital media practice and provide practical and business-focused guidance and support to the internal business stakeholders. This is a role where you’ll report to the Lead Legal Counsel (APAC), partner with the rest of the legal team working across the globe and collaborate with counterparts in other functions (e.g. Finance, HR, Tax, IT/Data and Growth teams).
This position can be performed from the Sydney, Singapore or Seoul office.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Draft, review and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements to support sales, marketing, and operations. Your primary focus will be on our MSAs, Statements of Work, Data Processing Agreement, RfPs, NDAs and third-party agreements.
- Work with clients and internal teams to negotiate commercial terms to align with company policies and objectives as well as mitigate potential risks involved with specific contract terms.
- Work collaboratively with the APAC legal team to create, update and roll out contract policies and commercial/legal strategies to ensure the support of the business as it scales.
- Proactively identify new projects and goals needed to improve the legal function and work to accomplish them.
- Assist with post-merger integration of newly acquired businesses as related to commercial processes as well as ad-hoc corporate matters for our APAC entities.
- Collaborate with functional counterparts to manage issues related to data, privacy and other matters as well as provide guidance and support to the global legal team.
- Create, maintain, and update internal contract templates to reflect changes in the company’s business and the legal landscape as well as create and deliver internal training on commercial and legal processes and concepts.
- Stay current on relevant industry, commercial, IP, privacy, data, employment, and other laws, regulations, and developments to adapt our commercial processes accordingly.
- Help manage our legal administration to keep our day-to-day legal practices up-to-date.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
- 3-5+ years experience working as an in-house counsel or at an international or local law firm (preferably Sydney, Singapore or Seoul).
- Qualified lawyer in good standing admitted to practice in a qualified jurisdiction.
- Demonstrated experience in online advertising technologies, content and digital media is preferred.
- Experience in privacy, intellectual property, HR and general corporate law is a huge plus.
- Must be fluent in English; ability to also work in Korean and/or Japanese (written and verbal) is highly regarded, but not mandatory.
- You are culturally aware and adaptable to working with colleagues across APAC.
About Monks
Monks is the global, purely digital, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global marketing and technology services to accelerate business possibilities and redefine how brands and businesses interact with the world. Its integration of systems and workflows delivers unfettered content production, scaled experiences, enterprise-grade technology and data science fueled by AI—managed by the industry’s best and most diverse digital talent—to help the world’s trailblazing companies outmaneuver and outpace their competition.
Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services. It has remained a constant presence on Adweek’s Fastest Growing lists (2019-23), ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-23) and is the only partner to have been placed in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). In addition to being named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023), Monks has been recognized by Business Intelligence in its 2024 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Awards program in three categories: the Individual category, Organizational Winner in AI Strategic Planning and AI Product for its service Monks.Flow. Monks has also garnered the title of Webby Production Company of the Year (2021-24), won a record number of FWAs and has earned a spot on Newsweek’s Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces 2023.
We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.
