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This role is primarily focused at supporting the BT International business in the APAC region, working on both regulatory and commercial legal matters. This role assists with assessing and monitoring BT’s regulatory obligations in this region and helping ensure compliance. It also requires first class commercial legal and contractual advice for BT’s business activities in the region, including bid and procurement matters. The role works on a variety of matters as part of a regional team of lawyers and regulatory experts, whilst also being involved in delivery of global regulatory projects and programs.
Job Responsibility:
Ensure regulatory compliance for BT in APAC in relation to telecommunications regulation (including statutory reporting and licensing obligations) and by working with other regulatory specialists
Provide regulatory input and advice where required in (a) the negotiation and delivery of global bids and business contracts
and (b) the deployment of global products and services
Liaise with relevant authorities and other stakeholders in the telecommunications industry
Provide commercial, contractual and legal advice to negotiate and deliver effective contracts with BT’s customers, partners, distributors, and key suppliers
Help manage offshore legal support and external lawyers supplying services for APAC
Develop best practice for commercial transactions, including risk management, precedents, templates, business training and know-how
Monitor legal and regulatory developments relevant to the business and provide advice on their impact and risk mitigation
Lead and/or support as appropriate on specific projects with legal or regulatory impact
Lead day-to-day engagement with BT internal and external stakeholders on regulatory issues
Consider legal and regulatory issues and communicate them verbally and in writing
Build stakeholder relationships to align business strategy with legal requirements and regulatory policy
Provide internal advice on day-to-day commercial and regulatory issues to the BT International line of business
Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements
Input into commercial negotiations and bid approvals
Understand when to escalate issues
Requirements:
Recognised legal degree and ability to work as corporate counsel in Malaysia
Training with a leading legal practice
Appropriate post graduate legal and regulatory experience
Experience in the ICT industry and with commercial law (e.g. IT/IP/DP) beneficial
Excellent drafting, analytical and communication skills
Great relationship management and communication skills with ability to influence internal and external stakeholders
Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work as part of a regional and international team
Good understanding of one or more ICT regulatory frameworks in APAC
Commercial contracts drafting and legal advisory
Sound judgment and problem-solving skills
Strong project and program management skills
Nice to have:
Good understanding of the key issues in regulation, and awareness of applicable international regulations and trends impacting telecommunications providers
Good understanding of commercial drivers for international ICT business
Additional language skills relevant to APAC markets (e.g. Mandarin) are an added advantage
for supporting communication with Mandarin-speaking stakeholders in the APAC region