Description
We are looking for a driven and enthusiastic leader based in Singapore to join our global Deal Desk team.
As a Team Lead on Deal Desk, you will manage and lead a lean team of commercial lawyers who negotiate contracts with our enterprise customers.
Responsibilities:
- Manage, mentor, and develop a team of high-caliber, pragmatic commercial lawyers who draft, review, and negotiate complex, multi-jurisdictional commercial agreements for our customers.
- Provide strategic, business-oriented legal advice to senior stakeholders across sales, account management, product, and regulatory teams globally.
- Serve as the primary escalation point for your team, guiding strategic, risk-based decisions on complex legal issues.
- Drive legal automation efforts and process improvements to scale the team.
- Advise on contract interpretation, early-stage customer disputes, and other general commercial matters.
- Ensure a global voice and consistent standards across the Deal Desk.
- Foster strong collaboration and feedback loops within the Legal Team.
- Keep up to date with developments in commercial law and relevant industry regulations.
Requirements:
- 8+ years of legal experience, in-house or at a law firm.
- Strong experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial contracts.
- Demonstrated experience managing, mentoring, and developing lawyers.
- Commitment to building teams that reflect a wide range of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.
- Clear and compelling communication skills.
- Solid people skills and ability to work with internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience educating others on complex ideas.
- Ability to structure and prioritize work in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
- Self-motivated, pragmatic, reliable, adaptable, and detail-oriented.
- Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
We are an office-first company and value in-person collaboration; we do not offer remote-only roles.