# Legal Counsel

**Company**: Ford
**Location**: Bangkok
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Legal
**Industry**: Automotive

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## Description

This Legal Counsel position supports OGC ASEAN & APDM across two core areas: core legal support and Data Protection function for the ASEAN & APDM region.

The role acts as the regional point of contact for Data Protection matters, working directly with and supporting the Global Data Privacy team, and monitoring and advising on emerging Data Protection laws and regulatory changes across the region.

Responsibilities:

**Core Legal Support – Customer Services, Litigation, Corporate, Labor Advisory & Regulatory Compliance:**

- Provide legal advice/opinion on day-to-day legal matters relevant to all entities, departments and functions across ASEAN and Direct Markets in International Market Group.

- Manage ongoing and new litigation matters across ASEAN/APDM; represent the company's interests in supplier and labor litigation-related matters.

- Provide Corporate legal advisory support, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating legal and commercial contracts.

- Support labor-related advisory matters across the markets, including advising human resources teams and supporting union negotiations with manufacturing teams.

- Provide legal advice to finance and treasury teams; draft, review, and provide advice on loan agreements and other financial agreements.

- Serve as first point of contact in ASEAN OGC to support Compliance Officers of IMG markets on compliance matters in ASEAN markets.

- Responsible for license management for Ford and Joint Venture entities in Thailand.

- Liaise with Ford local representatives and Thai government authorities on Ford Thailand entities' behalf.

- Support Senior Counsel in validating legal advice for complex legal transactions and scenarios, and in preparing and conducting legal training.

- Translate internal legal documents between Thai and English as needed.

**Data Protection Expert – ASEAN & APDM:**

- Act as the regional point of contact for Data Protection matters across ASEAN & APDM.

- Work directly with and support the Global Data Privacy team on regional initiatives and requirements.

- Monitor and advise on emerging Data Protection laws and regulatory changes across the region.

- Build and establish a proactive Data Protection compliance capability in ASEAN/APDM.

- Partner with business functions to assess Data Protection risk, support data protection impact assessments, and advise on data handling, cross-border data transfer, and incident response matters.

The position reports directly to Senior Counsel and is expected to handle both individually assigned work and work as part of the broader OGC team.

## Skills

### Required
- Data Protection
- Privacy law
- regulatory compliance
- litigation management
- contract negotiation
- labor advisory
- financial agreements

### Nice to have
- Regional legal management experience
- prior experience advising on Data Protection/Privacy laws
- certification in data privacy

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