Head of Legal APAC
- Reports To: Group General Counsel & Company Secretary
- Location: Shanghai, China
- Area Of Interest: Legal
- Contact: HR (ellen.zhang@rotork.com)
Position Summary
The Opportunity
- Providing commercially focussed legal support to Rotork’s entities across APAC. Ensuring that the business is compliant with all laws and applicable regulations and is conducting its business ethically, whilst mitigating legal risk
- To include:
- Reports to Group General Counsel & Company Secretary, and work closely with peers in Group Legal function team, so far no subordinate
- Be the primary legal point of contact for Rotork’s businesses and personnel in the APAC region, including for all corporate and contractual matters and disputes occurring within the region, and provide responsive, pragmatic and commercially focussed legal support and advice to Rotork’s local subsidiaries within APAC and key stakeholders in the business
Experience Requirements:
- Substantial experience including some in-house in an international business including in the region, ideally in a stock exchange listed company
- Corporate or commercial contracts expertise
- Training at a high-quality international law firm
- Experience developing and embedding a legal strategy and/or a legal compliance programme in APAC
The Successful Candidate Will Be Someone Who:
- Qualified lawyer
- Have the highest standards of ethics and integrity
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with the gravitas to operate effectively at a senior leader level
- Flexible approach to work and an energetic, proactive ‘can-do’ attitude, not only strategic, but also could be hands-on
- Good attention to detail
- Pragmatic in approach, business-focused and able to make the complex simple
About Rotork
Rotork is the market-leading global flow control and instrumentation company, helping our customers manage the flow or liquids, gases and powders across many industries worldwide.
Our purpose is Keeping the World Flowing for Future Generations.
For over sixty years, the world has relied on us to create the things that keep everything moving. From oil and gas to water and shipping, pharmaceuticals and food- these are the flows on which our modern world depends.
Today we're respected and admired for our people, performance and products. Our success flows from our commitment to engineering excellence, and that's what we will always pursue, safely and sustainably.
To apply for this role, please submit your up to date CV.
About Rotork
Rotork is the market-leading global flow control and instrumentation company, helping our customers manage the flow of liquids, gases and powders across many industries worldwide.
Our purpose is Keeping the World Flowing for Future Generations.
For over sixty years, the world has relied on us to create the things that keep everything moving. From oil and gas to water and shipping, pharmaceuticals and food- these are the flows on which our modern world depends.
Today we're respected and admired for our people, performance and products. Our success flows from our commitment to engineering excellence, and that's what we will always pursue, safely and sustainably.
Rotork is going through an exciting period of change and growth, building on our existing market success. It's a great time to join us and make an impact in shaping the future of our business.
No Agencies
Rotork do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies who are not part of our preferred supplier list and we reserve the right to contact candidates directly without paying agency fees.