Assistant Vice President, Legal

WHY JOIN US?

• We practice a vibrant & energetic office culture.

• We provide opportunities for career advancement within the company.

• Good performance is always rewarded accordingly.

“It's our people that make Astro Malaysia’s leading entertainment company. We are an inclusive employer, to enable everyone at Astro to be their best. We embrace differences – we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products/services and our community. We also understand and appreciate that diversity is a driver of creativity and innovation, which will make our business more competitive, compelling and profitable.”

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

The lawyer in this role will lead in providing legal advice and managing legal risks across a broad range of matters to a few key business units including radio, media & advertising and corporate. The role will involve dealing with various types of agreements/matters including the following:

What You’ll Do:

Astro Radio Business

• Content production & licensing agreements: music production agreements including collaboration for provision of content such as radio streams, podcasts and various other literary work and music/video production agreements, talent engagement agreements; music library licensing; collection society blanket licenses; music rights clearances; music broadcast licence agreements

• Marketing: service agreements for marketing analytics and lifecycle management; venue rental agreements for marketing events; market research agreements

• Miscellaneous: contest terms; media campaign terms; non-disclosure agreements; tenancy agreements; utilities procurement and advisory, personal data advisory, service agreements,

Astro Media Solutions Business

• Advertising agreements including ad sales commitments and incentive schemes and agreements; promotional collaboration agreements; agency agreements for sale of advertising inventory; barter agreements, collaboration agreements, and programmatic agreements.

• Other matters including client campaign assessment and advisory, personal data advisory.

Corporate & Compliance

• Corporate matters including coordinating/conducting due diligence on related party transaction exercise. Familiar with Bursa requirements.

• Conduct trainings internally as and when required.

• Support internal process compliance and work with various internal stakeholders to ensure compliance with various internal policies of the company.

• Coordinate with external legal counsels where required and manage disputes/litigation involving the company, including developing and directing any dispute resolution/litigation strategies.

• Support legal related queries from corporate functions at Astro, including Accounts Payable (e.g. merchant agreements, payment service provider agreements), Treasury (e.g. facility letters, credit terms), Revenue Assurance (e.g. inter-company agreements; support in copyright claims), Group Risk Management (e.g. insurance brokerage services), Corporate Secretarial and Human Capital.

• Able to assist the immediate supervisor/head of practice group in compliance matters for the Astro Group.

Others

• Able to assist the immediate supervisor/head of practice group in managing piracy matters end-to-end including target identification, working with external counsel to obtain convictions in civil proceedings.

• Present medium complexity legal concepts in a manner that is easy to understand and aids decision making, showing an ability to distill complex issues into concise summaries.

• With strong communications skills, build effective relationships with colleagues within both the Legal department and the wider business, developing trust and rapport at all levels.

• Work with the rest of the Legal department in providing a legal and regulatory framework for the business to operate within, by developing and disseminating compliance policies, template and precedents and also by providing legal training sessions.

• Bring attention to detail coupled with strong analytical and commercial drafting skills.

• Prioritise and plan effectively, demonstrating proactive and good organisational skills.

• Demonstrate commitment, integrity and judgment when presenting merits of transactions/risks exposure to Business Units.

• Adapt quickly, coordinate, prioritise and plan effectively in a fast paced environment with competing priorities.

• Demonstrate a passion for radio, TV and technology to help bring the best content and innovation to Astro customers.

• Interpret and apply laws and regulations, formulate and issue legal opinions to ensure that the interests of the company are safeguarded at all times.

REQUIREMENTS:

Who You Are:

• Degree in Law

• Professionally Qualified (CLP or equivalent) and/or called to the Malaysian Bar

• Excellent up-to-date understanding of contract law, telecommunications law, and related media laws, corporate commercial laws, intellectual property laws, privacy laws, dispute and litigation process.

• Excellent drafting, analytical, legal and research skills

• 7-12 years of legal practice experience in a highly regarded law firm or in-house equivalent (preferably in the field of Technology, Multimedia and Telecommunications (TMT) related work)

• Ability to work under pressure and enjoys working in a high pressure and dynamic environment

• Ability to negotiate contracts and find solutions in deadlocks

• Good communication skills

• Ability to work independently and in a team environment

• Excellent communication (both verbal and written) skills

• Digitally savvy, eagerness to learn, willingness to experiment, demonstrate intellectual curiosity, thirst for knowledge, adaptable, good understanding in the workings of social media

• Familiar with and competent user of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and Powerpoint

Other Competencies:

Time Management and Organisation

• To ensure files under portfolio are organised in an orderly manner and impart expertise to the business units in a timely manner

Planning

• Understanding and prioritising ‘business as usual’ matters with ‘critical matters’ without compromising the business unit’s expectations

• Ability to adapt quickly, coordinate, prioritise and plan effectively in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities

Problem Solving

• Positive and pro-active attitude, with focus on creatively solving issues and problems for positive outcome all round

Communication

• A team player with strong communications skills, build effective relationships with colleagues within both the Legal department and the wider business, developing trust and rapport at all levels

Strategic Thinking

• To assist immediate supervisor/head of practice group in complex deals

• Offer customer focused advice and solutions that add value and meet the company’s objectives