
Legal & Compliance Officer
- Kuala Lumpur
- Tetap
- Sepenuh masa
- Drafting and reviewing contracts with clients, vendors, insurers, third parties, and ad-hoc support for the Asia Regional Client Contracting team on escalations requiring legal support.
- Assisting the local client contracts champion by acting as a point of escalation for legal and regulatory queries.
- Supporting the business in responding to client RFPs from a legal perspective.
- Engaging in contract negotiations, including those with multi-jurisdictional elements.
- Providing legal and compliance input for strategic business projects.
- Advising on employment law matters.
- Supporting litigation matters.
- Acting as the liaison officer for Aon Malaysia with Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), and other relevant regulatory bodies.
- Advising on local regulations, preparing and filing notifications/approvals with regulators, and supporting investigations.
- Guiding the business on the application of Aon's compliance policies and procedures at local, Asia, and global levels.
- Drafting, reviewing, and revising local compliance protocols as needed.
- Preparing and delivering training on legal and compliance topics.
- Supporting the compliance review and approval process, including entertainment requests, AML, and third-party arrangements.
- Preparing and reviewing monthly local compliance listings and summaries for board meetings.
- Managing engagement and costs of external legal counsel.
- Serving as Aon Malaysia’s Data Privacy Officer and providing support to the Regional DP lead on privacy law matters as required.
- Qualified Malaysian lawyer.
- Over 8 years of legal and compliance experience post-qualification.
- At least 3 years practicing in a law firm.
- Experience in the insurance/financial services industry is preferred.
- Generalist capable of managing legal and compliance projects, with emphasis on corporate/commercial tasks including commercial contracts, advising on new business initiatives, and implementing and managing compliance programs.
- Ability to work as part of a regional team, fostering teamwork and cultivating relationships, as well as independently taking initiative when required.
- Conscientiousness and attention to detail.
- Strong interpersonal communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written.
- Critical thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
- Self-motivated and responsible.
- Adaptable and quick learning ability.
- High level of integrity and professionalism.
- Excellent time management, organization, and prioritization skills.
- Language skills: excellent command of English and Bahasa Malaysia.