Senior Manager, Legal

About FWD Group FWD Group (<1828.HK>) is a pan-Asian life and health insurance business that serves approximately 40 million customers across 10 markets, including BRI Life in Indonesia. FWD’s customer-led and tech-enabled approach aims to deliver innovative propositions, easy-to-understand products and a simpler insurance experience. Established in 2013, the company operates in some of the fastest-growing insurance markets in the world with a vision of changing the way people feel about insurance. FWD Group is listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under the stock code 1828. For more information, please visit About FWD Takaful Berhad FWD Takaful Berhad (“FWD Takaful”) is a takaful provider in Malaysia that offers family takaful services. FWD Takaful is licensed under the Islamic Financial Services Act 2013 and is regulated by Bank Negara Malaysia. FWD Takaful is a takaful business unit of FWD Group. Visit Join us We’re proud to be a company that encourages and nurtures fearless innovation in achieving our vision of changing the way people feel about takaful. Our teams come from a wide variety of industries and backgrounds because we value developing a truly diverse pool of talent that brings different perspectives and experiences. Our values – committed, innovative, proactive, open, and caring – define who we are and what we do as we work together to bring our vision to life, every single day. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES Legal ADVISORY & RISK MANAGEMENT Provide practical, commercially sound legal advice to management and relevant stakeholders. Identify, assess and manage legal, regulatory and governance risks including escalation of material matters where appropriate COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS, TRANSACTIONS & STRATEGIC PROJECTS Lead negotiation, drafting and review of complex commercial agreements, transactions and strategic initiatives. Support legal workstream for restructurings, transformation initiatives and other group strategic projects. REGULATORY & GOVERNANCE SUPPORT Support interpretation and implementation of applicable legal and regulatory requirements, including relevant BNM and governance expectations. Provide legal support on governance frameworks, internal policies and control-related matters. DISPUTES & EXTERNAL COUNSEL MANAGEMENT Manage disputes, investigations, contentious matters, and engagement with external counsel. Oversee quality, scope and cost management of external legal support CORPORATE GOVERNANCE / CORPORATE SECRETARIAL SUPPORT Provide support on governance and corporate secretarial matters where required, including board matters, corporate actions, restructurings and other corporate exercises. STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP Act as a trusted legal business partner to management and internal stakeholders. QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or equivalent qualification. ICSA / MAICSA qualification or exposure to corporate secretarial / governance matters would be an added advantage. Minimum 8 – 10+ years’ relevant post-qualification experience, preferable within financial services, insurance, takaful or other regulated industries. Excellence knowledge of legal matters on insurance and takaful areas, Companies Act, 2016, IFSA, FSA, PDPA, AMLA, Competition Act, Cyber Security Laws, IT & Digital Laws, and relevant BNM’s Guidelines KNOWLEDGE & TECHNICAL SKILLS Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel Microsoft Powerpoint Strong English and Bahasa Melayu in writing and communication