Company Profile A leading global industrial technology and manufacturing company providing energy management and automation solutions is looking for a Senior Legal Counsel in Japan. The Role <ul><li>You will provide strategic legal support to the Japan business, partnering closely with senior leaders and functional teams on commercial, regulatory, and corporate matters.</li><li>You will draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of contracts, including commercial, distribution, software, procurement, construction, and industry-related agreements.</li><li>You will also support litigation, claims, corporate governance, entity management, policy implementation, compliance programs, and legal training.</li><li>Reporting to the General Counsel for East Asia and Japan, you will work autonomously while collaborating with regional and global legal teams. Occasional travel within East Asia may be required.</li></ul> Your Skills<ul><li>Fluent Japanese and English are mandatory.</li><li>A qualified lawyer with a Bachelor's degree in Law and at least six years of relevant post-qualification experience is required.</li><li>Strong experience in contract negotiation, drafting, commercial legal advisory, and multi-jurisdictional regulatory matters is essential.</li><li>Previous in-house experience within an international company is preferred.</li><li>A commercially minded, proactive, and highly organized approach with strong stakeholder-management skills is ideal.</li></ul> Key Highlights of the Role <ul><li>Provide high-impact legal advice directly to senior business leaders in Japan.</li><li>Manage a broad range of commercial, governance, compliance, and dispute-related matters.</li><li>Collaborate closely with East Asia and global legal teams.</li><li>Take on a high level of responsibility with strong career-development opportunities.</li><li>Join a major multinational organization offering a flexible hybrid working arrangement.</li></ul> Location Tokyo Salary12 - 16 million yen Reference Number: 06940-0013470945 By clicking 'apply', you are deemed to have agreed to Robert Half Japan Privacy Notice (<a href="https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy">https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy</a>). Please ensure that your application documents do not include sensitive personal data such as race, beliefs, medical history, criminal record, or other information irrelevant to hiring process such as spouse or dependents. All information must be accurate and truthful, and any included hyperlinks must be safe and secure. <img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/TWVyZWkuSGF0YW5ha2EuNzU5MjQuMTA4OThAcmhpanAuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">

Tokyo,
remote
Permanent
12.0M - 16.0M JPY / Yearly
Company Profile A leading global industrial technology and manufacturing company providing energy management and automation solutions is looking for a Senior Legal Counsel in Japan. The Role <ul><li>You will provide strategic legal support to the Japan business, partnering closely with senior leaders and functional teams on commercial, regulatory, and corporate matters.</li><li>You will draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of contracts, including commercial, distribution, software, procurement, construction, and industry-related agreements.</li><li>You will also support litigation, claims, corporate governance, entity management, policy implementation, compliance programs, and legal training.</li><li>Reporting to the General Counsel for East Asia and Japan, you will work autonomously while collaborating with regional and global legal teams. Occasional travel within East Asia may be required.</li></ul> Your Skills<ul><li>Fluent Japanese and English are mandatory.</li><li>A qualified lawyer with a Bachelor's degree in Law and at least six years of relevant post-qualification experience is required.</li><li>Strong experience in contract negotiation, drafting, commercial legal advisory, and multi-jurisdictional regulatory matters is essential.</li><li>Previous in-house experience within an international company is preferred.</li><li>A commercially minded, proactive, and highly organized approach with strong stakeholder-management skills is ideal.</li></ul> Key Highlights of the Role <ul><li>Provide high-impact legal advice directly to senior business leaders in Japan.</li><li>Manage a broad range of commercial, governance, compliance, and dispute-related matters.</li><li>Collaborate closely with East Asia and global legal teams.</li><li>Take on a high level of responsibility with strong career-development opportunities.</li><li>Join a major multinational organization offering a flexible hybrid working arrangement.</li></ul> Location Tokyo Salary12 - 16 million yen Reference Number: 06940-0013470945 By clicking 'apply', you are deemed to have agreed to Robert Half Japan Privacy Notice (<a href="https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy">https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy</a>). Please ensure that your application documents do not include sensitive personal data such as race, beliefs, medical history, criminal record, or other information irrelevant to hiring process such as spouse or dependents. All information must be accurate and truthful, and any included hyperlinks must be safe and secure. <img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/TWVyZWkuSGF0YW5ha2EuNzU5MjQuMTA4OThAcmhpanAuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
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