NS BlueScope have a new opportunity for an experienced Legal Professional to join them in Jakarta, Indonesia as Vice President Legal.

Reporting to the Country President of Indonesia, with a functional report to General Counsel for NS BlueScope, this individual will be a member of the Country Management Team contributing to strategy and general management of the business in Indonesia.

How the job adds value: 

• Provide timely, high quality, practical legal advice to the Indonesia business on all day-to-day operating issues

• Lead ethics and compliance within Indonesia, ensuring that the business operates in accordance with our company charter and governance best practice, including providing practical advice on day to day issues and supporting the VP Ethics & Compliance Regional Lead on training initiatives and investigations

• Manage company secretarial work for all Indonesia incorporated entities, with the support of the finance team (including requirements of local joint ventures)

• Supporting  Indonesia aspects of all regional strategic projects, working collaboratively with Regional Counsel and other VPs Legal, to align advice and project execution across South East Asia.

This role will also have accountability for:

•  Advising on and supporting investigations into governance matters, in particular business conduct/bribery and corruption and competition law. Supports governance training initiatives, by contributing to and delivering training programs

• Developing and implementing process improvements, to drive better governance and/or efficiency in the company’s systems, as they relate to Indonesia (for example; approval processes, contracting processes and reporting processes)

• Exercising the General Counsel’s delegated authority to approve contracts and other legal matters as they relate to the operation of the business in Indonesia, at all levels below that of the CEO.

Requirements for the role:

• Bachelor Degree or higher in law

• Holds a current practicing certificate in place of admission

• Experienced commercial lawyer with 15 plus years post admission legal experience in a major commercial law firm and/or MNC in-house role (preferred)   

• International work experience, preferably working cross regionally in a multi-national corporation or with multinational clients.

• Knowledge and experience in major capital works projects/EPC, competition law, joint ventures and collaboration arrangements, and business conduct/bribery and corruption.

• Company secretarial skills.

• Practiced at working under pressure and prioritising competing requests and commercial objectives.

• Proven ability to apply analytical and strategic thinking with a significant degree of evaluative judgement to a diverse range of legal and commercial issues.

At NS BlueScope our success comes from our people. We choose to treat each other with trust and respect. We understand that the range of perspectives that result from having a diverse and inclusive workplace will strengthen NS BlueScope’s capability for continued and sustained business success.