Legal Counsel - Asia and Thailand

• Be the responsible legal counsel for the two business units (BUs) for Seeds and Crop Protection Products (based on local laws), coordinating the legal support for Asia commercial unit in AMEA and being accountable for all legal matters in Thailand
• Act as a partner for the business teams in the BUs who provide and contribute strategic, pro-active and in-depth legal and compliance advice in order to deliver the strategic agenda, with a focus on value creation, value protection and value capture
• Support leadership team meetings and provide ad-hoc legal advice for senior leaders
• Provide legal support on commercial contracts including distribution, direct and indirect procurement, 3rd party collaborations and intercompany agreements
• Manage day to day legal matters (including corporate governance, data protection laws, employment laws and corporate law topics for all BUs of Syngenta) in close collaboration with the department’s paralegal group
• Manage litigation cases including IP infringement cases (for all BUs of Syngenta), debt collection procedures and product liability claims
• Instruct, supervise and manage outside legal counsel
• Support the compliance program for all BUs of Syngenta, including investigations, in close collaboration with the Global Compliance Functions

As a world market leader in crop protection, we help farmers to counter these threats and ensure enough safe, nutritious, affordable food for all –while minimizing the use of land and other agricultural inputs.

Syngenta Crop Protection keeps plants safe from planting to harvesting. From the moment a seed is planted through to harvest, crops need to be protected from weeds, insects and diseases as well as droughts and floods, heat and cold.

Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Switzerland.

Critical knowledge and education

• Excellent academic background with a university bar exam level law degree or equivalent
• Fluent in English (spoken and written)

Critical experience

• Minimum 6-10 years post-qualification experience from a multinational company and/or an international law firm, preferably with a focus on commercial contracts, litigation and competition law
• Experience in providing legal support in difficult and complex negotiations
• Ability to deal pragmatically and effectively with and display presence and credibility to members of diverse functions both internally and externally in securing enthusiasm, support and buy-in

Critical technical, professional and personal capabilities

• Competent in effectively communicating and influencing through excellent interpersonal and communication skills 
• Able to take a strategic view of work and to identify and initiate change when necessary
• Possess high levels of analytical and conceptual competencies to structure business proposals and translate them into a suitable legal framework
• Able to prioritize and manage a huge number of wide-ranging tasks
• Maintain composure and interpersonal relations in times of pressure 
• Have flexibility to travel when necessary and critical for business
• Display a genuine interest in and appreciation of diverse cultures and mentalities in Asia