Legal Director, Apac Commercial

Legal Director, APAC CommercialApply locations: Sydney, NSW, Australia; Singapore, Singapore
Time type: Full time
Posted on: Posted 3 Days Ago
End Date: January 31, 2025 (30+ days left to apply)
Job requisition id: JR_037115
The Legal team is responsible for managing the legal affairs of the company, including providing legal counsel across the organization, handling disputes, and creating and enforcing intellectual property.
SummaryThe Legal Director, APAC Commercial oversees all ongoing activities related to the development, implementation, maintenance of, and adherence to the organization's commercial legal affairs within ResMed's Asia Pacific Region. The Asia Pacific Region includes Australia & New Zealand, Greater China, India, Japan, Korea and Singapore.
The Legal Team performs a critical role in the business by advising and enabling the commercial teams with legal advice and representation whilst at all times protecting the interests of ResMed. Your client base will be the commercial groups across the Asia Pacific Region embracing revenue, marketing, product marketing (pricing, promotion and positioning) and commercial transformation. This job also works closely, as part of the Global Legal Team, with Product Legal and Privacy teams, our Global Contracts Management teams, our Corporate Legal function (including Litigation, Employment and Legal Operations), and with corporate finance, corporate governance and compliance, investments and acquisitions. The Global Legal Team also supports litigation and other dispute resolution. Additionally, the department provides education and awareness to client groups on relevant laws and practice.
As the Legal Director, APAC Commercial, this position is the subject matter expert for all commercial legal affairs within ResMed's Asia Pacific Region, leader of the Legal Commercial Team in APAC and an integral part of the Asia Pacific Revenue and Marketing management teams. Reporting directly to the Vice President and General Counsel, Global Revenue and Marketing, this leadership role ensures the effective delivery of legal services to operational commercial groups within the Asia Pacific Region by advising and enabling clients to achieve their business goals (including helping clients to make risk-based decisions) all the while protecting the interests of ResMed.
In addition to these individual responsibilities, this role will work in partnership with other members of the global legal team to ensure a collaborative, specialized and world-class legal affairs group.
Tasks and ResponsibilitiesOversee advice and support for commercial teams and all commercial activities (including business to business and direct to consumer) across ResMed's APAC regionManage a team of lawyers (currently 4) located in various countries across the APAC region (Australia, China and Korea).Partner with senior commercial management, and play a key role in senior commercial leadership teams, across APAC regionAnalyze the organization's regional legal and corporate risk; offering alternatives and recommendations as required (including external party transactions & extraordinary correspondence)Drafting and negotiating major commercial contracts in support of commercial activities across the APAC region, in collaboration with, and with the support of, the Global Contracts Management teams.Advise and support, and oversee the advice and support for, commercial activities including Sales, eCommerce, Distribution, commercial transformation, Marketing (including pricing, promotion and positioning strategies), Medical Affairs and Compliance.Advise on innovative go to market strategies including novel pathways to reach patients in non-traditional ways with focus on development and implementation of strategic and operational objectives that help achieve organizational mission and departmental goalsCoordinate activities with global counterparts to deliver repeatable and predictable legal advice to commercial clients, other global commercial lawyers, and global commercial offerings. Provide support in APAC Region to other legal functions including Product Legal, Privacy, Contracts Management, Litigation, Strategy and Ventures, EmploymentProvide education and awareness to client groups on relevant laws and practiceOversee a legal budget and engagement of outside legal counsel.Attend to special projects assigned from time to timeAd hoc travel across the APAC region and to the USCore CompetenciesCommunication Communicates in an open, candid and direct mannerAn excellent writer and compelling speaker in small and large audiencesShares timely and factual information with supervisor and other stakeholders on progress and resultsFluent English languageTalent Development Stays current in area of expertiseHolds self accountable for continued growthBusiness Acumen Plans and acts based on a clear understanding of relevant business/market/industry dataSupports decision making at the level closest to the issueBusiness solutions-oriented, practical and possessing a sense of urgencyTeamwork Works collaboratively within and across business, functions and regionsPersonable, with a good sense of humorResults Orientation Drives projects to optimal conclusionRecognizes the need to track and measure performance and resultsLeadership Demonstrates ownership of challenges or issues and takes appropriate actionDemonstrates willingness to take initiative, solve problems and make decisionsCustomer Focus Demonstrates commitment to understanding and meeting customer needsInnovation Incorporates new ideas into current practices and area of expertiseThinks independently and challenges the way we do thingsFlexible and adaptive mind; a systems thinkerInterpersonal Effectiveness Values people's differences in background, culture, pursuit of work/life balance and perspectiveActs in accordance with ResMed's ethical principles and cultural values.Functional CompetenciesProvision of Legal Services Demonstrates superior knowledge of legislation/legal systems to facilitate the analysis of novel or highly complex information and issuesDevelops strategies to facilitate the consistent application of legislation/legal systems across the businessScans the external environment to stay abreast of current/pending legislation, key external cases and their associated business implicationsAnticipates legal risks and identifies opportunities to provide legal input in line with broader business strategyTakes action to minimize legal risks by providing education, advice and counsel to senior management on significant legal issuesDetermines scope of in house legal services and oversees the development of systems that facilitate case tracking/budget managementDevelops strategies for the effective and efficient utilization of external legal service providersRepresents ResMed in complex legal issues/casesAbility to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders and colleagues at all levels in the organizationEntrepreneurial, pragmatic and possessing a sense of urgencyAnalytical thinking and problem solvingAbility to prioritize complex workload effectivelyKey Subject Areas Contracts and general commercial transactions, including tendersFamiliarity with Medical device regulations across APAC regionGeneral understanding of approaches to patient reimbursement methodologies, including nationalized health care, insurance reimbursement, and self-paymentTrade practices, regional Distribution arrangements and applicable competition laws (including, but not limited to, relating to Vertical Restraints).Applicable Consumer Laws across key markets in APAC regionAdvertising laws/regulations/standardsRegulatory and compliance requirements affecting Medical Device manufacturers across APAC regionPrivacy, including data, patient, employee, and business privacy regulationsEmployee relations and labor-management regulations.Intellectual property, including patent and trademark protection and enforcementEcommerce, IP licensing and Software as a ServiceDispute management, including negotiation, litigation and arbitration.Written Communication Excellent drafting, presentation and influencing skillsExpresses novel or complex legal concepts and related facts in a clear, concise and structured manner for a non-legal audienceResponds to probing and critical enquiries that are relatively undefined in scopeWrites clear, concise and organized legal documents, letters and emails addressing novel or complex legal concepts and factsEnsures the delivery of accurate, coordinated and coherent responses to external bodies/the businessPosition Specific SkillsHonesty, integrity, and ethics essentialExcellent verbal communication skills and written expression in both French and EnglishGood conceptual thinking abilityComputer literate on all Microsoft packagesQualifications and ExperienceMinimum: Degree in law, holding legal license, mastering common lawMinimum 15 years legal experience with proven leadership in law firm or publicly-traded company.Fluent English (written and spoken).Desirable: Additional qualification or experience in technology organisations and/or life sciences with a focus on digital healthcare.About UsAt ResMed (NYSE: RMD, ASX: RMD) we pioneer innovative solutions that treat and keep people out of the hospital, empowering them to live healthier, higher-quality lives. Our digital health technologies and cloud-connected medical devices transform care for people with sleep apnea, COPD and other chronic diseases. Our comprehensive out-of-hospital software platforms support the professionals and caregivers who help people stay healthy in the home or care setting of their choice. By enabling better care, we improve quality of life, reduce the impact of chronic disease and lower costs for consumers and healthcare systems in more than 140 countries. To learn more, visit ResMed.com and follow @ResMed.
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