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法務シニアマネージャー/ Senior Manager, Legal

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A renowned IT company is seeking a Senior Manager, Legal. The successful candidate will provide legal counsel across business functions, manage external legal advisors, and support acquisitions, investments, and compliance initiatives.

Responsibilities:

  • Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts with suppliers, vendors, consultants, customers, and other stakeholders
  • Advise internal business units on legal matters, contract interpretation, corporate governance, joint ventures, and compliance
  • Manage legal agreements for properties, including leases, licences, service agreements, and related documentation
  • Conduct legal due diligence and negotiate transaction documents for acquisitions, disposals, investments, and strategic transactions
  • Coordinate with external legal counsel, senior leadership, shareholders, and internal stakeholders throughout transactions
  • Improve standard legal forms, policies, procedures, and business processes while managing external counsel effectively

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree or above
  • 5-10 years of corporate law experience, including in-house experience
  • Experience in transaction and document management
  • Possess valid qualification to practice law in Japan, the United States, or another recognised common law jurisdiction
  • Fluent level Japanese and English

Preferred requirements:

  • Experience in the data center, real estate or infrastructure sectors

About the Company:

An industry leader that is well-known for developing a wide range of innovative data centre services. With headquarters in Asia, this company offers excellent career opportunities.

Keywords:

法律,法務,コンプライアンス, 法律, 求人, 外資系

Job Ref: SXWYM7

Contract Type: Perm

Specialism: Legal

Focus: In-house Legal

Industry: IT

Salary: ¥15,000,000 - ¥25,000,000 per annum

Workplace Type: On-site

Experience Level: Senior Management

Language: Japanese - Native

Second Language: English - Native

Location: Tokyo

Job Reference: SXWYM7-F38B7CD4

Date posted: 9 October 2026

Consultant: Ryan Dunlop