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Senior Legal Counsel – South Korea (Korean Speaking Only)

Job Overview

We are looking for a highly autonomous, strategic, commercial and regulatory-focused sole legal counsel to lead our legal function in South Korea.

Key points

  1. Monitor, analyze, and ensure compliance with South Korean laws relevant to tech platforms and OTAs. This includes the Electronic Commerce Act…

  2. Oversee absolute compliance with the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) regarding user data, cross-border data transfers, and cybersecurity protocols.

  3. Secure and maintain necessary local operating licenses and lead responses to regulatory audits or inquiries.

  4. Draft, review, and negotiate all local commercial agreements as well as managing stakeholders through negotiations from start to finish. These include partnerships with hotels…

  5. LL.B., LL.M. or J.D. degree.

  6. Proven track record dealing directly with the KFTC, KCC, or PIPC, with deep knowledge of consumer protection and data privacy law.

  7. Native fluency in Korean and professional fluency in English is required for communicating with global teams.

  8. Possesses an exceptional commercial mindset, high resilience, and the capability to make firm, risk-based assessments independently in an ambiguous environment while effectively removing blockers…

Languages

English requiredKorean required

Skills

Stakeholder ManagementNegotiationRisk ManagementInterviewingCampaign ManagementRecruitingProblem Solving

Experience: Senior-level · 5–10 years