Corporate Counsel, Korea

22WD63089

Position Overview

As a key member of Autodesk’s Legal Department, this role will be the lead lawyer responsible to support Autodesk with overall responsibility for legal matters in South Korea. This role is based within commutable distance to our office in Seoul. The role includes general legal support such as employment matters, commercial transactions, disputes and litigation, compliance and trainings and support for our Korea business.

In these capacities, this role will be a member of the Management Team for Korea.

By collaborating across teams within a matrixed environment, involving subject-matter experts as needed, this role will promote compliance and ensure transparency, timely decisions and balanced risk management.

Responsibilities

• Is the lead lawyer advising on all legal matters in Korea, providing legal support to internal stakeholders from Sales, HR, Procurement, Facilities, Finance, Tax functions etc
• Provides legal support for License compliance related activities in Korea, including managing outside counsels and Business Software Alliance (BSA) matters
• Advises on policies and procedures, regulatory matters as well as data use and data protection, working with subject-matter experts in these areas
• In collaboration with Autodesk’s Compliance and Litigation Group, develops relevant training materials and presents to sales staff; implements annual training plan for internal stakeholders
• Provides transactional support for non-standard sales situations in any commercial transactions in Korea
• Identifies finance, operational or revenue accounting issues and liaises with the relevant functional groups (including Tax, Finance, Revenue Accounting, Global Sales and Success Operations) to resolve these issues
• Identifies and manages actual and potential disputes and litigation in collaboration with Autodesk’s Compliance and Litigation Group
• Provides employment law support to our HR teams in Korea, including employment policies and contentious matters in Korea
• Provides general commercial legal advice for Korea; monitors and advises on legal developments
• Reports into the Legal Director for APAC (based in Singapore) and may be involved in regional legal matters or projects when assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Law degree in Korea
• Qualification to practice law in Korea with at least 10 years post-qualification experience, preferably in the IT industry and familiarity with being the sole counsel for US headquartered software companies
• Strong experience in supporting direct and indirect sales to government entities, responding to RFPs, RFIs and knowledge in handling risks in governing transactions
• In-depth practical experience in, and comfortable advising on employment matters in-house
• Familiarity with privacy and software licensing issues
• Clear, concise written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills; ability to interact comfortably with senior leaders
• Demonstrated experience working independently and managing multiple projects at once to meet deadlines
• Collaborates well in cross-functional, global diverse teams dealing with matrixed issues
• Sound and practical legal judgment to help business solutions in fast-paced environment

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