General Counsel - Legal

Senior Legal Counsel

Jakarta, Jakarta Selatan
Work Type: Full Time

About OnlinePajak

OnlinePajak is one of the fastest-growing startups in Indonesia. We are a non-typical SaaS Company, providing enhanced service to thousands of Indonesian taxpayers both individuals and companies

Since 2015 OnlinePajak, an Achilles Systems company, has created a new technology category by revolutionising the way companies and individuals process taxes, invoices, and payrolls in Indonesia. With more than 10% of the Indonesian economy using the OnlinePajak platform, the company benefits from a highly valuable partner ecosystem extending across multiple industries and sectors.

Backed by Sequoia Capital, Tencent, Warburg Pincus, VISA, Altos Ventures, Alpha JWC Ventures, Endeavour Catalyst, and Global Innovation fund, OnlinePajak is headquartered in Indonesia with a presence in Sydney and Singapore. 


Our Culture

At OnlinePajak, our most valuable resource is our people. We foster a culture of learning and development as a sustainability goal for the organisation. We are a diverse, ambitious team excited about what we do.

Our team comprises various cultural backgrounds and nationalities who are very passionate and driven to deliver high-quality products, services, and processes. If you are intelligent, creative, and passionate and would love to be part of our fun and supportive team, join us!

Role Purpose:

Lead and manage the company's general legal counsel covers a wide spectrum of legal  support functions including legal, regulatory & licensing, vendor and customer contracts, risk and compliance capabilities across OnlinePajak’s business and other relevant business.  

Responsibilities:

Reporting to the CEO of OnlinePajak  and responsible for the deliverables and operations of the legal department
Provide expert legal advice to executive and senior management teams, and board of investors on various legal matters
Review contracts, leases, and other legal documents, researches legal issues and recommends revisions as necessary, advises on applicable and regulatory requirements, resolves conflicts of interest and disputes
Lead, manage and grow a team of lawyers and domain experts split across multiple business units
Provide guidance to product and engineering teams on issues related to new and existing products and features throughout the entire product development lifecycle
Taking the lead as the chairperson of the management of privacy by supporting the privacy team in their efforts to comply with applicable privacy/ data protection laws and standards.
Key Member of the Public Policy and Government Relationship committee supporting the engagement and advocacy strategy of the company with the government of Indonesia
Monitoring the KRs of legal department and ensuring smooth delivery of service and support within the business
Working with managers of other departments to provide timely support for commercial, product, marketing, tax and other related matters
Act a thought-leader within the organization. 


Qualifications:

Outstanding academic records from top-tier university in Law (MBA/MSc/LLM is a big plus)
Indonesian qualified and admitted to at least 1 other jurisdiction
12-15 years of post-qualification experience with relevant exposure to the technology / software development industries and at least 2 years of experience as an in-house counsel for a technology start-up
Experience in working across different countries in a multi-disciplinary function and multi-cultural environment
Thrive in a fast-paced, intellectually demanding and service-oriented environment
Demonstrated experience bringing cross-functional teams together
Demonstrated ability in managing a team (prior experience managing a multicultural cross border team a plus)
Strong communicator with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent command of English and Bahasa Indonesia
Ability to think creatively, strategically and resourcefully
Attention to detail and ability to adopt the use of legal tech tools


What OnlinePajak can offer:

Competitive Compensation and Benefits
Opportunity to work in an international setting team and environment
Opportunity to revolutionize the way business / people do their financial activities and support growth of our economic
Opportunity to gain personal and professional growth by working closely with subject matter experts in our company's functions

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