Employment Counsel

About the Role

G-P  is seeking a senior, highly diligent Employment Counsel for APAC to provide strategic, high-quality legal guidance and operational oversight on complex employment matters across the Asia-Pacific region. Reporting to the Employment Counsel APAC Director this role requires a proactive legal professional with exceptional work ethic, strong independent judgment, and a commitment to operational excellence.

The ideal candidate is someone who takes pride in owning outcomes, demonstrates a true willingness to go the extra mile during high-stakes regional initiatives, and thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative, global environment.

What you will do

• Strategic Employment Advice: Provide high-quality legal oversight and strategic guidance on critical employment matters, regulatory compliance, and workforce management throughout the APAC region.
• Dispute Resolution & Risk Management: Develop creative, business-sensitive approaches to managing legal risks and oversee employment-related disputes and litigation using in-house and outside counsel resources.
• Proactive Stakeholder Support & Engagement: Partner closely with Global Operations and People Team to ensure prompt, thorough, and high-touch legal follow-through on regional employee relations matters.
• Scale: Effectively work with a growing and geographically dispersed team within the region fostering a culture of high performance, resilience, and mutual accountability.
• Process & Template Standardization: Partner cross-functionally to build scalable, compliant processes, employment contracts, and regional handbook templates.
• In-House Training & Knowledge Sharing: Own, develop, and deliver practical in-house legal training sessions for internal business units and operational teams.
• Regional Legal Tracking: Maintain deep, current knowledge of national and local labor laws across key APAC jurisdictions.
• Project Execution: Coordinate, drive, and take end-to-end ownership of cross-functional employment legal projects through to completion.

What we're looking for

Minimum requirements

• Legal Qualification: Qualified to practice law in Malaysia, Philippines, or another major Common Law jurisdiction within APAC.
• Experience: 8+ years of combined employment law experience, including solid law firm practice and at least 2 years of in-house legal experience within a fast-paced multinational employer 
• Work Ethic & Professional Diligence: Demonstrated track record as a highly diligent, dependable, and hardworking self-starter who consistently goes above and beyond to meet critical team SLAs and business objectives.
• Resilience & Professional Agility: Excellent emotional intelligence, grace under pressure, and a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset when handling last-minute business requests or urgent escalations.
• Legal & Business Acumen: Impeccable legal judgment, strong creative problem-solving skills, and the ability to balance legal risk with commercial imperatives.
• Communication & Languages: Superior written and verbal communication skills in English. Professional working proficiency in Bahasa Malaysia, Mandarin, or another regional APAC language is a strong advantage.
• Relationship Management: Outstanding interpersonal skills with a proven ability to build trust, form strong working relationships internationally, and influence cross-functional business units effectively.

Preferred requirements:

• Domain expertise: Experience working in global EOR/tech platform or Broader HR Tech