SAP Regional IRO Field Legal Lead 

China, Shanghai 

818463261

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as the primary legal contact within the Greater China regional cluster of the Integrated Regulatory Network, driving the cluster to monitor, analyze, and dispatch priority actions on regulatory topics.
• Consolidate overall regulatory compliance activity within the Regional Field Legal team and report status to IRO Hub team.
• Cultivate a network of local Field Legal experts in the various jurisdictions within the applicable region.
• Initiate the legal analysis (either personally or through the extended Field Legal team) for any emerging and existing local regulations in the IRO pipeline. Supporting the CCMS regulatory compliance practice and methodology at the local level.
• Identify matters for the CCMS pipeline, and help prioritize matters in such pipeline based on local needs.
• Provide input on regulatory compliance priorities as they affect the region.
• Drive decisions and support needs within the region for regulatory compliance related activities, in conjunction with the Regional General Counsel.
• Cascade relevant information and topics to the Regional Field Legal leadership team, the extended IRO team and related impacted teams, as required.
• Represent the local jurisdictional priorities and needs of the respective region/jurisdictions with the IRO and related programs.
• Work with appropriate local outside resources to help advise the IRO on specific regulatory topics.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Brings rich experience and strong expertise in regulatory compliance in one or more fields of regulations such as data protection, telecommunication, cybersecurity, export control, encryption, mandatory security certification/audit and law enforcement assistance laws.
• Good grasp of regional business models and regulatory landscape for Cloud, on-premise software and mobile app businesses.
• Has solid drafting skills with experience in writing up policies, standard agreements and public communications.
• Demonstrates strong interpersonal and communication skills. Partners well with clients, maintaining frequent and open communication, to understand their business requirements and the impact regulations have or will have on the specific product and/or service.
• Has good project coordination skills. In particular, experience with product counseling, compliance projects and leadership in cross-functional teams is valued.

LANGUAGES

• Fluent in English and Chinese (Putonghua)

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 2 to 5 years working in a legal role supporting regulatory compliance matters.
• Experience in cloud businesses and/or security is a plus.

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

Graduation from accredited law school; further technical degrees or certifications (e.g. from IAPP) is a plus.

Shanghai or Beijing, China

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