About the Role
We are seeking a highly motivated and strategically minded Director, Legal to lead legal support for our fast-evolving suite of apps and services, many of which stand at the forefront of the AI-revolution, as well as the international expansion of our flagship global platform designed to spark new connections across cultures and borders (Azar). This individual will play a critical leadership role in helping shape legal strategy, advising senior stakeholders, and leading a small but high-performing legal team in Korea. The ideal candidate is a confident, independent operator with sound judgment, a “get to yes”mindset, possesses strong commercial instincts, product counseling experience, with the ability to drive cross-functional positive outcomes in a rapidly-evolving, high-growth environment.
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Key responsiblities- Serve as the lead legal advisor for MG Asia and S. Korea based initiatives and international expansion, providing pragmatic, solutions-oriented counsel to business and functional stakeholders.
- Act as the primary legal partner to key stakeholders: the Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Commercial business teams, with the ability to advocate for business priorities while upholding legal and regulatory integrity.
- Identify, anticipate, and mitigate legal and regulatory risks associated with the launch of new features and technologies, and into new markets, especially given the evolving tech landscape and ambiguous operating environments.
- Draft, negotiate, and oversee complex marketing, commercial, and product-related contracts, policies, and governance frameworks.
- Work autonomously -- leading end-to-end legal execution, including preparing regulatory responses, product legal reviews, and internal policy rollouts—with only peripheral need for senior / legal leadership escalation.
- Mentor and manage junior legal team members, ensuring consistency, professional growth, and high standards of output.
- Champion a collaborative and solutions-driven legal culture, fostering trust with internal non-legal (e.g. product / marketing) teams, while constructively challenging decisions where needed to safeguard legal and reputational interests.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES- A law degree from an accredited law program and admission to the Bar in South Korea and/or US, or other notable Commonwealth jurisdictions.
- Minimum 6-8 years’ PQE, with top law firm and prior in-house legal department experience; prior tech-company experience is strongly preferred, prior MNC and/or portfolio company experience is a bonus.
- Business level Korean and business level English (both written and spoken).
- Demonstrated ability to operate autonomously, exercising sound judgment in a lean legal function.
- Familiarity with the demands of a small legal team, able to lead and inspire junior lawyers, adept at guiding them on drafting, negotiating, writing and research skills.
- Able to manage competing expectations from various stakeholders (ranging from internal demands within the Korean leadership org to responsible & pre-emptive reporting to global HQ), while maintaining prioritisation and execution discipline in a fast-paced environment.
- Be effective at working in a cross-functional, multinational team, welcoming diversity and supporting inclusivity.
- Experience with general consumer protection, data protection, IP, digital media, internet industry laws are strongly preferred.
- Excellent communication, analytical and interpersonal skills, with a high level of attention to detail, strong sense of ownership and accountability.
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