Manage IP litigation and contracts, analyze licensing and alliances, assess risks, negotiate agreements, and advance projects with internal and external stakeholders.
About this role
The role leads a broad corporate legal function at Canon. Responsibilities include reviewing, drafting and negotiating domestic and international contracts; providing advice on antitrust, subcontracting, privacy and other laws; and handling insolvency, attachment, litigation, quality issues, M&A and labor matters. The position approves cases and manages and develops subordinates and junior colleagues.
Corporate legal responsibilities include supporting shareholder meetings, group reorganizations, corporate governance, commercial registrations, disclosures required by law and listing rules, and the review and administration of company regulations and seal control.
The role also serves as the general secretariat for group-wide risk management, develops, evaluates and improves risk management systems, and researches product-related regulations. Compliance work includes operating internal reporting systems, promoting compliance activities and disseminating the code of conduct.
Required experience is at least 10 years in one or more areas among contract work, legal research and consultation, M&A or group reorganizations, litigation and claims, administrative investigations, labor issues, insolvency matters, shareholder meeting operations, commercial registration, statutory or listing-rule disclosures, company regulations, non-financial risk management, product-related regulatory research, compliance promotion or internal reporting systems. Experience managing and developing an organization, subordinates or junior colleagues is also required. Experience spanning multiple categories is preferred. No particular industry background or bar qualification is required. English proficiency is preferred.
The position is based at Canon's headquarters in Ota, Tokyo. The employment is permanent and full-time.
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