Head of Legal & Compliance (HKD80-100k/mth)

About The Client

Our client is a well-established and diversified business group with interests spanning hospitality, real estate, and strategic investments. With a strong heritage and longstanding market presence, the group continues to evolve and expand its business portfolio while maintaining a highly entrepreneurial and commercially driven culture.

As part of its ongoing growth and transformation journey, the group is seeking a seasoned legal professional to lead its legal, compliance, and corporate governance agenda, serving as a trusted advisor to the Chairman and senior leadership team.

About The Role

Reporting directly to the Chairman, the Head of Legal & Compliance will be responsible for overseeing all legal, compliance, corporate governance, and company secretarial matters across the group.

This is a broad and highly visible role that combines strategic advisory responsibilities with hands-on legal support, offering the opportunity to work closely with senior stakeholders on business initiatives, investments, commercial transactions, and corporate governance matters.

Key responsibilities include:

• Serve as the principal legal advisor to the Chairman, Board, and senior management team.
• Lead and manage all legal, compliance, regulatory, and corporate governance matters across the organization.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements and business contracts.
• Support strategic business initiatives, investments, joint ventures, corporate transactions, and other growth-related projects.
• Oversee company secretarial matters, Board administration, statutory filings, and corporate governance requirements.
• Develop and enhance compliance frameworks, policies, and internal controls to support the group's evolving business needs.
• Identify and mitigate legal and regulatory risks while delivering practical, commercially focused advice.
• Manage relationships with external legal counsel and other professional advisors.

Requirements

• Qualified lawyer with a recognized law degree and admission in a common law jurisdiction.
• Approximately 15 years of relevant legal experience, including substantial in-house experience.
• Strong expertise in corporate and commercial legal matters, governance, compliance, and risk management.
• Hands‑on experience supporting Board activities, company secretarial matters, and corporate governance requirements.
• Exposure to investments, joint ventures, corporate transactions, or business development activities would be highly advantageous.
• Prior experience within hospitality, real estate, investment, family office, or diversified business environments is preferred but not essential.
• Proven ability to work closely with senior executives and provide commercially pragmatic legal advice.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills.
• Independent, hands‑on, and comfortable operating in a lean, fast‑paced, and entrepreneurial environment.