Senior Corporate Counsel (Singapore) 

Sony Interactive Entertainment Singapore (“SIE”) has a unique opportunity to provide legal support for a number of SIE’s core business functions across APAC. This Senior Corporate Counsel position will have specific responsibility for a broad range of legal matters across multiple markets in the APAC region and will have leadership responsibilities within the APAC team. In this role, you will have a broad scope of responsibility supporting channel sales, digital distribution and business operations, handling consumer law issues and providing regulatory advice for the PlayStation console business and digital segments such as PlayStation Store and PlayStation Plus subscription. You will work closely with subject matter experts within the global legal department such as marketing, D2C, public policy, intellectual property, privacy, and corporate governance. You will also serve as a functional legal expert who possesses subject matter expertise in two or more legal and regulatory areas relevant to the PlayStation business in APAC.  

What you'll be doing: 

Provide transactional support and general legal counseling to a broad range of SIE business functions in APAC, including:  

• Being a strategic thought partner to business, operational and functional support teams;
• Advising and supporting, or partnering with other legal team members to advise and support business teams to manage risk and drive growth in the APAC region;
• Providing general legal advice on corporate and commercial activities across multiple countries, including day-to-day business operations, sales, distribution, marketing, advertising, consumer matters, vendor engagement and regulatory matters, among others;
• Reviewing, drafting and negotiating business agreements and legal documents in support of all lines of business, including procurement, new business initiatives and program rollouts;
• Managing and responding to inquiries or investigations by regulators or law enforcement agencies, working closely with internal teams and outside counsel where required;
• Reporting to and working closely with the Senior Director, Legal on direction and strategy as part of the legal department’s regional support for APAC
• Providing legal advice across a variety of topics to global legal teams seeking regional legal inputs for global product launches, marketing materials, blogs, packaging, and other initiatives launched on PlayStation Store and PlayStation Plus;
• Advising on policy or regulatory matters;
• Leading and managing members of the APAC legal team;
• Managing outside counsel and a legal budget; and
• Leading global and regional projects from time to time. 

What we're looking for: 

• Law degree with a license to practice law in Singapore, England or another common law jurisdiction;
• Minimum 12 years’ experience practicing law either in an in-house corporate legal department, top-tier law firm or a combination of both;
• Familiarity with consumer, product and advertising laws in one or more APAC countries;
• Experience providing legal support to sales and marketing organisations in APAC, ideally in the consumer electronics sales (physical and e-sales) and hardware distribution sector;
• A motivated, reliable, disciplined, self-starter who thinks and works proactively and cross-functionally and is effective at working and solving problems collaboratively with other stakeholders;
• Demonstrated experience leading and managing a team, including people management responsibilities;
• A keen eye for detail – precision, accuracy, and attention to detail are essential;
• Excellent drafting and negotiation skills in at least English;
• Excellent communicator possessing excellent interpersonal skills;
• Ability to manage and support projects across multiple geographies and subject matters;
• Ability to think and negotiate, creatively and effectively, balancing legal constraints with business goals and objectives; and
• Excellent decision-making skills and ability to identify and prioritize the highest impact of initiatives and drive them to pragmatic resolution.

Desired Qualities and Experience: 

• Combination of in-house and law firm practice experience in the APAC office of a top law firm.
• Ability to speak multiple languages relevant to the APAC region.
• Experience working closely with senior business management.
• Experience and comfort working in a highly matrixed organization.
• Experience working in a highly engaged team distributed across multiple time zones and cultures. 

Asia Sales Operations – Sales Operations Senior Executive

As a Sales Operations Senior Executive, you will own the end-to-end sales order lifecycle across Asia Distributor and Commercial network - primarily supporting Asia distributors and channel partner sales orders from order receipt through to delivery execution, dispute/returns resolution, and performance reporting. You will partner closely with Commercial Planning, Finance, Operations, and 3PL warehouses to ensure accurate master data, compliant order processing, and consistently excellent distribution experience.

What you’ll be doing

• Manage back-catalog and new-release distributor and commercial sales order processing: review, validate, and accurately process distributor/channel partner orders while ensuring compliance to order requirements.

• Act as the primary point of contact for order administration during coverage periods (e.g., planner leave), ensuring continuity of service.

• Own EDI / order transmission exception management: investigate non-receipt or transmission errors, coordinate fixes, and confirm re-processing.

• Maintain purchase order forms, purchase pricing/assortment lists, and presell SKU set-up, ensuring data accuracy across systems.

• Coordinate outbound execution with 3PL warehouses: create deliveries, validate dispatch readiness, and ensure day-one launch requirements are met for Asia distributor launches.

• Manage distributor and transport bookings: coordinate delivery schedules with distributors/key accounts and collaborate with Freight Forwarders on shipment bookings as required.

• Collaborate closely with MDG team to ensure operational continuity; serve as the primary functional backup for distributor data workflows during peak volumes or resource absences (e.g., holiday cover) to maintain uninterrupted onboarding and data integrity.

• Support the monthly demand and supply planning process by updating production order and inventory data in the Rolling Forecast (RF) file, ensuring the commercial team has an accurate supply picture for their alignment meetings.

• Coordinate the rework order process by aligning monthly schedules and new product launch requirements to ensure inventory is ready when needed, helping the team maintain a smooth flow of product to market.

• Own distributor dispute and returns escalation: respond to order queries (ETAs, delivery concerns), re-process problematic returns, and coordinate damaged stock recoveries with freight partners.

• Drive process improvement and project delivery: streamline operational workflows, enhance booking processes, and support workflow/tool upgrades (e.g., SAP / SharePoint) in partnership with cross-functional stakeholders.

• Build and maintain KPI reporting to monitor order turnaround time, open order aging, and launch readiness; provide insights and corrective action recommendations.

• Maintain product serial number records to support end-customer registration, ensuring accurate traceability from production through to the final user for warranty and service purposes.

• Coordinate FTA processing for active lanes; manage the necessary documentation and certificates of origin to ensure current shipments successfully qualify for preferential duty rates.

What we’re looking for

• 6+ years of experience in Sales Operations / Sales Administration, ideally supporting South Asia distributor and channel partner networks.

• Strong end-to-end order management expertise (back-catalog and new release), including customer compliance checks and backorder management.

• Hands-on experience with ERP and order management tools (e.g., SAP), plus working knowledge of EDI processes and issue resolution.

• Solid understanding of outbound logistics concepts (3PL warehouse coordination, delivery creation, transport/booking processes).

• Proven ability to manage disputes and returns workflows, including escalation handling and root-cause problem solving.

• Strong analytical capability: KPI definition, reporting, and insight generation to improve operational performance.

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills; able to influence cross-functional teams and mentor junior team members.

• Ability to work independently, prioritize multiple workstreams, and deliver improvements within defined policies and practices.

Desirable

• Experience supporting workflow automation platforms (e.g., SAP, SharePoint) and/or sales operations systems integrations.

• Exposure to master data governance (MDG) processes and data quality controls.

• Continuous improvement experience (Lean / Six Sigma) applied to sales ops or supply chain workflows.

• Experience in consumer electronics, gaming, or fast-paced new product launch environments.