Senior Legal Counsel APAC

Led by Rodolphe Saadé, the CMA CGM Group, a global leader in shipping and logistics, serves more than 420 ports around the world on five continents. With its subsidiary CEVA Logistics, a world leader in logistics, and its air freight division CMA CGM AIR CARGO, the CMA CGM Group is continually innovating to offer its customers a complete and increasingly efficient range of new shipping, land, air and logistics solutions.

Committed to the energy transition in shipping, and a pioneer in the use of alternative fuels, the CMA CGM Group has set a target to become Net Zero Carbon by 2050.
Through the CMA CGM Foundation, the Group acts in humanitarian crises that require an emergency response by mobilizing the Group’s shipping and logistics expertise to bring humanitarian supplies around the world.

Present in 160 countries through its network of more than 400 offices and 750 warehouses, the Group employs more than 155,000 people worldwide, including 4,000 in Marseilles where its head office is located.

Role Overview
You will manage ship and corporate financing transactions, including vessel acquisitions, disposals, fleet renewal and sale‑leaseback structures, and handle complex documentation and negotiations with banks and financial institutions. In addition, you will draft and negotiate key maritime procurement agreements and provide legal advisory and risk management support on IT, digital, IP, real estate, port infrastructures, commercial matters, and cross‑border business development and M&A projects across APAC, in a fast‑paced, highly collaborative environment. 

Key Responsibilities

• Ship Financing & Transaction Support
• Manage all legal aspects of ship financing and corporate financing transactions, including loan agreements, security documentation and sale‑leaseback arrangements.
• Provide legal advice on vessel acquisitions, disposals and fleet renewal projects.
• Draft, review and negotiate complex financing documents with banks and financial institutions.

Maritime Legal

• Draft, review and negotiate maritime‑related procurement agreements, including contracts for terminal services, depot services, multimodal services, towage services and other maritime services.

Legal Advisory & Risk Management

• Provide legal advice within the organisation and across APAC on matters affecting the Group’s business and operations, including IT, digital, intellectual property, real estate, infrastructures (port terminals), commercial matters and corporate communications.
• Lead legal advice and support on cross‑border projects such as business development initiatives and M&A in APAC. 

What We're Looking For

• Qualified as a solicitor and/or barrister, preferably admitted in Singapore.
• Minimum 10 years’ post‑qualification experience in a law firm and/or in‑house setting.
• Strong commercial background with solid experience in maritime law and finance/corporate transactions.
• Proven expertise in drafting and negotiating contracts in the areas mentioned above.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work with diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to thrive in a fast‑paced, dynamic and deadline‑driven environment.
• Motivated, high‑energy, with a strong work ethic and proven problem‑solving skills.
   

Why join CMA CGM?

• Be part of a global leader in shipping and logistics with ambitious growth plans. 
• Work in a collaborative, inclusive, and supportive environment.
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional growth and regional exposure.

**This role is open for local employment only

**Kindly note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

** By applying for this role, you hereby consent to the CMA CGM Group collecting, processing and using any personal information you submit, for the following purposes:
(i) To process the application for the role being applied for;
(ii) To process the application for other open positions within the CMA CGM Group which may be suitable to you;
(iii) To conduct necessary reference checks; and(iv) Any other purpose related to one or more of the above.

You further consent to the CMA CGM Group retaining such personal information for a period of two years following your submission thereof, so that we may consider you for other open positions within the CMA CGM Group which may be suitable to you in the event that you are not selected for this role.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:  Please note that CMA CGM Group does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, CMA CGM Group will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, CMA CGM Group explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of CMA CGM Group.

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