About the Company
Slow is a mission-driven company that is creating a movement to fix the broken food value chain and go beyond sustainability. We grow coffee using regenerative agroforestry systems that restore biodiversity, protect standing forests, and capture carbon while delivering exceptional taste. Working directly with coffee and chocolate smallholder farmers, we rebuild the food value chain from the ground up by ensuring fair prices, stable incomes, and long‑term resilience for farming communities. By combining full value‑chain ownership, on‑the‑ground presence, and science‑based climate targets, Slow enables companies and consumers to make tangible, nature‑positive impact.
With operations spanning Europe, Asia, and Africa, Slow partners with forward‑thinking companies to help reshape food systems—proving that premium taste, business performance, and positive impact can grow together.
About the Role
We are looking for a Group Legal Manager based in Jakarta or Bali (Indonesia) to serve as the primary in-house legal resource for a multi-entity group operating across seven countries (parent company in Singapore with subsidiaries in Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, Denmark, Ethiopia, Kenya) in the coffee and chocolate sectors.
You will work closely with the Group CFO and senior leadership, providing practical and timely legal advice that enables the business to move efficiently while managing risk. You will also coordinate with external counsel across multiple jurisdictions when specialist input is needed.
Key Responsibilities
Corporate Governance & Company Secretarial
- Work with the corporate secretary to manage all statutory filings, corporate registrations, and regulatory submissions across the Group's entities, with primary focus on Singapore (ACRA)
- Draft and maintain board and member resolutions, statutory registers, and corporate records in compliance with applicable companies legislation
- Draft, review, and maintain constitutional documents, shareholders agreements, and equity instrument documentation
- Support cap table management and ensure investor disclosures meet applicable statutory and contractual requirements
Employment Law
- Advise on employment matters across the Group's operating jurisdictions, including hiring, disciplinary procedures, termination processes, equity-compensation plans, employment hiring and contract, in compliance with applicable local laws and regulations
- Review and ensure adherence to local employment regulations in each country of operation, and maintain up-to-date knowledge of jurisdiction-specific requirements
- Monitor regulatory changes to employment law across relevant jurisdictions and proactively advise the business on required updates
Commercial and Funding-related Contracts
- Review, draft, and negotiate a range of commercial agreements including leases, vendor contracts, offtake agreements, and intercompany service agreements
- Support fundraising transactions, including but not limited to drafting and reviewing term sheets, convertible notes agreements, loan agreements, share purchase agreements, and asset purchase agreements; be involved in due diligence processes both on the buy and sell side
- Coordinate legal documentation for cross-border transactions with input from local external counsel (if any)
Regulatory Compliance & Risk
- Monitor and communicate material legal and regulatory changes across relevant jurisdictions to internal stakeholders
- Maintain and monitor a compliance calendar covering filing deadlines, licence renewals, and regulatory reporting obligations
- Build and maintain a structured legal workflow across the Group, including contract management, document templates, approval processes, and external counsel coordination
Investor & Stakeholder Support
- Manage documentations required for new investors, including KYC and AML documents
- Assist with investor communications, information rights compliance, and shareholder meeting documentation
- Provide legal advice related to group/ investment structures
Requirements
- Law degree (LLB or LLM); admission to practice in Singapore and/or Indonesia preferred
- 6–10 years of post-qualification experience in corporate or commercial law, with exposure to both operating company and holding/investment structure environments preferred
- Solid knowledge of Singapore Companies Act, ACRA filing requirements, and corporate governance standards
- Working knowledge of Indonesian laws and regulations
- Experience drafting and reviewing commercial contracts, investment documents, and shareholders agreements
- Comfortable working across multiple jurisdictions and coordinating with external counsel in different countries
- Fluent in English; Bahasa Indonesia is a strong advantage
- Able to work independently, manage competing priorities, and provide clear and practical advice to non-legal stakeholders
Good to Have
- Experience in agribusiness, food & beverage, or supply chain-intensive industries
- Familiarity with cross-border investment structures involving Singapore holding companies and operating subsidiaries in emerging markets
What We Offer
- A lean, high-trust environment where your advice directly influences business decisions
- Broad exposure across jurisdictions and legal domains — no two weeks are the same
- Close working relationship with senior leadership and investors
- Flexibility on location (can choose to be based in Bali or Jakarta)
- Opportunity to build the legal function from the ground up as the group scales
