About Rukita
Rukita is a property technology (proptech) company that provides long-stay rental housing solutions with end-to-end and hassle-free services in Indonesia. The company builds a holistic ecosystem of housing solutions for both tenants & landlords. It provides quality, accessible housing for the young generation while assisting landlords in transforming their assets into high-yield rental properties.
Role Overview
The Head of Legal Operations is responsible for overseeing legal operations, ensuring regulatory compliance, and supporting Rukita's business activities with efficient legal processes. This role requires a strong understanding and/or willing to understand the property, leasing, corporate, and technology-related legal matters, combined with the ability to streamline workflows, manage contracts, and mitigate legal risks across the organization.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Legal Operations & Process Management
- Develop, implement, and maintain legal policies, procedures, and standard
templates to improve efficiency and minimize risks.
- Oversee contract lifecycle management (drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and
monitoring performance of tenancy agreements, vendor contracts, partnership
agreements, etc.).
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date legal documentation, databases, and corporate
records.
- Introduce legal technology tools to improve productivity and document control.
2. Business & Commercial Support
- Provide day-to-day legal support to business units (leasing, operations, partnerships, HR, marketing, and product teams).
- Review and advise on tenancy and landlord agreements, ensuring terms are favorable and legally compliant.
- Support negotiations with landlords, vendors, and partners, balancing business objectives and legal protection.
- Draft, review, and negotiate contracts relating to property management, service providers, and investment transactions.
3. Compliance & Risk Management
- Monitor compliance with Indonesian laws and regulations relevant to property management, co-living, technology, and data protection.
- Ensure compliance with corporate governance obligations (licenses, permits, reporting, statutory filings).
- Identify, assess, and mitigate legal and operational risks.
- Liaise with regulators, external counsel, and notaries when required.
4. Team & Stakeholder Collaboration
- Work closely with finance, HR, operations, and product teams to ensure alignment of legal strategy with business goals.
- Support dispute resolution, including landlord/tenant claims, vendor disputes, or regulatory issues.
- Manage relationships with external law firms and service providers to ensure cost-effective legal services.
- Provide training and guidance to staff on legal and compliance matters.
Qualifications & Requirements:
- Bachelor of Law (S.H.) from a reputable university; Master's degree (LL.M.) or professional certification is a plus.
- Licensed advocate (PERADI) preferred.
- Minimum 7 years of legal experience, plus point if have experience in property management, real estate, hospitality, or tech/start-up environments.
- Strong knowledge of Indonesian corporate law, contract law, property leasing, labor law, and compliance.
- Experience in legal operations or process improvement is highly desirable.
- Excellent drafting, negotiation, and communication skills in both Bahasa Indonesia and English.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic, and entrepreneurial environment.
