E-Commerce Legal Counsel, Indonesia

Responsibilities

About the Team The E-commerce Legal team aims to provide excellent stakeholder service and achieve pragmatic solutions for the Tokopedia and TikTok Shop e-commerce teams while mitigating legal risk for the business. The team is based across several different countries.

You will have experience advising digital platforms, in particular e-commerce platforms and online marketplaces, understanding how the law is developing to regulate them, and have the versatility to advise across a broad range of commercial workstreams. You will support a diverse range of initiatives across cross-functional and multi-jurisdictional teams to support the Tokopedia and TikTok Shop e-commerce teams. We are looking for a talented lawyer who will thrive in an environment that asks you to deliver to a high standard at pace, use sound judgement to effectively navigate ambiguity, juggle competing priorities and work to short turnaround times.

You will bring your energy and enthusiasm to respond quickly to a business that is scaling rapidly. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your career in a company that is experiencing significant growth on a truly international scale. Your role will be based in Jakarta.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Support the business in understanding and complying with legal and regulatory requirements when launching e-commerce related products and features in Indonesia
• Provide expert advice on a wide range of e-commerce legal matters with a focus on consumer protection, platform liability, B2B/B2C engagement, advertising, influencer marketing, and intellectual property in Indonesia
• Draft, review, and negotiate agreements—across e-commerce, logistics, retail, creative, and advertising industries
• Partner closely with local and international stakeholders in legal, privacy, and public policy, to deliver projects against short timeframes, setting appropriate priorities and managing legal risk
• Review and implement consumer disclosures, policies, and terms and conditions applicable to our users/customers/partners.
• Track, monitor and advise on legal and regulatory developments impacting the company's e-commerce
• Engage, instruct, and manage external counsel as necessary
• As needed, help develop and deliver internal policies, documentations, and training to support compliance and risk management process

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification(s):

• Bachelor of Laws' degree and licensed to practice law in Indonesia
• Substantial post qualification legal experience, ideally with experience in both law firm and in-house legal counsel roles, including exposure to e-commerce or technology.
• Experience and knowledge of platform liability, intellectual property, consumer protection, regulatory and compliance schemes applicable to new technology, e-commerce, and logistics products and customer/third party agreements
• Solid experience in drafting and negotiation of agreements across e-commerce, logistics, retail, creative, and/or advertising industries
• Strong collaboration, documentation, presentation, and communication skills
• Proactive, solution-oriented, and skilled at handling multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communications skills and professional fluency in Bahasa Indonesia and English as this role will require drafting legal documents and engaging with internal stakeholders & external clients in both languages

Preferred Qualification(s):

• Deep understanding of and familiarity with laws relevant to platform providers, E-Commerce platforms and logistics platforms in Indonesia
• Ability to work independently on multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
• Experience working in an international team