Be a Changemaker in the World of Semiconductors
As we work towards our 2030 goal of positioning Sarawak as high-value added semiconductor hub of the region, we are also fully commited to promoting a healthy work environment in accordance with the SDG goal 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth and the SDG goal 5 of Gender Equality.
Manager, Legal
- Kuching
- Legal
Job Highlights
- We offer a competitive salary and benefits package.
- Opportunities for professional growth and development.
Job Summary
The role serves as a strategic business partner, providing legal governance, commercial contract leadership, and regulatory risk management across tech and semiconductor operations. This role navigates cross-border technology transfers, complex intellectual property (IP) frameworks, supply chain procurement, regulatory compliances, and modern Malaysian frameworks. The position safeguards business interests while accelerating commercial speed and operational scale.
Responsibilities
- Provides legal advice and support to the company on a wide range of issues, including but not limited to contract drafting, review, and negotiation; intellectual property protection and enforcement; regulatory compliance; and litigation management.
- Provides sound advice and acts as the company’s advisor on the obligation and compliance requirements of relevant laws and regulations, keeping abreast of changes in relevant legislation and regulations.
- Anticipate legal issues and assesses legal risks within SMD’s strategies while evaluating and weighing the multiple inputs and impacts of any decision or course of action.
- Liaises with relevant departments to ensure that proper mitigation plans are in place should any legal risks be identified.
- Provides and interprets legal information, conducts training and disseminates appropriate legal requirements to employees.
- Manages litigation matters, including assessing risks, costs and potential settlements.
- Prepares, reviews and modifies contractual instruments to assist and support various business activities, with the intention of minimizing risks and maximizing the company’s legal rights.
- Develops and implements legal policies and procedures.
- Ensures compliance with the Companies Act and other relevant regulations.
- Advises management and the board on corporate governance best practices and manages the company’s corporate governance framework.
- Advises on matters related to company formation, dissolution, and other corporate changes.
- Perform any other relevant duties as assigned as and when required.
Requirements
- Degree in Law (LLB) or equivalent. Admitted as an Advocate to the High Court in Sarawak (or fully eligible and qualified to practice law in Sarawak and represent the company in court) would be added advantage.
- Preferred at least 10 years of experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal department with exposure to digital technologies or IT. Prior experience as in-house counsel/company legal advisor role would be an added advantage.
- Excellent knowledge of all the corporate law governing the state (business law, securities law, licensing, tax law, accounting, etc) and the ability to stay updated on all legal developments and apply them to given situations.
- Strong understanding of corporate law, company secretarial practice, general commercial law and other relevant legislation, coupled with excellent communication, organizational, and analytical skills.
- Excellent knowledge of corporate governance principles and best practices.
Qualification
Bachelor's Degree
Job Type
Full-Time
Manager, Strategic Finance
- Kuching
- Finance
Job Highlights
- We offer a competitive salary and benefits package.
- Opportunities for professional growth and development.
Job Summary
Responsible to serve as the strategic financial co-pilot driving commercial and operational integration across product development, engineering, supply chain, and business leadership within a fabless semiconductor model. Functioning as a high-impact interface between engineering execution and executive corporate finance, this role evaluates NPI financial modeling, tape-out capital allocation, and complex foundry and OSAT cost architectures. Beyond standard budget governance and variance reporting, the position drives silicon yield financial optimization, EDA tool and IP licensing efficiency, and unit economics to safeguard gross profit margins and maximize long-term R&D return on investment.
Responsibilities
- Monitor company cash burn rates, manage liquidity, and model long-term financial horizons to ensure engineering timelines sync perfectly with funding cycles and commercial milestones.
- Build and continuously iterate on dynamic rolling monthly forecasts that adapt to changing engineering schedules, mask sets, and laboratory equipment needs.
- Partner with Engineering, Commercial, Project Management, and Business Development to build driver-based volume and Average Selling Price (ASP) forecasts across target market applications.
- Develop dynamic financial ROI models for New Product Introductions (NPI).
- Evaluate the financial viability, Net Present Value (NPV), and payback periods of multi-million-dollar tape-outs and silicon prototyping runs.
- Model future wafer costs, packaging/testing charges (OSAT), and initial silicon yield targets to forecast product gross margins ahead of mass production.
- Quantify and optimize the financial impact of silicon yield loss, test time efficiencies, multi-project wafer (MPW) utilization and binning strategies.
- Lead financial evaluations and commercial negotiations for heavy upfront startup costs and R&D expenses, including but not limited to Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tool licenses, Silicon IP blocks and other development cost involved.
- Oversee capital expenditure (CapEx) planning and challenge spend requests for hardware testing labs, server clusters for high-performance IC simulation, and design office infrastructure.
- Formulate comprehensive business cases and conduct financial scenario analysis on semiconductor ASP erosion trends over product lifecycles, evaluating customer rebates, design-win pipelines, and volume commitments under varying market conditions.
- Partner with executive leadership to manage, track, and report on project financial performance and milestones related to government grants, strategic investments, and local economic partnerships.
- Establish robust project accounting frameworks to track chip design investment over capital allocation, ASIC project, or technology platform.
- Perform any other relevant duties as assigned as and when required.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related fields. (exposure to Engineering, Microelectronics, or Technology Management is an added advantage).
- Professional qualification such as ACCA, CIMA, CPA Australia, or MIA (Malaysian Institute of Accountants) is strongly preferred.
- Minimum 8 years of progressive experience, with at least 2–3 years supporting high-tech, semiconductor, hardware, or advanced electronics environments.
- Solid understanding of the fabless semiconductor value chain.
- Advanced proficiency in dynamic financial modeling, ERP platforms, and BI analytics (Power BI, Tableau).
- Adaptable, proactive mindset that thrives in a fast-paced, hyper-growth startup environment.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills to articulate financial strategies effectively to technical engineering teams and senior executives.
Career Level
Manager
Years of Experience
8-10 years
Qualification
Bachelor's Degree
Job Type
Full-Time
SMD Semiconductor Sdn Bhd
(Company Registration No.202201032325)
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