Senior Corporate Counsel

Fortrea

Global Corporate Compliance Counsel supporting compliance and privacy programs for Fortrea. Collaborating across jurisdictions to maintain consistent regulatory frameworks and provide risk-based legal advice.

Posted 6/22/2026full-time🇨🇳 ChinaSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Collaborate with peer counsels to implement, and continuously improve the global compliance and privacy framework, including policies, standards, governance routines, and controls.
Act as a subject matter expert in assigned domains including anti-bribery and corruption, Investigations and enforcement, third-party risk management, AI governance and emerging regulation, data privacy and protection (inc. PIPL) and provide escalation support on complex or high‑risk matters.
Provide practical, risk-based legal advice to global stakeholders and translate regulatory requirements into implementable business processes and controls.
Lead and/or support risk assessments and documentation, including compliance risk assessments, DPIAs, Transfer Impact Assessments (TIAs), and other reviews for new technologies, digital tools, and AI systems; document mitigations and track implementation.
Support and/or lead internal investigations and incident response, including ethical concerns, conflicts of interest, fraud/corruption allegations, privacy incidents, and regulatory breaches; ensure consistent standards, escalation, documentation, remediation planning, and reporting obligations where required.
Draft, review, and maintain global compliance and privacy policies, standards, templates, and guidance for approval by VP Corporate Compliance; ensure alignment with applicable laws and internal governance frameworks and maintain regulator-ready documentation.
Oversee and optimise privacy operational processes, including data subject rights/DSAR governance, transparency documentation, and privacy notices; partner with operational teams to enable timely and compliant responses within your assign jurisdictional area.
Advise on compliant cross-border data transfers and related mechanisms and monitor legal developments in your allocated domains affecting international data flows.
Support third-party risk management by advising on due diligence frameworks, contractual requirements, and monitoring processes for high-risk vendors and engagements, including data processing and AI-enabled services.
Contribute to risk monitoring, control testing, audit readiness, and regulatory inspection support; coordinate with Internal Audit, Quality, and other functions on reviews and remediation as necessary.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of compliance systems, processes, and governance structures Support policy development, risk assessments, and guidance within assigned domains Co-develop and deliver training and awareness initiatives and promote a culture of integrity, compliance, and privacy-by-design across the organization as required.
Support cross-border legal analysis and ensure alignment with local regulatory requirements Partner with key stakeholders including HR, IT, Operations and Quality functions to manage compliance risks.
Work collaboratively with other counsels within the Compliance & Privacy legal team to enable consistent investigative standards, appropriate escalation and documentation and contribute to remediation planning and regulatory reporting where required.
Co-develop global training and communication strategies with the compliance team and deliver targeted training in SME areas Promote a culture of integrity and ethical conduct across the organisationShare regulatory updates, enforcement trends, and best practices across the global legal team to ensure consistent interpretation and application of standards worldwide.
Perform all other duties as needed or assigned.
Whilst no travel is anticipated for this role, you may be asked to travel up to 10% of your role over the performance period.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Qualified lawyer (China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Australia or New Zealand, or equivalent jurisdiction).
Strong knowledge of global compliance and data protection frameworks (e.g., PIPL, APPI, PIPA) and ability to apply risk-based principles.
Ability to translate complex legal requirements into practical, operational guidance;
Strong documentation skills and comfort engaging with clients, vendors, regulators and auditors.
Strong collaboration, stakeholder management, and influencing skills; sound judgment, high integrity, and ability to balance global consistency with local nuance.
Comfort working in a matrixed, global team structure with shared ownership and consistent decision-making across regions and functions.
Fluent in Mandarin and English.
3-5 years’ experience in compliance, privacy, technology law, or regulatory roles.
Demonstrated experience working in a multinational and/or highly regulated environment (e.g., life sciences, healthcare, technology, financial services).
Demonstrated ability to operate in team-based, global compliance and privacy functions.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Preferred office based but would consider a blended role with 1 day a week from home.
Health insurance
Retirement plans

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Hard Skills & Tools

compliance frameworksdata protection frameworksrisk assessmentsDPIAsTransfer Impact Assessmentslegal analysiscontractual requirementsregulatory requirementsdata subject rights governanceprivacy policies

Soft Skills

collaborationstakeholder managementinfluencing skillssound judgmenthigh integritydocumentation skillsability to translate legal requirementscomfort engaging with clientsability to balance global consistency with local nuanceteam-based operation

Certifications

qualified lawyer