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Our mission is to make people’s lives easier by enabling meaningful, secure connections - no matter who they are or where they are from.\nWe are looking for an experienced and commercially minded General Counsel to join Rakuten Viber's executive management team and lead the company's global legal, regulatory, privacy, compliance and corporate governance agenda.\nThis is a strategic leadership role, reporting to the company’s CEO. The General Counsel will work closely with senior stakeholders across Product, Technology, Commercial, Finance, HR, Security and Operations, helping the company navigate complex regulatory environments while enabling growth and innovation and will lead a global team of legal professionals.\nAs General Counsel, you will be the company's senior legal advisor and a key member of the management team.\nYou will provide strategic and practical legal guidance across Rakuten Viber's global operations, balancing legal and regulatory risk with business objectives. 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