Legal Counsel MEA

Main Duties and Responsibilities
 

As a legal advisor to the respective teams of the Europe East & Emerging Market Hub  - Middle East (UAE, GCC , North Africa and Levant Countries) :

• Be a trusted and dedicated legal advisor for the Middle East teams  on a wide range of legal, compliance and governance matters, including sales, distribution and retail, marketing, competition, procurement, operations employment, labor matters, claims and litigations handling,  sanctions, export control, training and development, company secretariat support for legal entities within the region as well as compliance best practices.
• Provide practical legal support, advise, training and counsel for risk avoidance to the business units in assigned areas and participate in selected functional projects.
• Ensure policies and applicable laws and regulations are communicated to the organization to secure sustainable business. Support selected litigation and investigations within the ME Countries. Provide training to teams on an as-needed basis. Ensure alignment with outside counsels to secure the interests of the organization in line with budget. Drafting and reviewing any agreements/documentation and projects, including standard agreements and legal matters.
• Supports ensuring compliance with Corporate policies such as Business Conduct Manual, Anti-Bribery, etc.  Supports the handling of non-compliance issues in close alignment with the Legal Director & Compliance and Ethics EMEA. Provide training on legal policies and guidelines, legislative aspects in general, new regulations and related overall responsibilities for the countries, business, and functions.
• Be an active member of the EMEA Legal function.  Collaborate with legal team members of the Hub and contribute to the achievement of the Hub objectives.  Align and agree with relevant business leaders and Legal Director on main goals for the countries and business. Act as a point of contact for legal matters within the countries.
   

To Join Our Team, You Will Need
 

• Degree in Civil Law from a University in EMEA.  Admitted to practice law in an EMEA jurisdiction.
• Foreign post-graduate degree. LLM is considered as an asset
• 5 years post qualification experience as attorney (including experience in a law firm) and legal counsel in a business environment. Experience and knowledge of company, commercial, litigation, regulatory, financial, data privacy and labor law.
• Substantive experience within a business/commercial environment.  Have experience / be member of a business management steering / executive team.
• An understanding / interest of the tire or automotive industry (not essential) - International exposure
• Ability to instill confidence
• Ability to build effective relationships
• Ability to deal with people at all levels
• Ability to manage competing priorities effectively
• Sound commercial and business judgement
• Ability to take decision and face challenges in cooperation with executive management
• Ability to communicate in clear and concise manner, both verbally and in written format
• Excellent organization skills
• Fluency in spoken and written English. Other language is considered a plus.