Senior Counsel, Legal

Role Summary:

The Senior Legal Counsel is responsible for providing strategic and operational legal advice to the
organization on corporate, commercial, governance, compliance, regulatory and contractual matters. The role
safeguards the Company's legal interests through proactive legal risk management, effective legal solutions
and the provision of sound legal counsel that supports business objectives while ensuring compliance with
applicable laws, regulations and governance requirements.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Provide independent legal advice and guidance to management and business functions on legal,
commercial, governance, regulatory and operational matters.
• Assess legal implications of strategic initiatives, business transactions, projects and corporate decisions.
• Provide practical, business-oriented legal solutions while ensuring adequate legal risk mitigation.
• Drafting, reviewing, revising and negotiating and execution of complex legal agreements and commercial
transactions including M&A transactions and projects
• Advise on contractual strategies and risk allocation mechanisms to protect the Company's legal and
commercial interests.
• Resolve contractual disputes and contractual interpretation issues.
• Support corporate governance activities across the organization.
• Support governance committees and management bodies by ensuring legal and regulatory compliance in
governance matters.
• Ensure the maintenance and integrity of corporate records and governance documentation.
• Monitor legal and regulatory developments affecting the organization and recommend appropriate
actions.
• Lead legal compliance reviews and assessments.
• Support the development, implementation, and enhancement of legal compliance frameworks, policies,
and procedures.
• Identify, assess and manage legal risks associated with business operations, contracts, transactions and
organizational initiatives.

• Support enterprise risk management activities relating to legal and regulatory exposures.
• Manage legal disputes, claims, investigations and litigation matters.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with internal stakeholders, regulators and other external
parties.
• Promote legal awareness and best practices across the organization.
• Contribute to the development of legal policies, frameworks, standards and procedures.
• Support the head of department with training and development initiatives for junior legal staff.

Qualification and Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in law or equivalent legal qualification ideally from a common law jurisdiction
• Master’s degree in law or relevant postgraduate legal qualification is preffered.
• International legal education is considered an advantage.

Experience:

• Minimum 8 years of relevant legal common law related experience, preferably in corporate or
commercial law ideally gained in-house and through practicing at an internationally recognized law firm.
• Experience in corporate, commercial, governance, compliance, regulatory and contractual matters and
full familiarity with common law contractual principles
• Good knowledge of corporate governance frameworks and practices.

Professional Certification:

Ideally admitted to a bar in a common law jurisdiction such as the New York Bar, or the Bar of England and Wales.