Director and General Counsel

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Director and General Counsel
The candidate will be leading the divisional Legal function, with manager responsibility for currently six full time employees working in three different locations, and budget responsibility for the function. Responsibility for designing and implementing procedures and internal processes designed to bring down Group legal and compliance policies to the division and the respective Business Areas. Supporting Business Areas and other divisional functions globally in a variety of legal matters, including data protection and cyber security laws, export control and sanctions regimes, product safety and product liability, intellectual property, and labor laws. Leading the legal workstream in M&A transactions and integrations of acquired companies. Supporting on the drafting, negotiation, and interpretation of a wide range of contracts, including sale and purchase of goods and services, technology, software and IP-related agreements and licenses. Supporting claims management, litigation/arbitration and pre-litigation/arbitration activities, including working with and managing outside counsel (and managing the budget for the matter) to develop strategies to initiate, defend, resolve and prevent various forms of litigation and arbitration. Supporting on the legal aspects of crisis management and participation in crisis management teams as required. Monitoring and analyzing legal and regulatory developments of relevance to operations. Ensuring that legal exposure in the division is reported to Group. Other duties may be assigned from time to time.

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