About the Role
The Manager Legal will lead and manage the delivery of legal advisory and compliance services across the organization, ensuring timely, consistent, and commercially sound legal support aligned with business priorities. This position is accountable for the performance and development of the Legal team, allocation of legal resources, oversight of material legal risks, and effective management of legal matters and external counsel. The Manager Legal will act in accordance with the Group’s Mission, Vision, Values & Strategies, as well as policies, guidelines, and standards, supported by an IT Technology platform, HSE standards, governmental requirements, and best international practices.
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Main Tasks and Responsibilities
- Lead the provision of legal advice and guidance on strategic, commercial, contractual, regulatory, and operational matters.
- Oversee and provide direction on complex negotiations, agreements, disputes, and sensitive legal matters.
- Lead legal support for strategic projects, investments, partnerships, financing arrangements, and major commercial transactions.
- Direct legal risk management activities and ensure proactive identification and mitigation of legal exposures.
- Provide strategic legal advice, risk assessments, and recommendations to executive management on significant business decisions, material legal exposures, and emerging legal developments.
- Ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, contractual obligations, and organizational requirements.
- Oversee litigation, disputes, claims, investigations, and engagement with external legal counsel.
- Oversee the development and approval of legal standards, templates, guidance, and best practices to ensure consistency and quality of legal advice across the organization.
- Establish legal standards, templates, guidance, and best practices across the organization.
- Monitor legislative and regulatory developments and assess their impact on the organization.
- Build and maintain relationships with regulators, external counsel, and key stakeholders.
- Support the development of legal awareness and compliance culture across the organization.
- Identify and drive improvements in legal service delivery in coordination with Legal Operations & Strategy to enhance efficiency, responsiveness, and effectiveness.
Key Interactions
- Internal: Streams & Assets
- External: Staffing specialized Contractors, Vendors & Suppliers
Notable Working Conditions
Office environment, intensive computer screen use, sporadic visits to operation sites.
Education Requirements
- LLB or equivalent from a reputable university or law school with admission to a recognized civil or common law Bar (or equivalent body), qualified as a lawyer/solicitor/barrister.
Language
Excellent written and spoken English is a must.
Background and Experience
Competencies and Skills
- A minimum of 8-10 years of experience with a recognized law firm and/or in-house legal and compliance function within a recognized corporate entity.
- Extensive experience in legal advisory, contract negotiations, dispute resolution, and legal risk management.
- Proven experience supporting executive management on strategic legal matters.
- Strong experience managing external legal counsel and high-value legal matters.
Soft Skills:
- Ability to align legal priorities with organizational strategy and business objectives.
- Ability to lead, coach, and develop high-performing legal teams.
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing capabilities across senior leadership levels.
- Strong commercial judgment and decision-making skills.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship management capabilities.
- Ability to lead change and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Demonstrates exceptional integrity, professionalism, and accountability.
Technical Competencies:
- Ability to lead the provision of strategic legal advice across complex commercial and regulatory matters.
- Ability to oversee major negotiations, transactions, disputes, and high-risk legal matters.
- Strong knowledge of legal and regulatory frameworks impacting business operations.
- Ability to develop and implement legal risk management and compliance programs.
- Ability to advise executive management on legal exposures and business implications.
- Ability to evaluate emerging legal developments and their organizational impact.
- Ability to drive legal excellence and continuous improvement across the legal function.
