Senior Director - Legal Services - IT/Telecoms

Our Client a global Tech firm is seeking a Senior Director of Legal Services to join their team Johannesburg . They offer stability, growth, attractive salary and an excellent working environment.

The Senior Director: Legal Services has the primary responsibility for providing legal advice to regional and group executives within the organisation. They contribute to or take the lead on complex client deals, regional legal co-ordination and contribute to the development of regional and global company policies in line with relevant legislation. They drive compliance to these policies and ensure legal consistency across the organisation.

They develop the global legal strategy and contribute to the development of regional strategic objectives. They contribute to the executive management of the global organisation and ensure on a continuous basis that the global legal organisation flexibly reacts and is aligned to current business drivers, organisational initiatives and regional programmes.

Manages the legal business matters pertaining to the organization. Acts as advisor, or coordinates with external counsel, on legal issues including but not limited to the organization's government and regulatory compliance, data privacy and risk mitigation, intellectual property and patents. Prepares documents to support same. Reviews legal data and advises organization on appropriate legal action to be taken. Directs internal and external counsel performing litigation on the company's behalf. May, but usually does not, get involved with legal matters handled by outside counsel related to personnel matters. Requires a law degree. Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function. This position has subordinate employees.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Provide Legal Advice

These individuals provide legal counsel and commercial support to business leaders on mergers and acquisitions and all other transactions with clients, suppliers and 3rd parties. This legal advice and commercial support is also provided for internal projects and intercompany agreements.

Contribute to Bids and Proposals

The Senior Director: Legal Services provides legal counsel and commercial support to the Bid Management team on high complexity and large scale client and/or vendor proposals and transactions. In so doing, they contribute to and ensure the consistency of commercial, legal and risk management across the organization.

Manage Risk

The Senior Director: Legal Services works closely with the Risk Management and Compliance function to contribute to the revision and advise on the development of company policies and procedures, insurance matters and corporate governance. They provide advice and contribute legal information on labour matters involving senior executives within the organisation

Coordinate Legal Activities

These individuals co-ordinate and manage material litigation issues on a global basis. They ensure adequate visibility of senior management and statutory bodies. They act as liaison on all material litigious matters, disputes, acquisitions and disposals. He/she performs a co- ordination role for external legal counsel.

Ensure Relevant Documentation/Reports

The Senior Director: Legal Services ensures that all relevant information regarding legal matters is accurate and kept up to date. They ensure the documentation of progress against legal activities and provide regular reports on problem status to senior executives and relevant stakeholders. They ensure the provision of status reports regarding the level of legal risk associated with any given area of the business.

People Management

They act as people managers for a group of Legal professionals. They partner with the organisation to attract the right talent and ensure their team is staffed according to requirements.

They ensure employees reporting to them are engaged and understand their career opportunities, by taking responsibility for the development and training of their direct reports. They ensure that their team is rewarded and remunerated according to their performance.

To enable Legal Services to achieve their objectives, the Senior Director: Legal Services acts as mentor/coach for the senior legal team members. They do this by customising their approach, planning for their coaching interactions and communicating expectations. They generally act as an advisor that assists the business to set and keep priority activities relating to legal risk and exposure.

Company Secretary

Is the registered Company Secretary for the company.

Oversees the efficient administration and compliance of organisations - Middle East and Africa

Provides the directors of the organisation and any subsidiaries collectively and individually with guidance as to their duties and responsibilities. They ensure all directors are aware of any law relevant to or affecting the organisation. They Report to the board any failure on the part of the company or a director to comply with the Memorandum of Incorporation or rules of the company or the Companies Act (Act). They ensure that minutes of all shareholders' meetings, board meetings and the meetings of any committees of the directors, or other company committees, are properly recorded in accordance with the Act. The Senior Director: Legal Services will also be involved in certifying the organisations annual financial statements whether they have filed required returns and notice in terms of the Act, and whether all such returns and notice