Legal Manager

Job summary:
- Lead and oversee the resolution of all country in-house legal matters as part of the function's legal management role
Business metrics:
- Managing operating departmental budgets and costs
General responsibilities:
- Manage departmental operating budgets and costs according to annual allocation to ensure efficient usage of resources, where applicable
- Lead and oversee country legal matters, contract management and resolution of legal matters related to governance/compliance/code of business ethics/corporate social responsibility, etc.
- Advise the country on complex corporate/commercial/capital market/intellectual property (IP)/competition/labor/M&A laws, etc., including governmental/administrative procedures to manage business legal implications
- Lead implementation of due diligence processes and activities within the country to enforce a structured approach to legal management
- Lead the management of key litigations/arbitrations, interactions with external legal counsels and represent the country in key legal proceedings to ensure DKSH's interests are well protected
- Review and lead the reporting of key findings related to existing and potential legal risks, including recommendations to mitigate risks from a country perspective
- Lead country legal/compliance projects to ensure areas needing change and improvement are acted upon
- Lead key interactions with the government on licensing, state documentations, approvals, etc. as part of managing local government affairs
- Lead and oversee interactions with internal stakeholders on complex legal matters. Gain better understanding of the business and its various processes to enhance the quality of legal advice given
- Build and maintain long-term relationships with external legal advisors/legal community to keep up-to-date with laws, regulations and best practices
Leadership responsibilities:
- Set direction and cascade team/function goals to ensure goals are well-defined and clearly communicated
- Drive and manage learning and development of team in the area of Corporate/Contract/Commercial law and DKSH behavior to achieve team/function goals
- Drive self-learning and improvement in the area of Corporate/Contract/Commercial law and DKSH behavior as part of continuous learning