Head of Legal - Turkey

SVP Head of Legal Bill Review & Alternative Legal Pricing

Vice President of Legal Pricing

Senior Legal Counsel – AMEA Privacy, Brands and IP

VP Lead Counsel II - Retail Wealth Management

Associate Program Manager

Senior Lead Counsel I - Managed Investments

Assistant General Counsel - Commodities

Governance Coordinator

Sr. Business Development Analyst

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Focusing on legal support for Sales team in customer negotiations and contracts including supply agreements with the distributors and retailers, service level agreements in MENAT.</li><li>Working with the AMEA legal team, Business Unit Managers, and external consultants to provide the most robust legal protection in commercial, competition &amp; antitrust areas across MENAT.</li><li>Manage corporate governance and compliance for Turkey with support from our external service providers, including establishment and liquidation of legal entities, conducting annual and extraordinary board meetings, issuing power of attorney and similar.&nbsp;</li><li>Providing advice to local teams on labour matters in Tukey with support of MENAT Legal and HR teams.</li><li>Representing the company during regulatory audits and challenges of Food Authorities and dealing with the results of the audits including drafting appeals andor corrective action plan to minimize company risks across MENAT.</li><li>Instruct and manage external legal counsels when needed in several countries across MENAT.</li><li>Focusing on aspects of Food law in compliance with regulation and engaging with our Regulatory and Development team.</li><li>Reviewing and approving MENAT advertising including social media, Point of sale materials, Packaging, and press releases. Proactively providing legally compliant solutions where appropriate and doing legal research as needed.</li><li>Providing proactive solution focused legal advice tailored to the needs of the business with a balanced approach of commercial and compliance focus.</li><li>Monitoring and interpreting the legislative environment in which the company operates.</li><li>Proactively identifying legal risk and providing commercially sound legal solutions.</li><li>Working collaboratively with colleagues across multiple functions in a global organisation.</li><li>Leading Local Incident Management Team together with Supply Chain, Communications and Sales in case of potential or actual food regulatory and safety issues.</li><li>Be a key member of Turkey Leadership Team to develop High Performing Team across the region.&nbsp;</li><li>Play a key role in the company Legal Team, as a keen team player, and importantly a strong commercial partner to the broader MENAT business, contributing to the growth and constant evolution of the Global Legal and Compliance Department.&nbsp;</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>A qualified commercial/business lawyer with at least 10 years post qualification experience in a reputable law firm or within industry.</li><li>Strong academic background.</li><li>Technical excellence in your understanding and communication of the law.</li><li>Experience in commercial contracts and competition law.</li><li>Experience in corporate and labour law.</li><li>Experience in consumer law and food law.&nbsp;</li><li>Experience in privacy law.</li><li>Commercial acumen and strong relationship development skills.</li><li>The ability to communicate with many different levels of the business and influence key stakeholders.</li><li>The ability to work cross functionally and across all levels.</li><li>Experience of working in a fast-paced demanding legal environment.</li><li>Exceptional verbal and written communication skills (including drafting and negotiating) and organisational skills.</li><li>Self-motivated and driven to develop legal capabilities and understand the company business.</li><li>Experience of advising food manufacturers, distributors, or retailers</li><li>Experience of advising big brands.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Experience with Legal support and regulatory advice relevant to the Sales function, relating to vertical agreements, unfair trade practices, territorial sales restrictions, pricing, customer and consumer complaints.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Secondment to industry if currently in private practice.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Experience of dealing with senior directors.</li></ul>

Responsibilities: Legal Bill Review: <ul><li>Analyze and audit outside law firms’ billings against billing guidelines and customary and reasonable billing standards in the industry to determine if adjustments or reductions are required.&nbsp;</li><li>Items that may be identified in the legal invoice audit for adjustments or reductions may include, but are not limited to, billing for time in excess of what was actually spent, inefficient/insufficient reporting descriptions; duplicate time charges; over-staffing – proper utilization of personnel, rounding of time charges; excessive de minimis time charges; charges for overhead and mark-up on costs; etc.</li><li>Develop, communicate and implement the legal bill review program strategy and guidelines to various stakeholders, including law firm partners and in-house attorneys.</li><li>Prepare, present and lead implementation of legal bill review program across different practice areas and regions.</li><li>Manage team of 3-4 legal bill auditors based in Mumbai office, providing them with the strategy, structure, leadership and guidance to effectively execute the legal bill review program strategy and protect nterests.</li><li>Identify and understand trends and activities driving overall multi-million dollar legal spend and propose actions to address or leverage those trends as appropriate.</li><li>Test the reasonableness and necessity of charges incurred by legal suppliers to confirm that invoices fairly reflect the basis for charges for global network of law firms.</li><li>Create reports and summaries of breaches of policy and/or generally accepted industry billing standards.</li><li>Work with Attorneys and its legal suppliers to resolve appeals and other discrepancies.</li><li>Train and/or advise attorneys and external law firms on critical components and best practices around legal bill review.</li><li>Liaise with the reporting, system administration and invoice operations support teams to resolve any invoice data and billing related issues.</li><li>Leverage management information, analytics and technology to drive performance improvement and sharing observations and trends with the team and senior management.</li><li>Identify new improvement or innovative opportunities and understand, assess and remove barriers to success.&nbsp;</li><li>Maintains deep knowledge and familiarity with industry best practices and latest technologies, including but not limited to artificial intelligence, machine learning etc., that should be adopted.</li></ul> Legal Pricing Analysis &amp; Benchmarking: <ul><li>Research and evaluate historical matter data to understand position relative to market.</li><li>Identify relevant benchmarking data to inform potential engagement strategies for single matters and consolidated portfolios of work.</li><li>Develop and communicate spend trends to key stakeholders within the legal department.</li><li>Document and maintain detailed records of procedures, assumptions, methodologies and sources of information utilized in hourly rate and spend analysis.</li></ul> Alternative Fee Arrangements: <ul><li>Develop and recommend tailored alternative and appropriate fee arrangements for select single matters, consolidate portfolios of matters, and repeatable activities handled by external law firms and alternative legal suppliers.</li><li>Scrutinize standalone fee proposals from external law firms and recommend appropriate counter proposals or responses.</li><li>Collaborate with in-house lawyers and OCM colleagues to develop efficient alternative fee arrangements.</li></ul> Tracking &amp; Reporting: <ul><li>Clearly communicate analysis, financial metrics, and budget reports to individual lawyers and management committee members to ensure success of individual attorneys and the department overall.</li><li>Identify budget deviations with attorneys, and lead discussions of corrective actions to minimize cost overruns through change orders.</li><li>Model external legal fee savings associated with potential engagement strategies in support of department-wide targets.</li><li>Coordinate data gathering and analysis for quarterly reporting and presentations.</li><li>Design templates to assist attorneys with budgeting and actively monitor engagements while supplying reports to management.</li><li>Interact with Business Management staff and other administrative departments to ensure data consistency and provide accurate and timely reporting.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Bachelor/University degree in Law is required</li><li>An ability to lead and influence people across cultures at a senior level using sound judgment, successful execution of strategies, and an understanding of how to operate effectively across diverse businesses.</li><li>Exceptional data analytical skills, including advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (Microsoft Power BI will be an added advantage).</li><li>Practical knowledge of common legal matter progression (e.g., course of litigation, a basic procedure , basic corporate or financial transactions).</li></ul>

Role Description: <ul><li>Our clientss Global Legal Solutions (GLS) Department is hiring an experienced Vice President of Legal Pricing to provide subject matter expertise relating to all aspects of legal engagements.</li><li>The Vice President of Legal Pricing will report to the Director of Outside Counsel Management within the GLS organization.</li><li>Overall, this role will focus on (i) analyzing various forms of legal fee engagements (i.e., hourly rates, alternative fee arrangements), (ii) supporting and actively participating in fee negotiations with outside counsel and non-law firm legal service providers, (iii) providing guidance and recommendations relating to alternative fee arrangements, (iv) driving competitive tendering activity, (v) maintaining hourly rate arrangements on platforms, and (vi) developing and delivering strategic reporting and other highly-polished correspondence to senior members of the legal organization, GLS, and members of the external legal community in all regions.&nbsp;</li><li>The Vice President of Legal Pricing will work in close daily collaboration with Attorneys, External Law Firms, Alternative Legal Service Providers, and GLS colleagues at all levels across functions including Finance, Technology, Project Management and Operations, while adhering to GLS program goals and priorities, evaluating complex legal and operational issues and impact to our clients businesses and broader legal organization.</li></ul> Responsibilities: Legal Pricing Analysis &amp; Benchmarking <ul><li>Research and evaluate historical matter data to understand our client’s position relative market</li><li>Identify relevant benchmarking data to inform potential engagement strategies for single matters and consolidated portfolios of work.</li><li>Respond to specific requests for legal spend and/or productivity data.</li><li>Communicate spend trends and matter activity to key stakeholders within the legal department.</li><li>Document and maintain detailed records of procedures, assumptions, methodologies and sources of information utilized in hourly rate and spend analysis.</li></ul> Alternative Fee Arrangements <ul><li>Develop and recommend tailored alternative and appropriate fee arrangements for select single matters, consolidate portfolios of matters, and repeatable activities handled by our client’s external law firms and alternative legal suppliers.</li><li>Scrutinize standalone fee proposals from external law firms and recommend appropriate counter proposals or responses.</li><li>Collaborate with in-house lawyers and OCM colleagues to develop efficient alternative fee arrangements.</li></ul> Requests for Proposals <ul><li>Draft and facilitate requests for proposals and requests for information related to single matters and portfolios or work covering litigation, regulatory, and transactional concerns.</li><li>Coordinate with in-house counsel and operations colleagues to complete requests for proposals (RFPs) and meet deadlines.</li><li>Liaise with pricing professionals at our external law firms to formalize pricing arrangements.</li></ul> Timekeeper Hourly Rates <ul><li>Maintaining hourly rates and fee arrangements in our client’s e-billing and matter management platform.</li><li>Evaluating ad hoc rate increase requests and recommending an appropriate response.</li><li>Assist with regular and ad hoc rate-setting exercises.</li></ul> Tracking &amp; Reporting <ul><li>Clearly communicate analysis, financial metrics, and budget reports to individual lawyers and management committee members to ensure success of individual attorneys and the department overall.</li><li>Identify budget deviations with attorneys, and lead discussions of corrective actions to minimize cost overruns through change orders.</li><li>Model external legal fee savings associated with potential engagement strategies in support of department-wide targets.</li><li>Coordinate data gathering and analysis for quarterly reporting and presentations.</li><li>Design templates to assist attorneys with budgeting and actively monitor engagements while supplying reports to management.</li><li>Interact with Business Management staff and other administrative departments to ensure data consistency and provide accurate and timely reporting.</li><li>Collaborate with operations, data and technology colleagues to develop various automated reports to increase efficiency.</li><li>Develop standardized processes and procedures to ease of administrative work and data and metrics collection for reporting.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>5+ years of relevant pricing experience required, preferably working within (i) a mid-to-large global law firm, with experience in areas including but not limited to pricing, legal analytics, business development, and/or legal process management, (ii) a multinational in house legal operations team, or (iii) a global professional services consulting organization with legal sector coverage.</li><li>Practical knowledge of common legal matter progression (e.g., course of litigation, basic procedure, basic corporate or financial transactions).</li><li>Experience in both traditional and innovative law firm or lawyer fee arrangements or pricing methodologies.</li><li>Proven analytical and quantitative skills.</li><li>Experience conducting financial analysis and research.</li><li>Strong ability to analyze and organize data.</li><li>Highly effective project and process management skills. Lean Six Sigma a plus.</li><li>High attention to details, excellent time management and critical thinking skills.</li><li>High social acumen and the ability to collaborate directly, daily and effectively across cultures, geographies, and time zones.</li><li>An ability to lead and influence people across cultures at a senior level using sound judgment, successful execution of strategies, and an understanding of how to operate effectively across diverse businesses.</li><li>Advanced writing and verbal presentation skills required.</li><li>Strong organizational and documentation skills required.</li><li>Exceptional data analysis skills, including advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.</li><li>Exceptional written communication skills, including advanced proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Word.</li><li>Ability to create and publish data visualizations or dashboards in Microsoft PowerBI (or similar tool) a plus.</li></ul> Qualifications: <ul><li>Bachelor’s / University Degree is required.&nbsp;</li><li>Law degree or MBA is strongly preferred.</li></ul>

This Position Has Three Key Purposes: Privacy Counsel for AMEA: <ul><li>Responsible for AMEA’s data privacy program, working with the Market Business Unit Lawyers to drive compliance with data privacy laws and regulations in the AMEA region.</li></ul> Brands Practice Group Regional Specialist for AMEA: <ul><li>To lead the Brands Practice Group for AMEA, including developing and implementing the AMEA legal strategy for matters that relate to claims, advertising and marketing, innovation, and food regulation related matters.</li><li>To support the Wellbeing, Regulatory, Innovation and Marketing functions at a regional level.</li></ul> Legal Support for intellectual property matters in AMEA: <ul><li>Working with the Central IP team in the US, to provide legal advice on trademark protection, clearance and maintenance, patents, and trade secrets related matters.</li><li>From time to time, the position may provide support to other business units in the AMEA region.&nbsp;</li><li>The position will require some international travel.</li><li>WORKING RELATIONSHIPS: Key working relationships for this position</li><li>The position reports to the General Counsel – AMEA.</li><li>The position would have key working relationships with the Marketing, Wellbeing, Regulatory, Innovation, and IT functions.&nbsp;</li><li>This position will also work closely with the broader Legal team, including the AMEA Business Unit Lawyers and the Global Brands Practice Group.</li><li>Positions that receive functional supervision or guidance, if appropriate: Internal and external contacts.</li><li>The position will provide guidance to the Wellbeing, Regulatory, Innovation and Marketing functions regionally.&nbsp;</li><li>The position will also provide specialist privacy, food law, marketing and advertising advice to other members of the AMEA legal team.</li><li>The position will be a member of the AMEA Legal team and the Global Brands Practice Group.&nbsp;</li><li>It will have primary responsibility for Privacy, Brands, and IP for the AMEA region.</li><li>Describe in order of relative importance.&nbsp;</li><li>In listing principal accountabilities emphasize, where appropriate.&nbsp;</li><li>Application or use of knowledge to solve problems.&nbsp;</li><li>Participation in forecasting, planning, determining organizational needs.&nbsp;</li><li>Level and impact of recommendation, decision making, and action taken.&nbsp;</li><li>Discretion and judgement exercised.</li></ul> Responsibilities: This position has AMEA responsibility for Privacy, Brands, and IP Principal accountabilities include: <ul><li>Responsibility for AMEA’s data privacy program, driving compliance with relevant data privacy laws and regulations for the region and driving a culture of continuous improvement .</li><li>Being directly responsible for the provision of strategic legal advice for brands matters in AMEA, including trademark protection and maintenance, patents and data protection and privacy.</li><li>Partnering with Regulatory, Wellbeing, and Food Development Teams to drive compliance with applicable law as to ingredients, labelling, nutrient content claims, and health claims.</li><li>Reviewing advertising, promotional materials and other communications to ensure compliance with applicable law/guidelines.</li><li>Advising and supporting the business day-to-day on relevant food law policies, regulatory requirements, and food labelling issues.</li><li>Building the AMEA region’s expertise in food labelling and nutrition, including misbranding / labelling, food additives, ingredient permissibility, health claims.</li><li>List any work environment conditions on the job under which the incumbent will be expected to perform.</li><li>This may include, but is not limited to: attendance requirements, customer/public contact, physical and mental fatigue (i.e., unusual time constraints, changing/conflicting priorities), temperature, work surfaces, shift work, extended work schedules, or other environmental conditions related to the job.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>If listed as required must be a true job requirement.&nbsp;</li><li>You may also want to indicate qualifications that would be preferred and/or helpful.&nbsp;</li><li>All employees are responsible for implementing related EEO Policy and Affirmative Action Commitments.&nbsp;</li><li>A qualified common law country lawyer with a minimum of 7 years practical experience in a law firm or as a lawyer in a multi-national company with specialist experience in advertising and marketing law.</li><li>Experience working in more than one jurisdiction.</li><li>An understanding of data privacy laws and regulations for major markets in the AMEA region (Asia, Middle East, and Africa).</li><li>An ability to draft clearly and concisely in contracts, particularly marketing services or licensing contracts, and possessing an in-depth understanding of contract provisions and how they interrelate with and impact each other; understand contract interpretation principles and how to apply them.</li><li>Experience reviewing advertising and marketing material and able to advise on risks and opportunities in this space.</li><li>An ability to identify and understand complex issues/risks and effectively analyse and assess the risks/opportunities; and be a creative problem solver.</li><li>Understand negotiation techniques; and be an effective negotiator.</li><li>Understand the strategy of the AMEA region and their key financial metrics.</li><li>Ability to creatively solve legal issues in commercial context.</li><li>Collaborative approach whilst accepting accountability for advice given.&nbsp;</li><li>Confident, articulate and business focussed; with a team-centred approached.</li><li>The incumbent will be expected to problem solve and have well-developed organisational skills as this role requires the ability to deal with complex issues under time constraints whilst completing work to a high quality.</li></ul>

Overview: <ul><li>The Lead Counsel II, VP is a senior professional position responsible for accomplishing results for the retail wealth management legal department in an effort to manage and direct day-to-day legal activities in coordination with the Legal team.&nbsp;</li><li>The overall objective of this role is to provide legal support, advice and guidance across a broad range of practice areas.</li></ul> Responsibilities: Perform legal research and analysis and provide legal advice and recommendations with respect to issues and inquiries raised by retail clients involving the opening and maintenance of investment accounts, including, but not limited to: <ul><li>Transfer On Death accounts</li><li>Trust and Estate accounts</li><li>Conservatorship Accounts</li><li>Custodian Accounts</li><li>Legal Entity accounts</li></ul> <ul><li>Perform legal research and analysis and provide legal advice regarding Powers of Attorney and certain issues related to IRAs and other retirement accounts.&nbsp;</li><li>Overall, primary responsibility for (i) addressing and resolving issues raised by financial advisors, their supervisors and middle office operations staff including client help desks regarding retail investment accounts; (ii) devising, drafting and maintaining policies and procedures related to such accounts; (iii) responding to inquiries and other actions regarding restraints on accounts and (iv) interacting with clients and their legal counsel, as necessary.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>In addition to working with business and operations people, Candidate will also collaborate with other legal and compliance colleagues.</li><li>Providing&nbsp;legal advice to business, operations, risk and control functions regarding creation, revision and/or maintenance of client- facing and internal use forms, which may be used across several business lines and engage with counsel for clearing firm legal regarding such forms.&nbsp;</li><li>Providing advice to the Restricted and Control Stock Services Group regarding client requests that require special handling often on an expedited basis.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Such transactions require assisting the field with the facilitation and performance of due diligence required in evaluating transactions, dealing with company counsel and the firm’s outside counsel and completing regulatory required filings with the SEC in a timely manner.&nbsp;</li><li>Continuously stay informed of regulatory changes, new regulations, internal policy changes and developments in the law</li><li>Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firms reputation and safeguarding , its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>4-6+ years of relevant experience</li><li>Juris Doctor degree</li><li>Bar License in good standing to practice law in at least one state</li><li>Banking/financial industry experience or experience from big law firm</li><li>Extensive knowledge and understanding of area of responsibility</li><li>Comprehensive knowledge of local, state and federal laws and practices</li><li>Consistently demonstrate clear and concise written and verbal communication</li><li>Proven analytical and organizational skills</li></ul>

Overview: <ul><li>The Legal program Manager/Paralegal position will provide support for Intellectual Property and Operations &amp; Technology Group (IP and O&amp;T Law Group), a group of attorneys supporting all aspects of intellectual property protection for enterprise-wide and also providing legal support for varied involved in operations and technology.&nbsp;</li><li>The Paralegal should have subject matter expertise relevant to intellectual property (especially patents).</li><li>The individual will be expected to apply analytical thinking to assist and support the IP and O&amp;T Law Group attorneys with complex intellectual property acquisition (and related maintenance activities), and various administrative responsibilities incidental to those matters.&nbsp;</li><li>Regular interaction with technologists and management across various business lines is expected, and well-developed and nuanced communication skills are required.&nbsp;</li><li>Regular interaction with external intellectual property counsel (especially patent) is required.&nbsp;</li><li>The Paralegal will also have various administrative responsibilities incidental to the corporate governance of varied operations and technology entities.</li></ul> Responsibilities: <ul><li>Perform varied work that involves moderate initiative and responsibility, to assist in-house counsel with complex and variable matters.</li><li>Communicate with all levels of personnel across the enterprise and with external intellectual property (especially patent) counsel both orally and in writing (including memorandum, letters &amp; e-mails).</li><li>Assist lawyer(s) by investigating facts, gathering information and presentations.</li><li>Track and distribute information to legal and business colleagues.</li><li>Review, classify and route incoming communications to appropriate legal, operations departments, or external counsel.</li><li>Manage data in various legal databases and systems, including off-site secure file storage.</li><li>Create new records on, and updates to, internal IP database.</li><li>Handle all powers of attorney, declarations, and assignments for patent filings.</li><li>Manage the creation, execution, distribution, and storage of varied corporate governance documents.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>5-8 years relevant experience</li><li>Experience in a corporate legal department, law firm, financial services industry, or related field</li><li>Excellent technical, writing, analytic and research skills</li><li>Proficient in Word, Excel and PowerPoint</li><li>Excellent interpersonal skills relating to confidential information and when dealing with customers/regulators/staff</li><li>Excellent organizational skills; ability to review and organize numerous related documents</li><li>Self-motivated character</li><li>Ability to work independently and together in a team environment</li><li>Highest standards of integrity</li><li>Experience in the financial services industry strongly preferred</li></ul> Education: <ul><li>Bachelors/University degree or equivalent experience</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Provide legal, regulatory and policy advice to senior management, front office personnel, and control functions on matters related to the North America (NAM) investment management accounts, products and services offered through Global Wealth Investments</li><li>Provide day-to-day legal support of the investment management business, including matters related to investment management account agreements and enrollment documents, investment policy statements, performance reports, Form ADV and other disclosures/filings, distribution agreements, fiduciary trading issues, marketing materials, off-shore wealth services (OWS) and third-party managers and vendors</li><li>Subject matter includes U.S. securities laws (especially the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Adviser’s Act of 1940, and OCC Title 9), as well as broker-dealer and banking regulations, licensing/registration of personnel, data protection, and regulatory disclosures/filings</li><li>Review, draft and negotiate various agreements including client agreement, onshore and offshore mutual fund distribution agreements, and third-party manager/vendor agreements</li><li>Involvement with regulatory matters, including those from the SEC and OCC, including the promulgation and implementation of new/amended rules and regulations, ordinary course examinations, enforcement actions, and those involving firm business and personnel</li><li>Work closely with other control functions to ensure compliance by business with applicable laws, rules, regulations and policies/procedures, including through periodic reviews of such laws, rules and regulations, serving as Legal representative on committees (such as Fiduciary Review Committees), and addressing risk, supervisory, operational and/or technology matters with legal/regulatory implications</li><li>Coordinate resources to meet business needs and ensure efficient delivery of legal services in business or country/region</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>7+ years of experience in or with the financial services industry</li><li>Preferred candidate has extensive experience in discretionary and non-discretionary investment management accounts and offerings to retail clients</li><li>Comprehensive knowledge of securities laws including the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, OCC Regulation 9 and Investment Company Act of 1940</li><li>Proven analytical and organizational skills</li><li>Consistently demonstrate clear and concise written and verbal communication</li><li>Bar license in good standing to practice law</li></ul> Education: <ul><li>Juris Doctorate or equivalent law degree</li></ul>

Job Role: <ul><li>The Assistant General Counsel is a senior management-level position responsible for accomplishing results through the management of a team or department to manage and direct day-to-day legal activities in coordination with the Legal team.&nbsp;</li><li>The overall objective of this role is to provide legal support, advice and guidance across a broad range of practice areas.&nbsp;</li></ul> Responsibilities: <ul><li>Povide commercial legal support in connection with commodities business in North America, including energy, metals and agricultural products.</li><li>Negotiate industry standard trading agreements (including ISDA) and bespoke commodity agreements.</li><li>Participate in strategic planning and development and contribute to business objectives by utilizing knowledge of industry, laws and regulations.</li><li>Partner with business/functional line management in recommending, developing and executing business initiatives within permissible statutory and regulatory frameworks.</li><li>Manage day-to-day legal activities, serving as a subject matter expert in area of responsibility and provide senior advisory services to business partners.</li><li>Negotiate, coordinate and monitor management of complex legal issues and make key decisions within area of responsibility.</li><li>Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firms reputation and safeguarding , its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>JD is required and a bar license to practice law</li><li>7-20+ years of experience</li><li>Commodity industry or commodity-focused financial industry experience</li><li>Comprehensive knowledge of laws and practices</li><li>Proven analytical and organizational skills</li><li>Consistently demonstrate clear and concise written and verbal communication</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Maintain detailed knowledge of the various governing agreements to ensure that organizations and JV Governance processes are in compliance with the Corporate guidelines.</li><li>Support JVs Management Teams in discussions in relation to the governing agreements.</li><li>Engage in functional reviews internally &amp; externally, help JV Manager in closing pending functional reviews, review affiliates non-sales agreements with and/or partners (new and existing) especially terms concerning terminations,&nbsp;</li><li>extensions, and revision, and monitor expiration dates to ensure timely renewal</li><li>Become a focal point of contact between legal and Affiliates Affairs, governance Issues in view of established guidelines. Also, align and seek corporate legal organizations recommendations on legal issues facing or raised by affiliates affairs</li><li>Identify Corporate Governance issues, coordinate input from across the company (i.e.Legal, Finance, etc.), and develop recommendations on how the issues should be addressed.</li><li>Provide analytical support and advice to Fuels Affiliates Affairs JVs Management Team on all aspects of Corporate Governance relating to participation in the Domestic and International JVs.</li><li>Maintain a thorough knowledge of developments related to Corporate Governance within company organizations and in the international arena.</li><li>Search regularly for latest changes on companies’ laws and regulations, under MCI, CMA, OOK affiliates are aligned with authorities’ regulations in host countries, and keep JV Managers up to date on changes pertaining their affiliates.</li><li>Search and benchmark best governance practices and share them with Affiliates Affairs and/or Board to determine if shall be adopted by our affiliates to enhance or strengthen specific areas.</li><li>Review and provide input to critical administrative and communication processes&nbsp;</li><li>(including pre and post board briefings, pre and post-general assembly meeting&nbsp;</li><li>briefings, regular communication meetings, etc.).&nbsp;</li></ul> This will include: Plan and coordinate: <ul><li>key meetings to ensure the appropriate contributions, participation, and company&nbsp;</li><li>position are addressed.&nbsp;</li><li>Prepare and circulate agendas, minutes and newsletters, highlighting key tasks / implications.&nbsp;</li><li>Maintain communication with range of stakeholders / partners and ensure all are informed of current activities and opportunities for input / feedback / collaboration are maximized.&nbsp;</li><li>Maintain oversight of affiliates calendars, identifying all&nbsp;</li><li>major meetings, milestones and events.</li><li>Maintain, and provide access to, a comprehensive repository of information reflecting material shared in all key interactions with the Domestic and International JVs (including governing agreements, meetings, presentations, reports, letters and&nbsp;</li><li>emails).&nbsp;</li><li>This will include: establish information, data, and research methods / systems to support short- and long-term Corporate Governance requirements across FDAAD and FIAAD.</li><li>Coordinate the contribution of information from all interactions with the JVs.&nbsp;</li><li>Proactively address deficiencies and non-compliance, reporting delinquencies to Senior FDAAD and FIAAD Management. Interpret new reports/ research / data and communicate implications of this “new knowledge” within FDAAD and FIAAD.</li><li>Establish and maintain good working relationships with key personnel in the Domestic &amp; International JVs to ensure FDAAD and FIAAD are well appraised of all developments relating to Corporate Governance.</li><li>Review and ensure compliance of Board governance for affiliates is met.&nbsp;</li><li>Conduct periodic reviews to give assessment and/or assurance on Board governance</li><li>Work with concerned Corporate Compliance and Law Departments and to educate and increase awareness on governance principles, policies and guidelines on anti-bribery or corruption, Conflicts of Interests, and Code of Business Conduct to ensure strong governance is well established and observed by all affiliates</li><li>Partner with Domestic &amp; International affiliates to learn about Corporate structure in partners, how partners manage their affiliates business, and conduct research on partners from governance perspectives</li><li>Perform other miscellaneous duties as directed</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>A bachelor degree in law, business administration, engineering or a related field of study.&nbsp;</li><li>Preferably, the candidate should have a JD Degree (A Juris Doctor, also known as Doctor of Law or Doctor of Jurisprudence (abbreviated J.D.) is a graduate-entry professional degree in law.</li><li>At least five years of industry experience, with a thorough knowledge of all aspects of corporate governance, particularly within a joint venture environment.</li><li>Ability to process complex and potentially sensitive issues, developing sound, factbased recommendations.</li><li>Excellent in both analytical and conceptual thinking.</li><li>Willingness to tackle challenging tasks and seek additional responsibility.&nbsp;</li><li>In conflict situations, will state own position clearly and confidently.</li><li>Effective written communication skills – prepare documents and reports that are easily understood, gather data, and prepare analysis and recommendations.</li><li>Excellent English communication skills, both verbal and written with ability to be comfortable communicating with Fuels Affiliates Affairs management</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Ensure implementation of work in accordance with the project scope, set plans, and handle contingencies that arise during execution.</li><li>Negotiate contract/ legal agreements’ terms with potential partners and various stakeholders and communicate with concerned parties.</li><li>Support and jointly work with projects’ teams to ensure contracts/agreements are developed and executed as agreed.</li><li>Prepare and submit executable contracts and commercial agreements, in alignment with internal governance processes.</li><li>Manage and oversee the strategic direction of commercial contracts and legal agreements through cross functional leadership and in alignment with commercial and business strategy.</li><li>Identify, validate and implement recommendations of all commercial contracts and legal agreements pertaining to the Liquid to Chemicals program.</li><li>Serve as the liaison between Commercial Operations, Legal, and Compliance regarding said legal documents ensuring full compliance with all statutes, laws, guidelines, policies and procedures.</li><li>Identifying commercial and operational risks arising from the aforementioned contracts and legal documents.</li><li>Make and give presentations to prospective partners or/and internal executives.</li><li>Reading and analyzing large volume of contractual materials.</li><li>Proofread, edit, and fact-check legal documents for accuracy and consistency.</li><li>Day to day management of attorneys, contract specialists, temporary staff.</li><li>Develop and maintain stakeholder relationships.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from a recognized and approved program. Or alternatively a bachelor’s degree in accounting, business administration, economics, finance, and law; with extensive experience in the refining and petrochemicals field.</li><li>At least 5 years of experience with a focus in the Refining &amp; Chemicals business and their integration.</li><li>least 5 years of experience, in Business development and commercial contract development.</li><li>Technical and commercial background pertaining to industrial clusters and chemicals parks.</li><li>Communication, negotiation, time management, and planning skills</li><li>Proven working experience as a business development manager, or contract specialist.</li><li>Familiarity with contracting and reporting mechanisms.</li></ul>

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