Head - Legal

Role Overview:

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Head of Legal to join our team. As the Head of Legal, you will be responsible for overseeing all legal aspects of our operations, ensuring compliance with laws and regulations, mitigating legal risks, and providing strategic legal counsel to senior management.

What You'll Be Doing:

- Drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and advising internal stakeholders

- Negotiating with external counterparts on a variety of commercial agreements, including third-party, operations, services, and marketing agreements

- Identifying and consulting on legal risks concerning the development of new products

- Helping to interpret and monitor changes to regulatory guidelines while proactively handling regulatory developments and advising internal stakeholders

- Liaising with specialist external counsel in relation to new products, expansion into new market verticals, and areas relating to compliance, privacy, or security

- Developing and implementing processes for efficient and streamlined operations surrounding contract negotiation and processes

- Developing and maintaining form agreements, contract management systems, and other databases

- Serving as lead counsel on strategic deals, resolving issues that arise in existing commercial relationships, and handling pre-litigation legal disputes and inquiries

- Driving all ongoing compliance review processes, including necessary filings, policies, and procedures

- Providing time-sensitive support on a wide array of legal inquiries concerning all aspects of your country's operations

What You'll Need

- 6+ years PQE

- A master's degree or equivalent in law

- Great academic and law firm credentials

- Fluency in English with excellent communication skills

- To keep your composure under pressure

- A collaborative mindset

- Confidence making decisions where there's ambiguity or incomplete information

- To excel at leadership while also getting hands-on

- The ability to handle significant and complex legal matters with short turnaround times

- Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills