Legal Counsel Specialist - Data Privacy & Compliance - LLB

About The Company :

ARA's client is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud, and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, they offer Strategy and Consulting, Technology, and Operations Services, all powered by the world's largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Their people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. They embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for their clients, people, shareholders, partners, and communities.

The Role : Legal Counsel Specialist - Data Privacy and Compliance

Key Responsibilities :

- Provide legal support to Corporate Functions and other areas on local & global legal matters. Provide legal advice and guidance and respond to inquiries made by various internal teams such as Workplace Solutions, Marketing & Communication, HR, Corporate Citizenship, CIO, IT and business teams, among others, on their daily operation.

- Provide Legal advice and support in the Compliance area, supporting with local Ethics & Compliance matters, Anticorruption, Competition Law, Regulatory, Data Privacy, policies, Intellectual Property, conflicts of interests and reviews of Codes of Conduct, among others. Ensure compliance with all applicable laws and with global and local policies and processes. Flag compliance risks in the day-to-day operations.

- Provide Legal support in the review of local & global Data Privacy initiatives. Identify risks according to local law and policies and flag potential issues.

- Support Entity Matters operations with various tasks, including drafting of corporate documents, drafting Board of Directors' resolutions, management of Power of Attorneys, support to PMI processes and maintaining updated databases, among others.

Required Skills :

- Minimum of 8 to 10 years of experience at law firms or as in-house counsel and/or in legal outsourcing. Experience with drafting, reviewing and negotiating agreements.

- Experience in generic legal in-house matters, including but not limited to risk identification and mitigation, compliances, contracts, legal research, etc.

- Able to recommend high quality and timely advice for risk mitigation by efficiently assessing business and legal implications

- Able to work under pressure, effectively manage priorities and stakeholder expectations, build trust-based relationships by delivering on commitments, and able to influence senior management

- Demonstrate promptness, accuracy, consistency, and drives tasks to closure

Qualifications & Experience :

- Bachelor's degree in Law

- Work Experience: Minimum of 8 to 10 years of experience at law firms or as in-house counsel and/or in legal outsourcing.