Leads the legal function of a country, cluster or business unit: sets the legal strategy and risk appetite, advises the general manager and leadership team on commercial, regulatory, competition, employment and governance matters, owns litigation and regulator relationships, usually also acts as compliance officer and company secretary, and runs the legal team and external counsel within budget. Success is judged on the business growing without legal surprises, risks surfaced early and decided well, no material fines or losses, a compliant and well-governed set of entities, and a legal team the business trusts and uses.
8 of the role's 19 target skills, the ones that weigh most
Corporate & Commercial Law
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