Responsible for directly providing or ensuring his/her team provide to all businesses and functions of the Region solutions-oriented advice, recommendations, support and trainings on all aspects of legal issues and regulatory risks and compliance with legal and regulatory requirements :

• provide support and guidance for agreements of all kinds (engineering, consulting and professional services agreements, procurement contracts, cooperation, consortium, joint venture agreements etc.) on all legal aspects (commercial law, insurance, IP, etc.) as the case may be with the support of central experts within the LE&CD,
• manage and supervise disputes, legal actions and litigation and regulatory risks, with the support where necessary of external counsels, contribute to the settlement of claims and manage insured losses in collaboration with the Insurance and Litigation Group central legal experts,
• manage Ethics & Compliance in the Region in close coordination with the central  Ethics & Compliance Department and as such participate directly in and oversee the roll out of the Ethics & Compliance program of codes, procedures and tools, monitoring and improvement of the Ethics approach, including by organizing trainings, advising local teams on all compliance-related issues, and helping to enrich the risk culture within the region by strengthening compliance.
• oversee the corporate entity housekeeping of the Egis entities in the Region, made by his/her regional team (change of D&O, approval of annual financial statements etc), including requests and maintenance of the required operational licenses, in close coordination with the Legal central Corporate teams,
• participate to external growth transactions (acquisitions and Integration of new companies and divestitures) in the Region, under the leadership of the central Legal M&A team,

Actively participate to the Excom of the LE&CD and contribute to the design, implementation and follow up of Group Legal; E&C Department processes, developing and sharing best practices and tools and procedures in the Region in coordination with the other members of the Department (in particular the Deputy General Counsel – who leads the Business Legal Department and the other Legal Heads of Regions)

The position involves a high degree of leadership and responsibility; he/she must be proactive and self-motivated, with a desire to grow personally and professionally. The role requires excellent client and team management skills in a multicultural environment, persuasive writing capabilities, project management skills and great business judgment with the ability to give clear and practical legal advice.

15/20 years of legal experience practicing law in a law firm, or as in-house counsel, with excellent command of spoken and written English, specializing and with a focus in ethics and compliance with respect to day-to-day advice.

Experienced in an engineering or industrial sector required in an international environment.

Demonstrable commercial law, corporate law, and regulatory or administrative law experience in Europe/Africa or in an international context.

Demonstrable leadership and people management experience and strong ability to work as a team player who can effectively collaborate with colleagues from the Legal, E&C Department and business stakeholders, in particular coordinating with cross-functional and cross-country teams in complex transactions

“Hands-on” business partner attitude with a solution-oriented mindset, the highest integrity and professionalism, and capacity to challenge the status quo and strive for excellence and quality across various business functions in a fast-paced environment.

Stakeholders’ management and superior negotiating skills and ability to work in complex international environment, substantial experience working in different cultures and an open mind which champions diversity and inclusion.