General Counsel

**Reporting to the Group General Counsel, the Head of Legal Operations is responsible for all legal aspects of the company's operations, including understanding and adhering to various legal regulations: corporate governance, contract management, business law, intellectual property law, trademark law, and compliance with rules imposed by authorities and markets.

**In collaboration with the Group General Counsel, the responsibilities include but are not limited to:

**Corporate Governance and Legal Secretariat

• Supervising the legal secretariat of all the companies: organizing and managing board meetings, committees, general meetings, and completing legal and regulatory formalities
• Managing the annual approval of financial statements
• Handling routine legal operations during the fiscal year (company formations, statutory modifications, changes of directors, etc.)
• Managing exceptional legal operations (mergers, capital transactions, dividend distributions, internal restructurings, etc.)
• Implementing power of attorney/signature delegations within the Group's companies
• Overseeing the network of local correspondents responsible for the legal secretariat of foreign subsidiaries, especially concerning statutory modifications, changes of directors/auditors, internal restructurings

**Compliance and Regulatory Affairs

• Contributing to the implementation of GDPR obligations
• Ensuring proper application and monitoring of the compliance program within the group by updating internal policies and compliance procedures
• Participating in the implementation of obligations related to the Sapin 2 Law, the UK Bribery Act, and the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and more generally all regulations related to corruption, competition, human rights, personal data protection, international sanctions and embargoes, fraud, etc.
• Working closely with the finance and IT departments to design and develop internal processes and systems to ensure compliance with the Group's compliance rules
• Participating in the management of the Group's ethics and compliance alerts
• Investing in training group employees on ethics and compliance (e-learnings, events dedicated to ethics and compliance, drafting alerts, etc.)

**Contracts and Commercial Agreements

• Drafting and negotiating complex commercial contracts related to the Group's activities
• Creating standard commercial contract templates
• Drafting intra-group contracts
• Assisting operational entities, identifying risks, and securing contractual relationships with clients/suppliers and the Group's operational services
• Leading the Group's commercial legal network

**Litigation and Dispute Resolution

• Monitoring the Group's litigation

**Mergers and Acquisitions

• Participating in the Group's external growth and equity investment projects (due diligence, sale agreements, liability guarantees, etc.)

**Insurance and Risk Management

• Participating in insurance program renewal campaigns and managing the Group's claims

**Training and Knowledge Management

• Participating in the organization of internal training sessions
• Maintaining and updating databases
• Conducting legal monitoring

**The Person

**Personal Characteristics

• Excellent communication skills with the capability to convey complex strategies and initiatives to executive leadership and other stakeholders. Ability to influence across functions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to address challenges and find innovative solutions. Strategic mind-set with a hands-on modus operandi.
• Ability to adapt to a dynamic and evolving business environment, especially in a company experiencing growth and transformation.
• A doer. Superior drive. Ability to drive change and roll out complex projects with cross-functional stakeholders.