General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer The candidate will be advising executive, senior management and board on various matters such as legal rights, and new and existing laws. Managing organization's legal matters including designing and oversee the company's policy and position on legal matters. Examining and creating draft agreements, such as employment, customer and vendor agreements. Maintaining knowledge of organization's operations and legal documents. Conducting legal research and reviewing company's litigation strategy pertaining to legal actions. Promulgating and creating directives of corporate acts and decisions. Preserving all corporate records. Handling statutory filings, such as licensing forms. Liaising with outside counsel regarding their assignments. Creating new entities and managing organization's intellectual property. Prepare the appropriate legal documents for trial or court proceedings. Evaluate new business partnerships with vendors and subcontractors. Represent the company in legal proceedings. Protect the company against legal risks and violations. Examine the legal issues related to new products and services. Negotiate deals on behalf of the company. Guide management on regulatory and compliance issues to ensure compliance with legal regulations. Initiating the review and negotiation of all commercial agreements, including supplier's agreements and partnership agreements. Responsible for the creation of suitable templates tailored to the business needs. Maintaining a repository of legal compliance agreements and commercial contracts entered into by the Company to ensure state and federal compliance. Ensuring that the Company is compliant with its data protection obligations, including requests for personal data, subpoenaed data requests, court requests, DSARs, privacy policies, privacy assessments and data processing agreements. Training staff and maintaining a library of relevant legal and compliance requirements as it relates to compliance to avoid risks. Leading on compliance projects as they arise, supported by internal stakeholders, including ensuring that any governmental or court requests are complied with in a lawful and timely manner. Reviewing internal rules and related procedures published by the company. Design and implement various policies and procedures, if applicable. Work closely with the various departments in the company and providing recommendations and comprehensive legal and compliance support where required, including state and federal level laws and regulations. Lead and successfully execute all current and any new compliance or industry certifications as required (e.g. ISO, SOC2, IEEE, etc. type certifications).
The candidate should have Juris Doctor degree from accredited law school. Should have 4+ years practice with an established law firm and/or 4+ years prior experience as a corporate lawyer. Proficient legal experience in fund investments, private equity owned business, SaaS software and M&A. Experience with corporate governance issues and corporate secretarial duties. Ability to work calmly under pressure, ensuring sound advice and guidance given. Collaborative working, liaising with Senior stakeholders and members of the Executive team of directors. Solutions driven with the ability to work independently within minimal supervision. Knowledge of general global Consumer Protection Regulations, Marketing, general Advertising Standards and Package Travel Regulations. Excellent knowledge of data protection laws including PECR, GDPR, the California Consumer Privacy Act 2018 or ability to acquire such knowledge. Experience of managing compliance functions. Prior US employment law experience. Corporate law, Dispute Resolution and Intellectual Property law experience an advantage. Excellent communication skills, both oral and written. Commercially minded with an ability to actively engage within the business. Organized and able to prioritize workload efficiently. Proactive, responsive and efficient. Closing Date : 05-Sep-2020
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