Senior Legal Counsel GCC & South Africa
Kraft Heinz Company
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Vacancy
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Job Description
Roles & Responsibilities
What You'll Do:
Contract Management:
- Support the drafting, negotiation, and review of contracts across a range of products, goods, and services.
- Implement an effective distribution contract portfolio management system.
- Develop and maintain standard templates, processes, tools, and trackers to standardize processes within the business and improve existing legal processes.
Marketing and IP:
- Advise and support on advertising and marketing law matters, including competitive product claims, packaging materials, media copy, and advertising materials clearance.
- Review marketing materials content, data, claims, etc. and work closely with the Marketing and Regulatory departments to ensure a timely and risk-managed approach.
- Review marketing campaigns, sales initiatives, sponsorship, promotional strategies, and permissions - where required.
- Provide local legal support to the Global Brand Protection Team and assist in IP Enforcement and Anti-counterfeit matters.
Company Secretarial:
- Support company secretarial matters and meetings.
- Ensure corporate secretarial compliance in the cluster, and mainly where the company has a local presence (UAE, KSA).
- Support company secretarial liaison with the global company secretary function.
- Manage corporate licences and registrations.
Compliance:
- Assist (where applicable) in any internal compliance audits.
- Advise and support data privacy-related compliance matters.
- Support the legal trainings yearly agenda.
Dispute Resolution:
- Advise and assist in any pre-litigation disputes and provide legal support in the resolutions of claims.
- Manage timely and accurate litigation reporting.
Labor Matters:
- Provide legal advice on labor law and regulations in UAE and KSA, including employment contracts and labor disputes.
- Ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations, including labor laws, social security laws, and workers' compensation laws.
Leadership and Management:
- Lead the legal function for the Gulf region and South Africa, providing strategic direction and guidance to the team.
- Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization to ensure alignment and effective delivery of legal services.
- Develop and manage the budget for the legal function in the region.
Desired Candidate Profile
What You Bring:
- Bachelor s degree in law (LLB or equivalent), LLM will be a strong benefit.
- Minimum 8 years of experience in a similar role, preferably in a multinational company.
- Strong technical skills in contract management, marketing and IP, company secretarial, compliance, and dispute resolution.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders across the organization.
- Strong business acumen and understanding of the commercial landscape in the Gulf region and South Africa.
- Fluency in English (additional languages an advantage).
Department / Functional Area
Keywords
- Senior Legal Counsel GCC & South Africa
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