Legal & Compliance Counsel

3 weeks ago

Dubai, United Arab Emirates UD Trucks Full time
Legal & Compliance Counsel

Department : International Legal (BP11820)

Job Overview

UD Trucks is known for our pioneering technologies and products within the commercial automotive industry. This is a great opportunity for a legal professional already in-house, or in private practice with corporate and commercial experience, to use his/her knowledge and expertise in a broad and varied in-house legal and compliance role in automotive industry, presenting a wide range of challenges in the areas of new technologies such as automation, connectivity and electrification. In a function seen as a real partner to the business, this is a great chance to gain exposure to practical challenges requiring both legal knowledge and commercial acumen in a multicultural environment. You will join a team of legal professionals with diverse background and experience, reporting directly to the Senior Vice President of Legal & Compliance.

Responsibilities And Duties

Legal:

  • Counsel company management and leaders on legal risks associated with various alternative means for achieving business objectives
  • Develop legal strategy and plan in line with the business objectives, working closely with relevant function/division management and leaders
  • Advise operational and corporate functions of UD Trucks in all areas of the law (commercial, competition, corporate, employment, IP, manufacturing, purchasing, etc.)
  • Provide legal services and manage wide variety of legal issues relating to the operations of the company, including corporate governance, commercial contracts (marketing, distribution, aftermarket and technical assistance), disputes, employment and environment
  • Manage disputes in coordination with functions and external counsels and interface with government/regulatory bodies as required
  • Monitor legal or regulatory changes in relevant jurisdictions and optimize legal security/compliance: report on legal incidents and litigations, compulsory standards, and develop new processes to secure operations
  • Coordinate with other counsels within the team and Isuzu Group and manage outside legal service providers as required

Compliance:

  • Implement UD Trucks compliance policies and initiatives to raise employee awareness
  • Develop implementation plan and provide compliance trainings to employees of all levels
  • Contribute to building and developing UD Trucks' compliance framework and culture
  • Lead or support UDT Compliance Officer on compliance investigations as required

Our 'Corporate Counsel's Culture':

To be successful in role, we believe you are

  • Proactive
  • Take full responsibility for the legal and compliance risk management
  • Get to know the business and keep track of what is on-going
  • Develop a process that allows you to regularly and routinely touch all departments
  • Network internally and externally
  • Passionate about adding value to the business
  • A team player that creates awareness of the legal function's value-add

Minimum Qualifications

  • Qualified to practice law in US, Middle East or other key countries
  • Minimum 5 years law firm practice or in-house experience
  • Solid technical legal knowledge/skills and strong business sense required
  • Excellent command of language, both written and spoken, in the legal context
  • Distinctive problem-solving abilities, synthesizing and communication skills
  • A can-do mind-set with high drive and energy - i.e. willingness to 'go the extra mile' when/if needed
  • Strong personal credibility, integrity and creativity
  • Ability to work with others in a multicultural, diverse team/office environment
  • Willingness and ability to travel as needed

About UD Trucks

Part of the Isuzu group, UD Trucks is a global leading international commercial vehicle solutions provider headquartered in Japan. At UD Trucks, we are defining the next generation of smart logistics solutions through advanced innovations in automation, electro mobility and connectivity. UD Trucks develops, manufactures and sells a wide range of heavy, medium and light-duty trucks, operating in more than 60 countries across all continents. Our trucks and people go the extra mile for our customers and business partners, day in and day out.

We are an 8,000+ strong team of colleagues with 40 nationalities who bring diversity and passion in delivering our products and services. We trust each other, work collaboratively and embrace change. At UD Trucks, our purpose is Better Life – to make life better for people and the planet. We have developed a culture that promotes:

Diverse and friendly culture – Strong culture of diversity and inclusion, organizing annual events, daily activities and open communication platforms including various internal voluntary networks.

Empowered growth – Global exposure and growth opportunities across functions and countries through internal mobility system and self-driven career opportunities, building a learning organization by enabling self-managed learning supported by the UD Academy.

Flexibility with trust – We continue to fully support both remote working (where and when applicable) and flexible working hours, we actively encourage our colleagues to maintain a good work/life balance. You will have the autonomy and flexibility to split your working time between both our wonderful, modern and equipped HQ and remotely.

Be part of our journey to create Better Life for society, for our customers and for yourself. UD Trucks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our colleagues.

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