Chief Counsel Sub Saharan Africa

Chief Counsel Sub Saharan AfricaAre You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelez International? Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Matter. As the lead for legal activities for the company across the region, business units and sub-function areas in the country and/or across multiple countries, you identify business needs and design, develop and drive the implementation of Mondelez International's legal strategy through the service delivery model and governance to support commercial and corporate initiatives. You lead and advise the business on risk, anticipating and addressing internal and external factors, direct other legal colleagues in the execution of our legal approach, and decide the direction to take to address legal issues or concerns.
How you will contribute You will lead in setting and implementing legal strategies that enable Mondelez International to compete and to protect our people, assets and reputation while complying with legal requirements and standards of ethical conduct. In addition to these contributions, you will also lead the legal team in providing legal services to the company at an optimal cost considering internal and external resources, technologies and systems; provide legal guidance to ensure managers make informed decisions regarding legal operational risks; manage the legal strategy with outside counsel, including spending without compromising financial and reputational risk; address the complex legal environment by partnering with business units, regions and global stakeholders to identify and advise on laws and regulatory changes for a given country and/or across multiple countries identifying risks and opportunities for the company.
What you will bring A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career with experience and knowledge in:
Significant legal experience, ideally in a large matrixed multinational companyStrong analytical, strategic vision, decision-making, and problem-solving skillsDemonstrated leadership skills and experience navigating and presenting at all levels of organizationSignificant experience assessing, advising on risk, advising/coaching and dispute resolution in a multinational companyHighest level of integrity and trust; highly credible and willing to expressExcellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skillsResourcefulness, including relevant new technologies and systemsKey Responsibilities: Proactively contributes strategic thought leadership, underpinned by technical legal competence, to discussions of the SSA LT, for the successful navigation of significant projects and issues affecting the BU (e.g. external developments, M&A projects, transformation/restructuring projects across functions including Integrated Supply Chain, major strategic contracts). Provides leadership and legal counsel on those projects and issues as a member of the core team.Seeks creative, timely and cost-effective solutions to complex business problems affecting the SSA Business to achieve business objectives while mitigating legal risk and using the law to gain competitive advantage.Proactively identifies, assesses and manages legal, compliance and regulatory risks across SSA BU for all relevant internal stakeholders and matters, assuring compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and policies (including strict adherence to GSCP protocols).Provides legal counsel and support to colleagues across all areas of SSA businesses, including in contracts (drafting, reviewing, negotiating, etc.), compliance, advertising and marketing, sales and distribution, competition law, employment and labour relations, real estate, licensing, government regulations, corporate governance, company secretarial and other areas having significant legal relevance to the SSA businesses.Advises business partners on possible actions or defences in respect of actual or potential legal conflicts and litigation matters affecting the SSA business, exercising commercial judgment in the development and evolution of a sound, cost-effective litigation strategy.Leads, inspires and motivates the Northern Europe Legal team, managing counsel responsible for SSA and putting people development as a priority.Plays an active role on the AMEA LIS LT, role modelling the MDLZ Values and Commitments and co-owning and helping to develop our AMEA LIS talent.Contributes to the global CLA function through participation in various global functional initiatives or Focus Areas designed to keep MDLZ CLA evolving for the future.Participates in one or more of CLA's global CoE's or other cross functional teams, as appropriate, for the effective delivery of legal services to the business and development, keeping and sharing of internal best practice in key legal areas.Establishes an annual budget for outside counsel spend across SSA and ensures targets are met, regularly reviewing the most cost-efficient set up for delivering legal services (balancing in house vs external legal resources) and managing outside counsel in line with the MDLZ global outside counsel management strategy.Ensures smooth collaboration between members of the SSA Legal team and other disciplines and sub-functions of CLA, including Business Integrity, Security, IP, CGA and CLA's global CoE's.Education, Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required: Bachelor degree (or equivalent) from a reputable university.Qualified to practise law with minimum 15 years' work experience as a lawyer in a multi-national corporate environment or law firm advising in the corporate/commercial field.Proven experience in a wide array of corporate and commercial legal areas, including contract law, corporate governance, marketing and advertising, sales and distribution, competition law, IP, labour and employment, real estate and litigation.Excellent drafting and negotiating skills.Ability to balance appropriately the strategic and the executional.Ability to assimilate complex factual information, analyse risk and distil into clear options/recommendations for business colleagues.No Relocation support available
Business Unit Summary Mondelez International's Sub Saharan Africa Business Unit is made up of three key focus areas namely Southern Africa, West Africa and the Rest of Africa Markets. The Business Unit is home to approximately 1000 Makers and Bakers who strive to bring only the best quality and loved brands to our consumers. Mondelez International in Sub Saharan Africa is proud to house global legacy brands including Cadbury Dairy Milk, Oreo, Halls and Bournvita, together with local jewels such as Cadbury LunchBar, Chappies, TomTom and Dentyne. The Business Unit's Markets have consistently been awarded Top Employer certification, and has been recognised as a Top Employer in Africa.
Mondelez International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Job TypeRegular Legal Business Growth Partners and Services Legal
At Mondelez International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right through offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. That means delivering a broader range of delicious, high-quality snacks that nourish life's moments, made with sustainable ingredients and packaging that consumers can feel good about.
We have a rich portfolio of strong brands – both global and local. Including many household names such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. We are proud to hold the number 1 position globally in biscuits, chocolate and candy as well as the No. 2 position in gum.
Our 80,000 Makers and Bakers are located in our operations in more than 80 countries and are working to sell our products in over 150 countries around the world. They are energized for growth and critical to us living our purpose and values. We are a diverse community that can make things happen, and happen fast.

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