General Counsel
Description
Why Noventiq?
Do you want to contribute directly to successful business outcomes by driving digital transformation for customers’ businesses, connecting 75k organizations forward in a secure way? Are you motivated to evolve global best practices within all sectors with hundreds of best-in-class IT vendors, alongside its services and solutions?
Noventiq is a leading global solutions and services provider:
- Founded in 1993
- Headquartered in London, UK
- Revenue of $ 1.6 billion
- Headcount of 6K+
- Partnering with Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, Google, AWS and up to 500 other vendors
- Operating in roughly 60 countries
- Preparing to be listed on the Nasdaq (being previously listed on London Stock Exchange until July 2023)
What's in it for you?
You will collaborate with multi-national teams, make a real and demonstrable difference to a bazillion of innovative projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an opportunity to continually learn and grow.
You will play a key part in understanding and serving clients from different regions, expanding our presence in new markets, whilst protecting and enabling value for the business.
We are looking for an experienced US qualified General Counsel to be a part of our Executive team.
Job Overview: The US General Counsel (US GC) provides strategic legal services of the highest possible standard for the Board, the CEO, and the Executive. The US GC will have the ability to command the confidence of senior stakeholders internally and externally. The US GC provides strategic legal advice on all aspects of the business and operational issues. The services provided by the US GC guide organizational priority-setting and decision-making. The US GC leads and ensures efficient and effective management of the Legal team, including its staff and financial resources. The US GC works closely with other senior executives to ensure effective communication and information flow that facilitates smooth and predictable decision-making and enables the business to deliver its mandate. This is a demanding and complex role that requires an experienced leader. It will be important to develop strong partnerships with other members of the executive. The work of the Legal team will require collaboration with the Ethics, Risk and Compliance (ERC) team in order to:
• Advise the Board and the Executive on regulatory, commercial and other legal risks to enhance decision-making and delivery;
• Develop and manage relationships with external law firms and ensure that any external legal resource is appropriate for the advice sought and cost-effective;
• Advise on all legal aspects affecting the business operations globally;
• Provide the necessary legal input on all transaction and contractual negotiations, responsible for protecting the business interests in the documentation and ensuring that a proper due diligence exercise is undertaken;
• Develop the business legal knowledge management systems;
• Advise upon procurement and employment matters;
• Horizon-scan to define the regulatory landscape in which the business operates;
• Together with the ERC team, establish effective and best practice governance processes for the Board and Committees, ensuring the efficient administration of the Executive meetings and such shadow committees or similar bodies as are appropriate;
• Together with the ERC team, provide strategic support to the Chief Executive and Executive Committee in matters relating to governance and legal compliance and take a pro-active role in ensuring that policies and processes in this area are fit for purpose;
• Together with the ERC team, consider and advise upon appropriate regulatory and legal best practice structures;
• Ensure effective processes and systems for the execution of contracts and other legal documents by authorized signatories and that complete and accurate copies of contract documentation are kept and accessible.
Your Impact on the Mission:
- Protect and enhance the business endeavours, objectives and reputation by providing timely and appropriate legal and governance services;
- Develop a corporate legal strategy that promotes and protects organizational interests;
- Develop the business legal knowledge management and horizon-scanning capabilities;
- Show visible and effective leadership to embed an open and inclusive culture that promotes the business’s values of being collaborative, committed and creative;
- Drive a culture of professional excellence and agility, as well providing visible and effective leadership of the team through a period of significant change;
- Provide high-quality legal input to the deliberations of the Boards and the Executive;
- Coordinate the organization’s response to litigation or any potential legal challenges;
- Oversight and management of external legal advisers ensuring delivery and value for money; and
- Act as an ambassador for the business.
The business operates in a context that is complex given its multi-jurisdictional presence globally. Leading the legal team will therefore require a proactive and versatile approach to providing solutions and a keen appreciation of the legal constraints as well the commercial and geo-political realities. Consequently, excellent judgment is required as is the ability to navigate a complex stakeholder landscape.
What You’ll Bring to The Table – About You:
- An experienced legal leader who has experience in leading a complex legal function and managing change, with a track record in building a strong team;
- Being a US-qualified lawyer with experience working in US-listed companies, ideally with US regulatory experience (e.g. DoJ, SEC);
- An experienced lawyer with at least 15 PQE preferably in-house, with knowledge of the legal complexities of a global company, as well as the ability to work closely with ERC to ensure good corporate governance;
- A broad legal background, with experience of compliance, and a flexibility of mind to take on the challenges of new legal concepts and issues;
- Provides authoritative risk-based advice - including managing litigation and associated risks in a manner that commands the confidence of senior stakeholders;
- A good understanding of the complexities of global digital transformation and the main components of business activity envisaged for the business as well as the bigger picture such as geo-political pressures and the business’s development objectives;
- The ability to work collaboratively with senior peers in leading an organization, initiating change and driving continuous improvement;
- Sophisticated and skilled approach to influencing senior stakeholders, both internal and external;
- Strong strategic, analytical and influencing skills;
- Accountability and Commitment:
- Encourages an external mindset that puts clients and market counterparties at the heart of everything we do;
- Supports commitments and decisions made collectively by management;
- Performance and Development:
- Sets and communicates contribution expectations, metrics and outcomes;
- Empowers and inspires team members to take stretch assignments;
- Delegates appropriately - monitors progress and provides support, resources and upward cover;
- Fosters an environment where colleagues are encouraged and supported to achieve more than they ever thought possible;
- Execution and Results:
- Reinforces the business purpose and how each person contributes to it;
- Focuses on identifying and championing integrated solutions for clients and stakeholders;
- Involves colleagues with the right expertise to optimize decision-making;
- Innovation:
- Thinks strategically to anticipate future trends and changing client needs;
- Engages across the business to learn from mistakes and find solutions;
- Systematises and continuously improves processes as we grow, whilst minimising bureaucracy.
How to apply:
If you would like to apply, please click on the button or send an email with your CV attached to the TA Team.
If you would like an informal chat before applying, please feel free to contact TA directly on LinkedIn or the same email address.