Senior Manager Legal Counsel

Senior Manager - Legal - Global Service Centre

About DP World

Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world's trade flow better, changing what's possible for the customers and communities we serve globally. With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 111,000 employees from 159 nationalities, spanning 77 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that's fit for the future. We're rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses -- Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades.

What's more, we're reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we're at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimizing disruptions from the factory floor to the customer's door.

About DP World Global Service Centre

DP World's Global Service Centre (GSCs) are key enablers of growth delivering standardization, process excellence and expertise, and automation in areas of Finance, Freight Forwarding, Marine Services, Engineering and Human Resources, helping accelerate DP World's growth and business transformation. As we experience exponential growth, there has never been a more exciting time to join us. Discover your next role here and change what's possible for everyone As an equal employer that recognizes and values diversity and an inclusive culture, we empower and up-skill our people with opportunities to perform at their best. Join us and be part of an amazing team that is transforming the future of world trade.

Role Purpose:

Advising on any legal and contractual matters, managing, drafting reviewing and negotiating various contracts and other commercial agreements, managing external counsel, advising on disputes and risk management issues, setting up best practice within the company and dealing with relevant legal matters for the business.

Designation: Senior Manager Legal Counsel - Global Service Centre

Base Location: Navi Mumbai

Reporting to: Director Legal - Global Service Centre

Key Role Responsibilities:

• Recommend improvements to departmental policy and direct the implementation of procedures and controls covering all areas of department activity so that all relevant procedural/legislative requirements are fulfilled while delivering a quality, cost-effective service
• Device and implement controls to ensure no violation of ISR regulations in order to protect the company information / intellectual properties
• Assist in the development of the department budget
• Managing, drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements
• Advising on Legal and contractual matters
• Managing, drafting, reviewing and negotiating ship repair contracts and commercial agreements
• Supervising work of other Legal Counsel of the Legal Department.
• Managing external counsel.
• Assisting with setting up best practice within the Company
• Assisting to ensure the smooth running of the legal department
• Assisting to ensure the smooth running of the legal department
• Ensure compliance to all relevant safety, quality and environmental management policies, procedures and controls across the section in order to guarantee employee safety, legislative compliance and a responsible environmental attitude.
• Perform other related duties or assignments as directed.
• Devise tools to react changes in project plan to realise the interests of the stake holders.
• Monitor legal expenditure
  
  

Skills & Competencies:

• Knowledge of additional languages are added advantage
• Very good knowledge in technical terms and report writing skills
• Practical marine experience preferably with specific reference to shipyard work.
• Ability to work independently, lead a small team and supervise others' work where necessary
• High commercial acumen.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent team working skills
• Proactive and ability to work under pressure
• Ability to build strong relationships both internally and externally.
• Assertive, courteous personality
• Team oriented
• Strong communication skills
• Customer focussed
• Planning and organization skills
• Problem solving and decision making.
• Demonstrated creative & critical thinking.
• Ability to mentor and Coach junior staff members and peers.
• Possess cultural awareness & sensitivity and be flexible and demonstrate sound work ethics.
• Delegate, Confidence, and able to communicate various level of the organisation and lead the team.
• Ensure departmental expenses are within the budgeted cost.
• Total strength of the department around 7.
• Responsible for mitigating risk.
• Requirement of generalist legal knowledge across a number of jurisdictions.
• Interaction at different organisational levels.
• Varied project requirement over different segments of oil and gas / ship building / new building projects.
  
  

Minimum Education & Qualifications:

• Graduate degree in law in any jurisdiction
• Post graduate degree in law in any jurisdiction.
  
  

Desirable Qualifications (Not Mandatory):

• Minimum of 6 year legal work experience preferred in private practice or in-house roles in shipping/ energy company
• Qualified in a common law jurisdiction (England and Wales preferred).
• 8 years legal work experience
• Admitted to practice law in at least one jurisdiction

DP World is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO). We strongly believe that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success and we make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, religion or belief.