Aufgaben
Deliver commercial, actionable and timely legal advice and guidance to the UK, Australia, France & Germany ODCs to ensure the Company maximizes business opportunities and manages business risk within the UK, Australia, France & Germany ODCs. To assist the Global Legal Director, ODC to deliver the Legal Compliance agenda in the UK, Australia, France & Germany ODCs and to ensure that all legal risk is appropriately managed.
Rollenverantwortung
- Managing the day to day provision of legal services to the UK, Australia, France & Germany ODCs, ensuring that WG&S maximises opportunity and minimises legal risk in its operations and business relationships. Apply agreed risk management techniques and offer proactive legal advice on possible legal issues. Draft and advise on the contracts that are required for the UK, Australia, France & Germany ODCs to operate their businesses successfully and to protect their interests and exploit opportunities.
- Partner with UK, Australia, France & Germany Country Managers, Functional leaders and the Global Legal Director ODC (Key Stakeholders) in ensuring that they are kept abreast of any legal issues within their areas of responsibility and be their first port of call for legal input. Keep the Key Stakeholders up to date with any critical legal issues arising in the UK, Australia, France & Germany and respond on a timely and efficient basis to Key Stakeholders with legal support.
- Support the legal compliance agenda in the UK, Australia, France & Germany ODCs ensuring that employees are aware of their obligations in this regard and that relevant training is carried out. Monitor compliance in the UK, Australia, France & Germany ODCs and ensure that any gaps or failures in compliance are addressed without delay to ensure that WG&S is protected and keep the WG&S Compliance Counsel and Legal Director, ODC abreast of all legal compliance matters
- Lead the development of any precedents, training materials, guides or processes for use in the UK, Australia France and Germany ODCs.
- Support the Legal Director, ODC with development of ODC specific compliance and legal operations initiatives across all ODCs.
- Keep up to date with developments in legislation and changes to WG&S policies and strategies as they affect the UK, Australia, France & Germany ODCs.
- Instruct and manage external counsel in delivering legal services needed to support the business in line with WG&S policies and procedures. Assist the Legal Director, ODC in ensuring that WG&S receives value for money in the purchasing of legal services.
Unser idealer Kandidat/in
- Law degree and right to practice in relevant jurisdiction as an attorney-at-law or in-house counsel.
- Post-qualification experience (3-5yrs PQE as a guide) in drafting, reviewing and negotiating a wide range of commercial and corporate agreements.
- Experience of developing and rolling out compliance programs including delivering legal compliance training to non-lawyers.
- Have a practical, commercially oriented, and customer-centric approach to providing legal solutions and advice.
- Have good written and verbal English communication and presentation skills, with excellent stakeholder engagement and management skills.
- Engaging interpersonal skills that enable working with a wide variety of areas, cultures and levels of responsibility and interact proactively and confidently with multiple stakeholders.
- Experience in alcohol/beverage sector or advising other brand-led businesses would be advantageous.
- Energetic and self-motivated.
- Draws on strong legal knowledge and expertise to carry out role efficiently.
- Demonstrates a high level of business acumen.
- Displays high levels of integrity and resilience.
- Business fluency in French and or German languages preferred.
Was wir Dir bieten
- We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
- Our employees enjoy a generous holiday entitlement and an opportunity to ‘buy’ or ‘sell’ some holiday entitlement.
- Private Healthcare and Doctor@Hand (remote GP service).
- Our employees can join a defined contribution pension plan. Employees contribute either 4% or 5% of salary, the company contributes 8% or 10% depending on the employee contribution. Employee contributions can be made through salary sacrifice.
- Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues.
- Our Life Assurance cover is a multiple of eight times your annual basic salary.
- Product allocation so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands.
- Our Cycle to Work scheme allows you to hire a bike for an agreed length of time, and then snap it up for a fraction of its original value. All while making savings (at least 25%) and spreading the cost.
- Every employee has the opportunity to claim up to £1,000 per year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.
- Learning resources to help you be your best self.
Über William Grant & Sons
A HOME FOR RARE CHARACTERS
William Grant & Sons: a home where Rare Characters thrive.
We value every employee for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Every one of our colleagues has a role to play in helping us to achieve our growth ambitions.
At William Grant & Sons, our vision is to be A home where rare characters thrive. We value all colleagues for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We strive to create an environment where we can all be our best and bring our whole selves to work.
OUR AGILE WORKING PHILOSOPHY
Our agile working philosophy is to “Have your best work day everyday”.
Built on trust, we empower our rare characters to have their best work day every day. Where flexibility and positive working experiences help employees to feel connected and release potential across our teams.
We are open to discussing possible agile/flexible working options as part of the recruitment process.
INCLUSIVE RECRUITMENT PROCESS
Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive. If you have any questions or need some support with your application we’d love to hear from you. So please get in touch with our HR team at recruitment.enquiries@wgrant.com.
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