Senior Legal Manager - Military veterans preferred

About DHL Group and Legal Services:

DHL Group the logistics provider of the world with over 580,000 employees in more than 220 countries and territories. We are an organization that is not just moving goods around, we have a very clear purpose, and we are: Connecting People. Improving Lives. We provide challenges and opportunities for personal and professional development, we recognize the difference you bring to our business and together we share the pride of building one of the largest world leaders in logistics and supply chain. 

DHL Legal Services offers all business partners worldwide solution-oriented legal advice. We provide comprehensive support in contracts, negotiations, and processes with customers and suppliers as well as in general litigation and commercial law matters.

In a matrix organization, Legal Services is organized on the one hand according to regions and on the other hand according to global cross-sectional topics. As our business keeps growing, we want you in our APAC region.

Ready to immerse yourself in the exciting world of Legal? Join the team and bring your expertise on board! As part of DHL Group, you will be working with a global network of Legal colleagues and benefit from a wide range of development opportunities.

We are looking for an immediate, full-time, permanent position in APAC at Sydney, Australia.

Job Purpose:

Senior level legal professional responsible for negotiating complex contracts or advising the businesses served within a region/sub-region/country or cluster of countries on relevant legal matters.

Responsible for defining and recommending legal processes and procedures to identify and mitigate legal risks and protect DHL Group’s legal and business interests in line with business needs, established legal frameworks, standards, applicable laws and regulations.

Provide strategic support to the business and Management to assure alignment between legal and business needs.

Supports senior lawyers within Oceania, including working directly with the VP, Head of Legal and Legal Director to provide the legal function. Works with senior colleagues to establish best in class legal processes and procedures to assure business objectives are met and major legal opportunities and risks are identified, exploited or mitigated.

Your tasks:

• Advises members of business on legal and related risks associated with DHL's operations in area of responsibility, including: Advising and counsel functional or operational area managers, VPs and Executives (GMs, and CFOs) to ensure current or proposed business activities, policies, practices and transactions comply with relevant laws and regulations
• Involved in providing a comprehensive ""one stop shop"" for subject matter legal expertise to one or more DHL business units in area of responsibility.
• Review legal analyses and technical reports to recommend senior management on how to respond to legal issues or proposed changes in laws and regulations
• Review and approve legal contracts, letters of agreement, and other documents related to trade, commercial, financial, and operational matters (for example loans, leases, purchase agreements, acquisitions, divestitures, employment contracts) to protect the organization’s legal and business interests
• Represent the organization in complex, controversial, significant, or specialized legal proceedings before courts, government agencies, or other authorities to protect organization's interests
• Prepare or review complex materials for external legal counsel so that they are well-prepared to represent the organization in legal proceedings
• Coach less experienced legal staff and help them resolve problems
• Conduct work associated with Legal Counsel, Patent/Intellectual Property Law, Legal Research & Document Drafting, Contract Negotiation & Administration and Legal Records Management
• Carry out multiple roles in addition to BAU work, including membership of Practice Groups, role of Privacy Counsel, supervising APAC CSI accounts and role of Company Secretary.
• Advises business on legal trends and developing areas of law.
• Designs and implements legal risk mitigation strategies in own area of responsibility.
• Works with supervisor to manage all aspects of internal and external legal spend in area of responsibility.
• Assists with budget preparation for legal function in area of responsibility
• Responsible for assuring organization's legal interests are best represented and protected in customer, vendor and third party contracts; active participant in negotiating such contracts in area of responsibility.
• Responsible for defending the organization's legal interests in litigation and claims in area of responsibility which may include external legal spend in sub-region with highest level responsibility.
• Conversant with and understanding of legal technology and its potential use in delivering legal services

Your profile:

Education Level

• Law Degree or equivalent experience/qualification

Experience Level

• More than 6.5 years PQE
• Solid understanding of DHL’s operations; goals and strategies in area of responsibility
• Subject matter expert with the ability to apply legal knowledge and expertise in business environment.
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

We offer:

• Great opportunity to work for the biggest logistics company in the world
• International and virtual environment
• Flexibility and great opportunity to learn
• Tempting Compensation and benefits

DHL Group is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. 

If this is something you would like to do, don’t hesitate and start your application.