13 feb
Novartis
Xico
**Summary**:
As Senior Legal Counsel you will provide effective legal counsel to assigned business functions or senior leadership teams within a global BF/BU or Corporate function or lead the function for a country organization through business partnering, acting as a legal advisor and Business Partner by shaping their business decisions, negotiating contracts, managing litigation and counselling on substantive area legal issues.
To lead large or complex legal projects and transactions based on deep legal expertise.
Typically leads the Legal function for a large country / cluster of countries or manage a legal substantive area globally
**About the Role**:
LI-Hybrid
**Key Responsibilities**:
- Act as a legal Business Partner to the Country Head in all activities relating to the contractual negotiations and statutory obligations.
- Draft complex transactions and contracts independently and provide complex and contextual legal advice and guidance (incl.
training of key customers in specified legal areas).
- Identify risks relating to business activities and potential solutions thereof; raise business' awareness of legal issues and ensure early legal involvement.
- Conduct robust risk assessments that substantiate recommendations, and advise on and determine appropriate actions to support the management decision processes.
- Manage significant disputes and litigation and/or investigations and make decisions independently within a broad framework.
- Provide expertise in one or more substantive areas (e.g.
Transactions, Litigation, HR and Regulatory).
- Lead large or complex legal projects and transactions based on deep legal expertise and provide legal support for commercial initiatives and activities.
- Lead,
direct and develop the legal resources within one division or across all divisions in the country (depending on whether divisional or cross-divisional role) and guide, counsel and support the work of more junior Legal counsels, paralegals and support staff.
**Essential Requirements**:
- Law school graduated
- At least 5 years of experience as Senior Legal Counsel, working in multinational companies.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with a proven ability to build and maintain relationships.
- Substantial, relevant experience in leading large and complex legal transactions.
- Proven ability to focus on solutions.
- Strong communication, negotiation and influencing skills, and experience working in cross-functional teams, demonstrating professional and culturally sensitive work ethics
- Strong experience in handling a high volume of activity involving multiple,
often complex projects simultaneously, able to set priorities, and deal positively within tight timelines and demanding clients.
- Fluent in English and Spanish languages
**Desirable Requirementes**:
- Work experience in Pharma Industry
- Novartis_ _is_ _committed_ _to_ _building_ _an_ _outstanding,_ _inclusive_ _work_ _environment_ _and_ _diverse_ _teams' _representative of the patients _and communities we serve._
Division
Legal
Business Unit
CTS
Location
Mexico
Site
INSURGENTES
Company / Legal Entity
MX06 (FCRS = MX006) Novartis Farmacéutica S.A. de C.V.
Functional Area
Legal & Intellectual Property & Compl.
Job Type
Full time
Employment Type
Regular
Shift Work
No
**Accessibility and accommodation**:
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.
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