Legal Vp (Saltillo)

Findojobs; Saltillo; Presencial; MXN 600,000 - 800,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading corporation in the beverage sector is seeking a Legal Director with over 15 years of experience in legal leadership roles. This individual will provide a full range of legal services and manage the legal team. Key responsibilities include ensuring compliance, supporting marketing efforts for new products, and collaborating with various departments to mitigate risks. A Bachelor's degree in Law is required, with an MBA preferred. Excellent communication skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment are essential.

Formación

• 15+ years of broad-based legal leadership experience in a related field.
• Proven success in delivering exceptional legal results in fast-paced environments.
• Solid understanding of the Mexican legal environment and regulations.

Responsabilidades

• Provides legal advice covering various disciplines.
• Manage the legal team and establish unit strategy.
• Collaborate with supply chain and commercial teams.

Conocimientos

Legal leadership experience

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Influencing without authority

Flexibility

Educación

Bachelor's Degree of Law

MBA

Descripción del empleo

Responsibilities

• Provides a full range of legal advice and services. Responsibilities are within the Legal Function as a generalist or in a combination of different legal disciplines, such as, Corporate, environment, Compliance, Labor, Incident Management Team , regulatory, litigation in criminal and civil, etc.
• Responsibility in Compliance matters, working together with our corporate compliance function in Speaking Up complaints, Code of Conduct, Policies, FCPA certification and related issues. Lead the local Incident Management Team
• Establish a legal unit strategy, managing the legal team, resources, and budgets, to support the overall business initiatives and objectives.
• Support marketing & new product development functions regarding all theinnovation & Intellectual Property activities, advertising campaigns, COFEPRIS registrations, trade activities, to achieve the company objectives.
• Achieve the corporate responsibility commitments and integrate our ambitious sustainability agenda and leading ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) practices into the business.
• Collaborate with Supply chain, Commercial & Human Resources to ensure efficiency and capabilities to guarantee customer demands.
• Manage key associationsand key legal networks to advise the business of potential risks

Preferred Education :

• Bachelor's Degree of Law; MBA preferred

Preferred Professional Background / Work Experience :

• 15+ years of broad-based legal leadership experience in positions as a Legal Director in food or beverage corporations or in a legal firm
• Ability to analyze legal, legislative, regulation, corporate, and business information needed to set legal and services of the business and improve customer relationships to positively impact growth
• Proven flexibility and ability to respond the business priorities and requirements
• Success delivering exceptional legal results in a fast-paced, collaborative business environment
• Experience building and keep the legal organization and high-performance teams
• Solid understanding of the Mexico environment and legal regulations

Preferred Hard & Soft Skills :

• Ability to work with a high-performance team
• Fluent written and spoken English
• Outstanding consultative legal abilities and excellent interpersonal skills with executive level customers and partners.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to communicate and build relationships at all organizational levels; ability to communicate possible risks and issues for the business through clear & simple messages.
• Aleader with an abiding sense of urgency to create a sustainable winning culture
• Comfortable in an entrepreneurial environment with hostile government
• Leverages data, has a deep understanding of the customer / consumer and good judgment to develop a clear and coherent strategy
• Can influence without authority; collaborates effectively with key internal stakeholders to both shape and execute the vision and strategy