Legal Manager

ZTE Corporation; Fatih; On-site; TRY 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

ZTE Istanbul is looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Legal Manager to join its Legal Department. You will support the implementation of legal and compliance strategies, provide day-to-day legal guidance to business teams, and help ensure that the company’s operations comply with applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies.

Working closely with the Senior Legal Manager, Chinese Legal Manager, and other members of the Legal Department, you will collaborate with cross-functional

Qualifications

• A law degree and strong understanding of legal and regulatory matters relevant to business operations.
• At least 2 years of in-house legal experience, preferably in contract management, governance, compliance, regulatory affairs, and dispute resolution.
• Fluent English with strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of Chinese is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Review, draft, monitor, and manage commercial contracts throughout the contract lifecycle.
• Provide legal advice on tenders, bidding processes, and contract performance.
• Monitor relevant laws and regulations affecting the company’s business and advise stakeholders.
• Maintain, organize, and archive legal and contractual documentation.
• Support legal risk assessments and related documentation processes.
• Maintain and update corporate books, records, and official company documents.
• Draft and review Board resolutions, minutes, and other corporate documents.
• Coordinate notarization, legalization, and registrations with authorities.
• Support data protection, ABAC, export control initiatives and regulatory programs.
• Manage relationships with external counsel and monitor legal fees and expenses.
• Provide day-to-day legal support to Sales, Commercial, Logistics, HR, Finance, Procurement, and other teams.

Skills

Fluent English

In-house experience

Contract management

Corporate governance

Regulatory affairs

Dispute resolution

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Law degree

Job description

ZTE Istanbul is looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Legal Manager to join its Legal Department. In this role, you will support the implementation of legal and compliance strategies, provide day-to-day legal guidance to business teams, and help ensure that the company’s operations comply with applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies.

Working closely with the Senior Legal Manager, Chinese Legal Manager, and other members of the Legal Department, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams and report to the Regional Legal Director.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Contract Management & Legal Advisory

• Review, draft, monitor, and manage commercial contracts, providing legal support throughout the contract lifecycle.
• Provide legal advice on tenders, bidding processes, and contract performance.
• Monitor relevant laws and regulations affecting the company’s business and advise internal stakeholders on their potential impact.
• Maintain, organize, and archive legal and contractual documentation.
• Support legal risk assessments and related documentation processes.

2. Corporate Governance

• Maintain and update corporate books, records, and official company documents.
• Draft and review Board of Directors and Shareholders’ resolutions, decisions, minutes of meetings, and other corporate documents.
• Coordinate notarization, legalization, and registration procedures with the relevant authorities.
• Manage corporate legal requirements, including registrations, regulatory filings, permits, licenses, and certifications.

3. Compliance & Regulatory Affairs

• Support the implementation and monitoring of Group-level and local compliance policies, procedures, and programs.
• Assist with data protection, information security, Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption (ABAC), and export control initiatives.
• Support the development, adaptation, and implementation of policies relating to trade and export control, telecommunications, e-commerce, competition law, digitalization, anti-money laundering, and other relevant regulatory areas.
• Assist in managing legal and compliance platforms, internal approval workflows, and related systems.

4. Dispute Resolution, External Counsel Management & Daily Legal Support

• Monitor ongoing disputes and legal proceedings, develop legal strategies, and prepare legal opinions and proposed solutions.
• Manage legal cases internally where appropriate and coordinate with external law firms when necessary.
• Manage relationships with external counsel, negotiate engagement terms, and monitor legal fees and expenses.
• Advise on contractual breaches, penalties, disputes, renegotiations, settlements, and contract amendments.
• Provide day-to-day legal advice on commercial, contractual, regulatory, and employment matters.
• Work closely with Sales, Commercial, Logistics, HR, Finance, Procurement, and other relevant teams to identify legal risks and prevent or resolve potential issues.
• Support the Legal Department’s daily operations, internal procedures, and compliance implementation activities.

Requirements:

• A law degree and a strong understanding of legal and regulatory matters relevant to business operations.
• At least 2 years of in-house legal experience, preferably in contract management, corporate governance, compliance, regulatory affairs, and dispute resolution.
• Fluent English, with strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of Chinese is an advantage.
• Ability to work effectively in a multicultural and cross-functional environment.
• Strong analytical, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• A proactive, detail-oriented approach with the ability to manage multiple priorities.