Head of Legal and Compliance job at Human Capital Business Solution (HCBS) | Apply Now

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Legal

• Function as a highly effective legal and business partner.

• Proactively provide commercial and pragmatic legal advice and solutions for all aspects of company’s business.

• Management of day-to-day issues including Drafting and helping to administer contracts covering the whole spectrum of the business (including procurement, Operations, distribution, marketing, logistics) employment matters, litigation, regulatory issues (including coordinating licenses,) product liability and counterfeit products, IP support for brands and appropriate Marketing Code review of advertising and promotions including training of staff on relevant topics.

• Providing assistance to the MD/FD in managing company Board, Board Committee and General Meetings

• Select and agree terms of business with external lawyers and grow and drive best practice external legal service provision.

Compliance

• Business partner with various functions to lead and drive embedment (strong first and second line defense) of company’s code of business conduct and policies are adhered to as well as driving sustainable compliance/ethics including provision of on point training.

• Responsible for ensuring good corporate governance including advising on best practice and training across a number of functions.

• Proactively identify risks and mitigation plans; Identify and deliver improvement opportunities to strengthen the control environment, and/or ensure efficiency and effectiveness across the business.

• Provide robust and independent reporting to top management on controls, compliance and ethics performance

• Responsible for driving change projects and lead implementation of best practice at the company – data analytics, capability development, assurance services etc.