The Regional Legal Director main role is to act as strategic business partner to the management and stakeholders of a certain geography(ies) of the business. This includes managing and delivering effective and practical legal advice, direction and documentation to the Leadership Team of a designated geography in relation to a contract, customer or project related to that region, in addition to providing leadership and expertise in legal matters to the leaders of the designated geography and ensure compliance with the company\'s wide Legal governance.

1. Provide legal management of a designated geography, in relation to all business activities in that geography under supervision of the General Counsel and Associate General Counsel and in coordination and collaboration with the Regional CEO of that geography.

2. Act as member of geography Management Team and be part of forming and influencing the geography\'s strategy, with requisite communication and inter-personal skills. Raise legal and regulatory considerations at an early stage, and set realistic expectations for timelines and costs, while also providing practical solutions.

3. Plan, manage and address areas of legal risk and/or compliance on geography long-term projects.

4. Assist business to prevent, navigate, and resolve complex legal issues in the designated geography.

5. Report to stakeholders, on regular basis or as needed, any updates on applicable laws and regulations that could possibly have an impact on the business.

6. Lead and develop a regional legal team and put together a succession plan.

7. Lead legal support on transactions within the designated geography, including major or complex transactions and participate/assist the General Counsel in M&A transactions.

8. Implement all Corporate Governance policies and guidelines, as provided by the Global Corporate Governance team and the General Counsel, in all subsidiaries and other legal entities within the designated geography, and coordinate with the Global Corporate Governance team on all corporate files and records of those subsidiaries and legal entities.

9. Advise on and negotiate material contract matters in the designated geography, including risk assessment, and ensure implementation of company\'s policies in this regard as agreed with the Global Legal Director of Commercial Contracts. Report to the Global Legal Director of Commercial Contracts any specific contractual requirements for the designated geography.

10. Manage communication and negotiations with several Postal Authorities and other regulatory bodies and associations in the designated geography in relation to licensing and regulatory laws affecting core business of the company.

11. Own, manager and support dispute resolution in terms of business issues, potential or actual litigation in the designated geography, maintain up-to-date record of all litigation cases, and generate regular status reports and summaries and share with the General Counsel and the relevant stakeholders on monthly and quarterly basis or when/as needed.

12. Research and resolve legal disputes through the analysis of relevant laws, argument development, evidence collection, and legal representation, and draft effective and practical legal opinions accordingly.

13. Examine the legal issues related to new products and services to ensure legal compliance when launching major initiatives, projects or products/services in the designated geography in coordination with other legal team members (Global Legal Director of Commercial Contracts, in particular) and business stakeholders.

14. Effectively manage the relationship with external lawyers in the designated geography.

15. Manage and control legal expenses and be responsible for budget and legal spend for the designated geography and report to the General Counsel and/or Associate General Counsel accordingly. Ensure optimization and cost efficiency. Regularly negotiate and update retainer agreements with external lawyers.

16. Build legal knowledge within and across the designated geography and main stakeholders and raise awareness around Legal\'s role in supporting business as well as risks involved. Prepare and deliver legal and ethics training to function heads in the designated geography, and ensure all relevant laws and outcomes are understood and obeyed by.

17. Collaborate with the Global Employee Relations Manager to support local HR on employee related legal issues, and ensure proper implantation of global employment policies in the designated geography.

18. Ensure delivery against internal customer satisfaction expectations in the designated geography.

Key Responsibilities

1. Act as strategic business partner to the management and stakeholders of a designated geography(ies).
2. Litigation: own, manage and report to GC and regional management all existing of litigation and/or threatened claims and all related elements including direction, risks, cost, mitigation strategy and lessons learned, etc.
3. Build and share knowledge within the designated geography(ies) and the larger Legal Team.
4. Budgeting: plan, own and manage legal spend.
5. Succession planning and development of team members.

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