ManpowerGroup, on behalf of its client, a leading global consulting, construction engineering, and operating contractor, is in search of a Legal Department Manager based in Thessaloniki, for a major railway amp; transportation client.
Candidate Profile:
- Supervises the Legal Department, ensuring the timely and effective coverage of legal needs
- Analyses the legal risks emerging from the Contractor’s and the supervising agency’s work
- Handles all legal matters and/or distributes tasks among the employees of the Legal Department
- Offers advice on managing the sub-contracts
- Reviews, organizes, and works upon resolving legal cases of the company
- Provides legal advice to the Management
- Analyses the risks when signing new business deals
- Analyses legal information and prepares the essential paperwork
- Handles litigation management with companies, passengers, and personnel
- Reviews contracts and agreements and verifies their compliance with the legal norms
- Deals with states and external law authorities, representing the Contractor in courts
Skills amp; Competencies:
- Ability to address major emerging needs on a large-scaled company, including the creation of departmental priorities that align strategic direction of the legal department and the overall business objective
- Ability to identify and remedy complex legal issues without the need for external legal advice
- Exceptional communication skills required
- Managerial abilities required
- Ability to work under stressful situations and high workload
- Experience in representing bodies/companies in court
- Proficient in Greek and English
Requirements
Experience:
- Minimum 15 years of experience in a large-scaled company, preferably as a Senior Legal Counsel
- Minimum 3 years of experience in Transportation Systems environment (minimum 3 years)
- Ability to demonstrate success-stories into leading negotiations on complex contracts and agreements of millions of euros
Education:
- University degree in Law studies
- Post-graduate degree in relevant field will be highly appreciated