Sandvik Hiring for Legal Counsel & Compliance Officer Job at Dubai Full Time

ANALYTICAL MIND & SOLUTION-ORIENTED?
ARE YOU OUR FUTURE LEGAL COUNSEL & COMPLIANCE OFFICER?

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Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions (SMR) is a business area within the Sandvik Group and a global leading supplier of equipment and tools, parts, service and technical solutions for the mining and construction industries.

We are now looking for an analytical and results-oriented Legal Counsel & Compliance Officer, Region Southern Europe, Middle East and CIS (“SEMEC”). In this position you will get an opportunity to become a member of dynamic and highly professional Legal and Compliance in-house team with a passion to provide high quality services. We are offering interesting legal tasks and challenges to continue professional development. Legal Counsel & Compliance Officer, Region SEMEC is a regional role which can be based in flexible location in Europe, Middle East and CIS (for example Dubai, Turku, Tampere, Stockholm, Almaty).

Your mission

In this role, you will be managing and mitigating legal and contractual risks while being a part of the SMR Legal & Compliance Support Function. You will advise SEMEC sales organization with drafting, reviewing and negotiation of various types of commercial contracts such as sales agreements, framework agreements and distribution agreements while continuing roll-out of common processes and trainings. You will also advise indirect purchasing for goods and/or services. You will manage disputes and ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations and Sandvik Group policies and procedures. Occasionally, you may need to support matters related to corporate governance, data privacy, financing, competition law and IT and digital law.

Furthermore, in this role, you will work to promote and drive compliance with laws, regulations, internal policies and procedures, supporting a culture of integrity and raising awareness of all compliance-related matters throughout the organization. You will drive the global Compliance Programs, which include anti-bribery and anti-corruption, data privacy, trade compliance and competition law, within the areas of responsibility. You will identify compliance risks, advise on compliance activities and set priorities for the activities in order to reduce compliance risks. You will work independently and closely with the business, seek to understand how the compliance program applies to the different operations and how to ease the identified risks. You are responsible for training and educating people in compliance topics.

Your character

You have a Master of Law degree, and at least five (5) years of experience in compliance, commercial contracts and/or corporate law gained within a major law firm and/or an in-house legal function role in a multinational company.

Your previous experience in similar type of industrial sectors, such as technology and/or mechanical and electrical engineering sectors, will be considered as a merit. You have a proven track record of successfully advising on a wide range of complex corporate legal issues and on delivering of pragmatic and business-oriented solutions to legal and compliance matters and problems. In addition to first class technical legal skills and being attentive to details, you have the will and ability to identify relevant facts and risks as well the bigger picture. Your language skills in English and Russian must be advanced, both verbally and in writing, other language skills are considered an asset. The job requires frequent travelling, including monthly travels to Kazakhstan.

We place great value on your personal qualities as well as your determined and hands-on approach. The successful candidate is enthusiastic about the work, possess high ethical and professional standards and demonstrates pro-activity and initiative attitude. Your excellent interpersonal communication skills enable you to gain trust and ability to network with ease within the business. As a team-player, you enjoy cooperating with others, but you also have the motivation to work independently and take ownership of your responsibilities.

What is in it for you?

We offer you an interesting role in an international business environment, extraordinary products, great colleagues and opportunities for your professional development. At Sandvik, we believe that diversity of experience, perspective and background will lead to a better environment for our employees, our business and, thereby, our customers.

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Contact information

For further information about this position please contact:

Diana Maher, Manager for Legal Support Northern Europe & Southern Europe/Middle East:

Available for questions or inquiries by phone (+358 50 516 6459) on Monday 31 October 202212-13 CET and Thursday 3 November2022 8-9 CET.

Want to join our Legal support team?

Please send your application and CV including your salary request by Thursday 10 November 2022. Please note that we are processing the applications already during the application period.

Internal applicants: Apply via intranet’s link “View all job opportunities” which you can find at the bottom right of the intranet’s main page.

External applicants: Apply at home.sandvik/careers.

Your application should consist of an introductory letter including your salary request and a CV (in English). If you wish to add a cover letter to your application, please make sure to attach the file when uploading your CV. Job ID: R0047568

About our company

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is a business area within the Sandvik Group and a global leading supplier in equipment and tools, parts, service and technical solutions for the mining and construction industries. Applications include rock drilling, rock cutting, loading and hauling, tunneling and quarrying. In 2021, revenues were approximately 41,400 million SEK with about 15,600 employees within continuing operations.