Overview
Senior Manager – Commercial Legal Jobs in Roodepoort, Gauteng, South Africa at MTN
Title: Senior Manager – Commercial Legal
Company: MTN
Location: Roodepoort, Gauteng, South Africa
Mission/ Core purpose of the Job
Identify and manage the legal risk of the company and provide legal advice on various aspects of business, ensuring that Procurement and Technical functions of MTN SA all receive required legal support with high quality standards to guarantee legal risks are properly mitigated. Handle complex multifunctional matters as well and provide a Commercial Legal service as required across all companies in the MTN Group.
Key Performance Areas: Core, essential responsibilities
Strategic input:
Provide inputs to GM Commercial Legal in defining frameworks; contribute to long term strategy; forecasts 2-5 years; manage legal requirements, transactions and initiatives with focus on:
- Procurement contracts
- Network infrastructure build
- ICT contracts
- Participation in the formulation and management of intellectual property
- Exposure to Consumer Protection Act, National Credit Act, WASPA Code, Electronic Communications and Transaction Act
- Provision of legal and risk related advice
- Provision of legal advice in respect of all Intellectual Property related matters
- Regulatory environment (collaboration with regulatory advisors)
Operational Planning and Process Enhancement:
Conduct legal research; provide input into policies, procedures and budgets; drive best practice; manage identification of critical issues; develop legal templates; provide guidelines to Legal Advisors.
Commercial Legal Support:
Support MTN SA business functions; proactively identify legal risks; provide legal advice and opinions, advise, draft, negotiate and formalise contracts across the business; support Regulatory department; ensure legal compliance; oversee Legal Advisors; manage negotiations; review major agreements; maintain precedents; advise executive management on governance, regulation and legislative impacts; provide company secretarial support.
Reporting:
Collate information from Legal Advisors; oversee Commercial Legal reports; periodically report key legal risks.
Supplier Relationship Management:
Manage external attorneys; identify support requirements; develop annual plans; monitor performance; provide input to Supplier Performance Management.
Customer Satisfaction:
Build relationships with customers; understand needs; ensure systems and processes satisfy requirements; proactively prevent problems; identify trends and drive continuous improvement.
Managerial / Supervisory Complexity:
Mentor legal advisors; assist recruitment; handle matters in absence of GM; build employee relations; communicate effectively; deploy resources; manage diversity and employment equity; manage workflow boundaries.
Role Complexity:
Deputize for GM Commercial Legal; participate in ad hoc projects; assist with complex unresolved problems.
Creativities:
Align legal focus with business strategy; draft and review complex contracts; exercise judgement; create systems and strategies; manage legal and commercial aspects of new projects and acquisitions; optimize processes.
4. Job Requirements (Education, Experience and Competencies)
Education: LLB and admission as attorney or advocate. Master’s advantageous.
Experience: Minimum 8 years post articles experience including commercial law; experience in telecommunications industry advantageous.
Training: Systems, products and processes; ongoing legislative and regulatory training.
Competencies:
Head – Big Picture Focus: Strategy Implementer; Decisive Problem Solver; Best Practice Value Creator.
Heart – Emotionally Intelligent: Culture and Change Champion; Guiding People Manager; Relationship Builder.
Hands – Results Focused: Results Achiever; Operationally Astute.
