A position has become available for a legal and commercial manager, based in Rivonia who must have a thorough understanding of the IT market, to provide effective legal advice and support to all stakeholders within Fujitsu.<\/p>\n
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Minimum Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Qualified as a South African lawyer (University law degree) or equivalent business qualification. In case of qualification as lawyer admitted to practice as a lawyer in the relevant jurisdiction; <\/p>\n Job Specification<\/strong><\/p>\n As a Legal and Commercial manager you will be responsible for the following :<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Commercial:<\/strong> <\/p>\n
\n\u2022 At least seven (7) years of practical legal and commercial experience in an international context, either as in-house legal or in a law firm;
\n\u2022 Strong communication, negotiation, presentation and English language skills;
\n\u2022 Ability to translate impact of negotiated terms on risks to delivery.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 To provide legal and commercial support in particular to the sales region of South Africa, but also for other regions in certain instances, with a thorough understanding of the market;
\n\u2022 Responsible for identifying, managing and mitigating legal and contractual risk both internally and externally;
\n\u2022 Responsibility for potentially high exposure projects and commercial activities in that area, e.g. contract drafting, negotiations, claim and contract management;
\n\u2022 Support in the management and negotiation of claims and change requests for ongoing contracts.
\n\u2022 Drafting and maintaining contractual templates for the business.
\nCorporate:
\n\u2022 Responsible for managing internal risk and compliance which encompasses ensuring internal policies, approvals and business assurance compliance relating to mitigating and managing risk.
\n\u2022 Taking a leading role in ensuring good corporate governance and compliance
\nConstant interaction with business partners, stakeholders including external experts and legal counsel
\n\u2022 Responsible for Company Secretariat functions, including advisory to the Board of Directors, updating registers, lodging statutory documents, taking minutes of Board meetings, drafting director and shareholder resolutions and ensuring that the Group of companies comply with statutory obligations in accordance with the Companies Act of 2008
\n\u2022 Responsible for Corporate Governance training to the Board of Directors (should the need arise) as well as members of the management team.<\/p>\n