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MissionTasks and Responsibilities• Leading a team of in-house counsels, advance Almirall´s global business run through the company´s headquarters in Spain, affiliates in Europe and in the USA and partnerships in other regions of the world, ensuring compliance with Spanish, EU, and international laws and regulations and protecting the company´s reputation.
• Serve as a key advisor to senior management and the executive team, offering and leading your team to provide strategic legal guidance on complex projects delivering on the company's priorities, including licensing transactions, M&A deals, strategic product launches and complex finance projects, providing legal insights and implementing key risk management strategies.
• Oversee the strategic legal advice related to relevant alliance partnerships, joint ventures, and other collaborative initiatives.
• Serve as a key legal advisor to investors relations ensuring adherence to Spanish regulatory requirements and facilitating communication with stakeholders for strategic engagement on related governance matters.
• Oversee legal aspects of the company's operations, including regulatory compliance, data privacy and contracting strategy.
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including investors, regulatory bodies, and industry partners.
• Directly and through leadership of team, draft, review, and negotiate a variety of strategic legal documents, including contracts, agreements, and policies.
• Collaborate with others in the global legal team to ensure consistency and alignment with the company's legal strategy and standards.
• Manage and coordinate litigation matters, working with external counsels when necessary, and ensuring effective resolution.
• Lead the development and delivery of a training plan to internal teams on management of enterprise level risks, legal compliance matters and offer best practices.
• Work closely with and manage relationships with legal service providers.
• Demonstrate strong leadership and people management skills in leading and developing a high performing legal team.
• Conduct legal research to stay current on evolving corporate governance laws in Spain, other European countries, and the pharmaceutical industry best practices. Share the acquired knowledge to increase organizational awareness of governance and legal obligations.
• Represent the company at legal industry events, conferences, and meetings to share knowledge and promote the General Counsel´s and the company´s brand and reputation.
• Monitor market trends, competitive landscape, and regulatory changes to inform strategic decision-making.
Education• University and master's degrees in law and active bar membership in Spain.
• In-depth knowledge of Spanish and EU corporate laws and regulations.
Skills• Minimum 15 years of legal experience on corporate governance in positions of increased responsibility within the Spanish legal system.
• Strong people management skills in leading and developing legal teams.
• High level influencing and communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to effectively counsel senior management in a regulated business environment.
• Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and contribute to innovative solutions.
• Detail-oriented with excellent drafting and reviewing skills for legal documents.
• Ability to adapt to a dynamic and fast-paced corporate environment.
• Enthusiastic business builder with strategic vision and strong ability to generate followership.
• Proactive, self-starter, able to work both autonomously as well as to be a strong team player.
• Fluent level of English and Spanish both oral and written with the capacity to communicate with conviction and self-confidence. Other languages a plus.
ValuesOur strong values: Care, Courage, Innovation and Simplicity, are incorporated into everything we do, and they are behind our mission and vision which guide us today and lead us to the future.
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