Head of Legal, EMEA

at  CooperVision

Job title: Head of Legal EMEA
Department: Legal
Location: UK, Fareham
Working hours: 37.5 hours per week, Mon-Fri (hybrid working arrangements)

JOB SUMMARY – WHAT TO EXPECT:

You’ll be part of the EMEA leadership team and have overall responsibility on all commercial legal matters within this region. You will oversee a team of 9 direct reports (UK based and remote) and be expected to advise and provide commercially attractive legal advice and risk mitigation to all functional areas within EMEA, and provide support on global legal work when required.

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• Set strategy, manage, lead, inspire and develop the CooperVision EMEA legal team.
• As part of senior leadership teams in EMEA, provide strategic guidance and support on all legal matters.
• Responsible for overseeing, negotiating, and drafting various significant strategic and operational commercial contracts, projects, and transactions both within EMEA and Globally.
• Support all functions in EMEA, including Sales & Marketing, HR, Manufacturing, Distribution, IT, Supply Chain, Regulatory / Quality and Finance, Tax and Treasury on legal issues and risk management.
• Proactively assess legal risks to the business and work with management to devise and implement systems and commercial solutions to manage risks and achieve commercial objectives.
• Provide updates and mitigation on pertinent legal issues, as well as guidance on, and ensure compliance with industry specific laws and regulations concerning marketing, advertising, business conduct and health care law compliance.
• Manage EMEA Legal budget, supervise outside counsel and other advisors as needed, establishing, and keeping updated a legal panel across EMEA, to ensure value added services and efficiency are received.
• Set strategy and coordinate / manage all litigation matters related to the business in EMEA, in conjunction with Group Legal support.
• Proactively partner and work with other group companies, to drive local alignment with global best practices and active knowledge sharing.
• Provide support on global legal work, ad hoc projects, and to the VP Legal, CooperVision, as required.
• Support corporate work, including post integration activities, as required.
• Act as lead for Global Marketing support.
  Travel expectations: This role would require someone to travel internationally on a monthly basis.