As Head of Legal, Risk, Compliance & Intellectual Property, you will be a key member of the financial leadership team responsible for overseeing all legal, compliance, and risk management activities across the organization. This role also includes strategic and operational responsibility for managing the company’s intellectual property (IP) portfolio, including patents, plant variety rights, and trademarks.
Your key responsibilities
Legal leadership
* You oversee all legal matters, including commercial contracts, corporate governance, M&A, litigation, and intellectual property rights.
* You provide legal guidance on international business operations and regulatory requirements.
* You manage external legal counsels and represent the company in legal proceedings where needed.
* You develop and implement a comprehensive risk management framework covering legal, operational, compliance, and IP-related risks.
* You monitor and respond to emerging risks, including those related to cybersecurity, global regulations, and geopolitical developments.
* You align legal risk management with business strategies and objectives.
Compliance oversight
* You maintain a strong compliance program in line with global and local laws (e.g. anti-bribery, AML, GDPR).
* You lead compliance education and awareness programs across all departments.
* You ensure alignment between compliance efforts and ESG-related obligations.
Intellectual property management
* You design and implement an IP strategy to protect and leverage innovations, plant varieties, and trademarks.
* You collaborate closely with R&D and commercial teams to identify, register, and enforce IP rights.
* You manage global IP filings, renewals, oppositions, and potential litigation in collaboration with external patent attorneys.
* You negotiate IP-related agreements, including licensing, research collaborations, and joint ventures.
Governance and sustainability
* You advise executive management and the Board on governance matters and corporate standards.
* You integrate sustainability and ethical considerations into legal, compliance, and IP management practices.
* You stay ahead of evolving ESG- and IP-related regulations and ensure proactive compliance.
Your profile
* You’re a proactive, business-savvy legal leader with a strong strategic mindset.
* You have a deep expertise in corporate law, compliance frameworks, and intellectual property management.
* You have excellent leadership, communication, and negotiation skills.
* You have a proven ability to operate in a complex, international, and fast-paced environment.
You have strong values of collaboration, innovation, integrity, and ESG commitment.
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