Legal and Compliance General Manager

Job Description:

Legal Responsibilities

• Assessment and consultancy in legal issues
• Negotiating, checking and issuing of contracts
• Risk assessment
• Representation towards third parties in legal issues
• Optimizing of processes including issuing of company guidelines
• Maintenance of insurance policies
• Managing claims and lawsuits

Compliance Responsibilities

• Managing highly efficient program which ensures proper handling in accordance with the applicable regulations on a transaction level
• General & Regulatory Compliance covering applicable International Freight Forwarding, Customs & Trade Regulations
• Responsible for corporate compliance management system aiming at the legally compliant operational handling of products and related activities under consideration of the respective safety and security provisions
• Responsible for Country Risk Management including international Embargo & Sanction Programs
• Working with internal departments in vendor databases and transactional screening, integrations of a living global Denied Party Screening program
• Creation of awareness and training in the field of anti-corruption and antitrust regulations. - Responsible as Subject Matter Expert to provide Regulatory Guidance including interpretation of the regulations and how they are applicable to our commercial operations within the group
• Set up, organize and regularly control the legal compliance of the business in regard to all relevant legal requirements for operation of our business
• Actively monitor operational risk management - Assist where needed and requested with other departments in problem
• Assist where needed and requested with other departments in problem solving with cases that carry a threat of financial loss to our company
• Update and improve knowledge level with the use of Quality Audit covering the subject matters
• Provide risk report to Management concerning potential violations and rules to be respected to avoid further risk

Secretarial Responsibilities

• Interaction with the Legal Law Firms
• Assessment and consultancy in legal issues
• Processing of claims and lawsuits including responsibility within his/her division towards the head of the department
• Statutory compliances for Board for directors, local laws, Registrar of companies (ROC)
• Creating director reports
• Maintaining statutory books for Company’s shareholders
• Calling Board Meetings, Extraordinary Meetings, Annual General Meetings
• Issuing Notices and writing Minutes of the Board Meetings, Extraordinary Meetings, Annual General Meetings
• Overview of Compliances on Service Tax Rules, Shops and Establishment, Reserve Bank of India
• Checking the Corporate Tax

Qualification

• You'll be a post graduate in Law with a background in Logistics or Freight Forwarding working for International companies.