Job Title: Head of Legal & Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)
Reports To: Chief Executive Officer
Role Purpose
Lead the company's Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) framework and provide practical legal support across the company and its subsidiaries. Ensure sound governance, effective risk oversight, regulatory compliance, and appropriate legal protection.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and enhance governance, risk, compliance, and legal frameworks across the company and its subsidiaries.
- Develop, review, and improve policies, controls, approval matrices, charters, and internal frameworks.
- Establish and maintain the enterprise risk register, including mitigation actions and reporting mechanisms.
- Oversee compliance with applicable laws, regulations, internal policies, and contractual obligations.
- Provide practical legal advice on commercial, operational, employment, regulatory, and corporate matters.
- Review, draft, negotiate, and advise on contracts, legal documents, notices, claims, and sensitive matters.
- Manage external legal counsel and support disputes, claims, settlements, investigations, and pre-litigation matters.
- Support legal and GRC aspects of restructuring, partnerships, joint ventures, investments, and strategic transactions.
- Coordinate with relevant departments to strengthen internal controls, address governance or compliance gaps, and support business decisions.
- Promote legal and compliance awareness across the organization, including conducting at least two GRC awareness sessions annually.
- Perform any other legal, governance, risk, compliance, or related duties assigned by the CEO in the interest of the company and its subsidiaries.
Key Interfaces
Internal: CEO, executive management, finance, HR, procurement, operations, internal audit, IT/cybersecurity, strategy teams, subsidiaries, and affiliates.
External: Legal counsel, regulators, auditors, consultants, partners, vendors, insurers, and relevant authorities.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Law or a related field.
- Professional certifications or postgraduate qualifications are preferred.
- Significant experience in legal, governance, risk, and compliance functions.
- Strong background in legal advisory, contracts, compliance, governance, and enterprise risk management.
Key Competencies
- Strong legal and GRC expertise.
- Sound judgment with a business-oriented mindset.
- Excellent drafting, negotiation, and advisory skills.
- High level of integrity, confidentiality, and professionalism.
- Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to handle sensitive matters effectively.
Success Measures / KPIs
- Effectiveness of governance and compliance frameworks.
- Quality and timeliness of legal and GRC support.
- Timely closure of identified risks and compliance gaps.
- Reduction in legal and contractual exposure.
- Effective management of sensitive matters.
- Improvement in compliance culture and organizational awareness.
