Legal Counsel

SITA Switzerland Sarl • Casablanca, UNAVAILABLE

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

SITA Legal is a key enablement function that ensures SITA has the right to do business globally and helps get deals across the line. The legal team supports SITA and its colleagues to "Get to Yes" quickly, sustainably, ethically, and legally. This role specifically focuses on the Borders Business Unit, contributing to new technologies like digital travel and biometrics, and advising on AI, privacy, sanctions, and compliance. The Legal Counsel will guide the team on public procurement, manage external counsel relationships, play a key role in strategic deals, and assess legal risks. They will also prepare and deliver legal training and engage in international work across SITA's four regions, with worldwide travel being highly likely.

Requirements

• Solid experience in a domain and/or broad experience over more than one domain.
• The ability to take an autonomous role in the domain.
• Bring influence and not just legal expertise and authority.
• Drive and Problem Solving: Ambitious, works hard because they love it, owns things and gets them done.
• People-centric: Can boost employee morale and motivation through their sense of pride in the work being done.
• Analytical Mind: Thrives on ambiguity. Challenges assumptions, identifies and formulates problems and their solutions, and supports analysis with data and reasoning.
• Growth over Ego: Eager to learn, and receive feedback, to grow. Lets others speak and seeks to understand their viewpoints.
• Effective Communicator: Able to explain the why, the how and the what.
• Curious & Courageous: Willing to ask, and be asked, tough questions.
• Degree in Law.
• Appropriate legal qualification (registered or licensed Attorney Lawyer Solicitor or Barrister) or similar international qualification.
• English & Arabic Language is a must.

Nice To Haves

• French is a nice to have.

Responsibilities

• Navigating the complexity of rules & regulations and the turbulence of unwanted risks and liabilities.
• Suggesting ways to avoid the biggest bumps and scrapes.
• Sharing the burden of making informed decisions.
• Ensuring SITA comes to safe landings.
• Keeping us proud of what SITA does.
• Getting our products to market across the world – global products, delivered everywhere.
• Engaging with partners and customers on terms that are fair and reasonable.
• Pulling together the work of many into contracts, documents and governance that tell the deal as it is: understandable, practical, useful and clear.
• Play a prominent role in an exciting, dynamic and ambitious Business Unit.
• Contribute to meaningful projects focused on new technologies such as digital travel and biometrics; and will advise on AI, privacy, sanctions and compliance issues in alignment with SITA’s policies and business strategies.
• Guide the team on public procurement matters and direct engagements with governments.
• Manage SITA’s relationship with local external counsel.
• Play a key role in major strategic deals such as industry partnerships, consortia and joint ventures.
• Work closely with an experienced and effective Contract Management team.
• Assess and manage legal risks through SITA’s internal business approval processes.
• Support on any informal and formal dispute resolution that is required.
• Prepare and deliver legal training to help colleagues enhance their understanding of contractual and legal issues.
• Be exposed to truly international work from all of SITA’s four regions: Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific and The America.

Benefits

• Work from home up to 2 days/week (depending on your team's needs)
• Make your workday suit your life and plans.
• Take up to 30 days a year to work from any location in the world.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP), for you and your dependents 24/7, 365 days/year.
• Champion Health - a personalized platform that supports a range of wellbeing needs.
• Level up your skills with our training platforms, including LinkedIn Learning!
• Competitive benefits that make sense with both your local market and employment status.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level