Head of Legal West Med

APM Terminals plays an important role in enabling the global Maersk Ocean and Logistics network as well as serving other Shipping Lines Beneficial Cargo Owners Freight Forwarders intermodal logistics providers and integrating with a wide variety of local port authorities customs and government bodies across our global network of transshipment import and export gateway terminals.
In support of the broader Maersk strategy we are accelerating the transformation of our business from a portfolio of independently operated terminals into a safer better bigger global terminals operator

We Offer

This is an exciting career opportunity in an international challenging business setting known for diversity and high paced environment. You will get to focus on creating valuable relations with current and new customers and work with highly professional teams in an environment where you will be valued recognized and well rewarded.
This position is responsible for the legal support to the APM West Med Terminals i.e. three of the most critical container terminals in the network of APM Terminals and Maersk located in Tangier and Algeciras. This essentially means being a crucial business partner to the West Med management on all legal matters related to the business.

Key responsibilities:

Leading a team of three legal and claims professionals and being responsible for legal and claims matters at the terminals
Proactively identifying and addressing legal issues in a pragmatic and riskbased fashion
Advising on local law and regulatory requirements
Partnering with Procurement and other business functions to advise and support on drafting of commercial contracts and other legal documents as well as negotiations
Participating as a key member in project teams working on growth opportunities and terminal related projects
Safeguarding Maersks values interests and reputation and getting the best possible deal across the line
Managing concessions leases and big construction matters
Handling and overseeing litigation
Engaging and managing external counsel
Advising on and attending various engagements with authorities together with other senior leaders
Provide trainings to (nonlegal) colleagues on relevant topics such as commercial contracting implementing
legal improvement projects mostly focused on standardization and quality control
Working effectively with other departments and functions such as Investments Finance Tax Insurance Compliance etc.
Support on corporate matters

We are looking for.

Master of Laws or equivalent university qualification.
Minimum of 10 years of legal experience preferably within ports infrastructure or logistics
Project management and transactional experience will be considered as a strong advantage
Strong leadership skills and experience with leading a team
Solid experience with general corporate regulatory and commercial legal issues
Experience with drafting and negotiating contracts; drive to understand commercial context
Commercial mindset drive to deliver high quality results high level of integrity
Effective communicator (able to explain complex legal issues to nonlegal colleagues in a simple way) strong personality empathy personal tact
Well organized punctual
Impeccable command of English language; French and/or Arabic is a strong advantage. Spanish is also considered an advantage.

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