We are expanding our Legal Team in the area of Governance and Compliance – Vard Group AS
Kontor og økonomi Juridisk arbeid(20 hours ago)
Job Description
Published 20-12-2024
Deadline: 26-01-2025
We are expanding our Legal Team in the area of Governance and Compliance
The effective execution of corporate strategy in compliance with laws and regulations is crucial for achieving sustainable success.
We are looking for a Legal Counsel who has the desire to work with governance and compliance.
At VARD we care about nurturing talents and embracing diverse strengths, giving everyone the opportunity to develop and grow. Join us and be part of a community that appreciate your skills, and where we together are shaping the future of shipbuilding.
About the position
The main focus will be to identify and assess legal risks for VARD, and to develop strategies, procedures and actions to address such risks with a focus on adding value and sustainability and with a focus on defending VARD's business, assets and reputation.
You will be the leading contributor to ensuring that VARD acts in compliance with internal and external laws and regulations. This will be done by giving practical advice, drafting procedures and monitoring adherence, as well as being the driving force behind a good compliance culture. You will help create insight into and understanding of compliance in the different business units. By being the compliance advisor to managers and key personnel, you will be an important contributor to VARD living its bran “Built on Trust”. You will also take part in the legal team's other daily tasks, such as contract negotiations, dispute handling and corporate matters in general.
The Legal Counsel shall assist the VARD General Counsel on the following matters with a strategic and commercial mindset with key focus on:
Taking a leading role in further developing and updating compliance policies and implementation of these based on existing and new laws and regulations.
- Contribute to creating a good culture in the organization that emphasizes compliance with rules and regulations
- Advise on corporate governance structures and implementation of these
- Develop training programs related to the above together with other departments
- Manage reporting activities to relevant stakeholders, including contributing to reports to BOD and shareholders on compliance and governance
- Assist with implementation and advise related to compliance requirements from the Italian stock exchange required by shareholders
- Manage external legal counsels in the area of compliance and governance
- Maintaining corporate records and supporting with arrangements of BOD meetings and GM meetings
- Assist different departments in due diligence activities of third parties
- Advise top management/CEO and BOD on compliance and governance related matters
- Recommend risk mitigation actions in contract templates, contract negotiation and contract execution in the compliance area
- Monitoring legal affairs in subsidiaries globally
- Assist in contract negotiations and follow up in contract execution phase, with key focus on shipbuilding contracts and other material contracts such as large supplier contracts, having a proactive role in the initial phase of a project to understand, address and reduce risks and conflicts
- Advise on corporate matters in general, including M&As, restructurings, financing arrangements and intragroup transactions
- Recommending legal strategies in response to legal issues, including threatened and actual litigations
- Continuously improvements of templates for key contractual documents and internal training of such
Who are you?
You have a law degree (preferably master degree) and 3-5 years of relevant experience working with governance or compliance.
Combining your expertise with your strong communication and problem-solving skills, you have the ability to influence the direction of the company by sharing ideas with others and seeking improvements. You are passionate about motivating and advising colleagues and managers on all levels and have the ability to operate independently with a high degree of precision, efficiency and ethics.
For this position it is important that you have a strategic view combined with a detailed orientation and are capable of handling pressure and tough deadlines.
You thrive in an international working environment and are good at planning, defining priorities and making decisions. If your personal and ethical values are also aligned with ours; open, flexible, visionary and responsible with a high degree of integrity, you might be the candidate we are looking for.
VARD works systematically for inclusion and diversity and encourage everyone to apply, even if your competence does not match 100% the above.
Why choose us?
In VARD we are global citizens. Our culture is based on a spirit of partnership. You will be challenged to work hard, and you will be supported to reach your full potential.
We can offer you a developing role with the possibility to improve our way of making business.
Some of the benefits in VARD:
- A good working environment with exciting and important tasks in an international environment
- Competitive pension scheme and insurance package
- Subsidized lunch in the office canteen
- Subsidized membership at the gym
- Occupational health service
- Flexible work from home policy
- Free mobile phone usage and subsidized internet at home
- Central office location and free parking
- We understand the importance of continuous learning and we strive to give you the chance to gain new skills and further develop your career
VARD recognizes the importance of having fun at work, this is why with VARD Social you will have the chance to bond with colleagues through new experiences and shared interests. The social offer varies throughout the year and includes activities like 'walk and talk' during lunch hours, fjord cruises, cooking lessons, go karting, football practices and wine tasting, just to name a few.
With the right blend of fun, expertise and hard work, we are creating ships for the future. Join us!
Kontaktinformasjon
Marianne Blindheim, VARD General Counsel, 977 14 033
Arbeidssted
Skansekaia 2
6002 Ålesund
Nøkkelinformasjon:
Arbeidsgiver: Vard Group AS
Referansenr.: 4885733266
Stillingsprosent: 100%
Regular
Søknadsfrist: 26.01.2025
DIVERSE INFO
| Arbeidsgiver | Vard Group AS orgnr: |
|---|---|
| Kort om arbeidsgiver |
World leaders in offering the best marine engineering solutions, we are the only shipbuilders who can conceive, design and construct all types of extremely complex ships, from cruise vessels to mega yachts, naval vessels and high-tech offshore units. Every ship is a unique, state-of-the-art, highly complex and innovative product, a symbol of our culture and the result of the excellence of sound engineering expertise. Innovation, research, technology, quality and 230 years of experience, through which Fincantieri has played a crucial role in the Italian Navy's history.
We are proud of our active participation in all the segments with the most potential, and although our roots are in Italy, we are present around the globe with sites and infrastructure on four continents. We are part of a global network that brings together the work and the expertise of thousands of people who all have different skills, experiences and ambitions. With people of substance, whose value we recognize. |
| Webside | http://www.vard.com |
| Bransje | Kontor og økonomi |
| Yrke | Juridisk arbeid |
| Sted | ÅLESUND (Adresse: Skansekaia 2 Postnr: 6002) |
| Stillingstype | Fast Heltid Antall stillinger: 1 |
| Sektor | Privat |
| Krav | Unknown |
| Tiltredelse | Unknown |
| Søknadsfrist | 26-01-2025 |
