Legal Counsel - Middle East & Africa

**The opportunity** We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Legal Counsel to join our team. In this role, you will be providing full\-spectrum legal support across Corporate Functions and Business Units including Grid Integration, Grid Automation, High Voltage, Transformers, and Services. **How You’ll Make An Impact** * Drafting, reviewing, negotiating, interpreting and advising on legal documents and contracts in collaboration with the business to achieve the best commercial outcome whilst mitigating risk * Providing strategic legal advice on a broad range of matters including contract law, litigation, transactions/anti\-trust, compliance, intellectual property, employment/labor, corporate governance, ethics and others. * Developing close working relationships with Hitachi Energy’s internal customers including commercial business teams and supply chain functions * Reviewing policies and other documents from vendors, customers and other third parties ensuring compliance with policies. * Researching, analyzing, and interpreting laws, statutes, and regulations. * Developing awareness of legal issues and their implications across all areas of the business. * Advising on claims liability, legal rights and obligations and overseeing disputes and litigation matters. * Supporting business units in managing contractual claims and advise on the resolution of disputes or litigation through external advisors when necessary. * Participating in and promoting activities to ensure employees conduct business in compliance with the internal Hitachi Energy directives and applicable local laws. * Proactively developing effective legal strategies and practical solutions to address legal issues. * Monitoring legal affairs, including but not limited to litigations and activity reports. * Drafting and reviewing of Request for Quotations and input to Pre\-Qualification Questionnaire, tender preparation, risks identification, risk review, negotiations of contracts, framework agreements, partnerships, settlements, etc. all in coordination with key internal stakeholders. * Planning and coordinating legal training. * Facilitating the sharing of best practices and ensuring harmonized and standardized processes are applied across Hitachi Energy to deliver consistent and optimized support to the business. * Assisting with the implementation and the monitoring of integrity across Hitachi Energy and act as a personal role\-model in this regard. * Responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines. Support Corporate Legal and Compliance functions responsible to avoid non\-compliance. * Supporting the implementation of the Code of Ethic and Business Conduct and assisting with the resolution of integrity\-related issues and other actions * You will be responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines. * Living Hitachi Energy’s core values safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business. **Your background** * Bachelor’s degree in law. * A qualified lawyer with a minimum of 10 years of post\-qualification experience * Ideally 5\+ years of experience as in\-house legal counsel or in legal practice relating to major utilities construction/engineering projects with a successful track record of handling complex international corporation and commercial transactions. * Strong experience in contract law and commercial negotiations. * Good analytical and problem\-solving skills. * Ability to work independently and as part of a team. * Well\-developed communication and interpersonal skills including team spirit as well as the ability to influence people at all levels. * High level of integrity and ethical standards. * Proficiency in Arabic is a plus. * Bar admission is preferred but not mandatory. * Proficiency in both spoken \& written English is required. Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future through innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core. Over three billion people depend on our technologies to power their daily lives. With over a century in pioneering mission\-critical technologies like high\-voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronics, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time – balancing soaring electricity demand, while decarbonizing the power system. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 50,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $16 billion USD. We welcome you to apply today.