Legal and Compliance Manager CA/CAU

Hello. We’re Haleon. A new world-leading consumer health company. Shaped by all who join us. Together, we’re improving everyday health for billions of people. By growing and innovating our global portfolio of category-leading brands – including Sensodyne, Panadol, Advil, Voltaren, Theraflu, Otrivin, and Centrum – through a unique combination of deep human understanding and trusted science. What’s more, we’re achieving it in a company that we’re in control of. In an environment that we’re co-creating. And a culture that’s uniquely ours. Care to join us. It isn’t a question.About The RoleAs Legal and Compliance Manager based in Kazakhstan (Almaty), you’ll be responsible for providing a high level of legal support either directly or by coordinating a team of external lawyers to Export Hub East Cluster - Caucasus (Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan), Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kirghizstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Mongolia) and Belarus, playing a key role in anticipating trends, designing and coordinating the implementation of appropriate legal solutions and strategies. You’ll be involved in the legal support of projects, investigations having potentially significant impact on the business, and developing proper risks assessment and mitigation plans. You will provide professional and strategic advice to the Local Leadership Team and various cluster stakeholders.This role will provide you the opportunity to lead key activities to progress your career, as part of a group of Legal professionals supporting Central and Eastern Europe as well as other regions such as Baltics, South-East Europe, Balkans, Adriatic and Mediterranean Islands.Main responsibilities:Support business operations in Caucasus (Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan), Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kirghizstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Mongolia) and Belarus.Participation and counsel to Leadership Team meetings.Negotiating/drafting and/or reviewing a wide range of commercial agreements.Advising on legal aspects of sales commercial practices and promotion including review of product claims and challenges.Advising and managing commercial dispute resolution and litigation.Providing proactive legal support on industry issues, crisis management and product incidents.Oversight and management of legal risks within Risk Management and Compliance framework.Delivering/coordinating legal trainings to client groups.Liaising with other central and regional groups within Legal as well as other functions (such as Corporate Tax, Finance, Regulatory, Supply Chain etc.).Advising on anti-corruption issues (including participation in the application of the Haleon Anti-Bribery and Anti- Corruption Framework).Appropriately manage legal budget in your market(s) so that alternative billing arrangements are reached with Law Firms and costs are decreased as much as possible.Requirements: Bachelors in law; Qualified lawyer/Legal counsel. Master of Law would be a plus. Minimum 3, ideally +5 years of experience advising multinational enterprises and working in a multi-cultural environment.Relevant experience managing multiple markets across several jurisdictions in FMCG, FMCH or Pharmaceuticals industry.Sound knowledge of industry specific commercial practices, European Union Competition Law, Commercial and Corporate Law. Demonstrated Business Development support, Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABAC) experience.English – advanced level; other languages would be a plus.Strong oral and written communication skills.Comfortable with technology, in particular the Microsoft environment and relevant applications.Excellent team player, detail-oriented, able to work with both executive and non-executive managers.Travel across CEE from time to time.Diversity, Equity and Inclusion At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone.We’re striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives.We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.Care to join us. Find out what life at Haleon is really like www.haleon.com/careers/As you apply, we will ask you to share some personal information, which is entirely voluntary. We want to have an opportunity to consider a diverse pool of qualified candidates and this information will assist us in meeting that objective and in understanding how well we are doing against our inclusion and diversity ambitions. We would really appreciate it if you could take a few moments to complete it. Rest assured, Hiring Managers do not have access to this information and we will treat your information confidentially.Haleon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class.Care to join us. Find out what life at Haleon is really like www.haleon.com/careers/At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone. We're striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives. We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.As you apply, we will ask you to share some personal information, which is entirely voluntary. We want to have an opportunity to consider a diverse pool of qualified candidates and this information will assist us in meeting that objective and in understanding how well we are doing against our inclusion and diversity ambitions. We would really appreciate it if you could take a few moments to complete it. Rest assured, Hiring Managers do not have access to this information and we will treat your information confidentially.Haleon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class.Accommodation RequestsIf you require a reasonable accommodation or other assistance to apply for a job at Haleon at any stage of the application process, please let your recruiter know by providing them with a description of specific accommodations you are requesting. We’ll provide all reasonable accommodations to support you throughout the recruitment process and treat all information you provide us in confidence.