Head of Legal & Compliance at Nokia

Location: Nairobi, Kenya or Lagos, Nigeria

The Head of Legal & Compliance – Central, East and West Africa (CEWA) will be generally responsible for overseeing and managing legal support for the Nokia CEWA Market Unit. This position reports into the Head of Legal & Compliance – Middle East and Africa.

Responsibilities

• Advising company Regional Management on various regulatory, corporate governance, risk management, business ethics, contracting and other legal matters;
• Leading a small team of two legal counsels in the CEWA Market Unit, and
• Ensuring adequate legal support to Customer Operations and other functions in the CEWA Market Unit.

Job Qualifications

• Legal degree. Admission to practice in one of the countries in the region considered as an advantage.
• Minimum 5 years Post Qualification Experience
• Fluent in English. Any additional languages are considered as an advantage
• Prior exposure to supporting business operations within Central, East and West Africa would be useful
• Ability to clearly and effectively communicate with senior executives and cross-functional set of colleagues
• Inherent leadership skills and ability to build effective legal & compliance function with limited resources.
• Proven ability to build strong and effective relationships with clients and internal business partners
• Pragmatic, solution-driven approach
• Ability to multi-task in a rapidly changing environment and perform under pressure
• High commitment on integrity with the internal fortitude and genuine interest to uphold and enforce Nokia’s standards for the highest ethical conduct amidst all the business pressure.