Group Legal Counsel at Ericsson Nigeria

Ericsson is a world-leading provider of telecommunications equipment & services to mobile & fixed network operators. Over 1,000 networks in more than 180 countries use Ericsson equipment, & more than 40 percent of the world's mobile traffic passes through Ericsson networks. Using innovation to empower people, business & society, we are working towards the Networked Society, in which everything that can benefit from a connection will have one. At Ericsson, we apply our innovation to market-based solutions that empower people & society to help shape a more sustainable world.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Group Legal Counsel

Req ID: 446894
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Category: Legal

Description

• At Ericsson, you can be a game changer! Because working here isn’t just a deal. It’s a big deal. This means that you get to leverage our 140+ years of experience and the expertise of more than 95,000 diverse colleagues worldwide. As part of our team, you will help solve some of society´s most complicated challenges, enabling you to be ‘the person that did that.’ We’ve never had a greater opportunity to inspire change; setting the bar for technology to be inclusive and accessible; empowering an intelligent, sustainable, and connected world.
• Are you in?

Our Exciting Opportunity

• Group Function Legal Affairs ("GFLA") provides timely, highly qualified, and efficient legal services to the Ericsson Group and thereby supplies to achieving the Group's targets.
• The main objective of Legal: MMEA is to provide legal support in accordance with the above to Market Area Middle East and Africa (“MMEA").

You will

• Draw up legal documents, contracts required by clients in connection with their respective business and other instruments in accordance with relevant business objectives;
• Actively participate in all preparatory activities, coordination and alignment with all relevant units and departments related to deals and negotiations of aforesaid instruments;
• Consider and advise on legal and other requirements resulting from legislation, agreements, contracts, and other undertakings;
• Offer and perform legal training and education;
• Provide mentorship regarding filing and maintenance of agreements and similar documents in accordance with applicable laws;
• Manage disputes, claims, actions and potential disputes, claims, actions in concert with other concerned Ericsson representative and Group Legal Litigation Counsel at GFLA (when required);
• Participate and promote compliance and governance in the Market Area and ensure accurate and entity compliance and governance;
• Provide information and mentorship in implementing new or amended legislation and regulatory requirements;
• Implement policies and directives and decisions of GFLA;
• Provide mentorship and advice on general legal issues in a multi-territory and multi-jurisdiction environment as well as mentorship and advice on general compliance and trade compliance.

Requirements
To be successful in the role you must havel:

• University Degree in Law required
• Master’s degree in a relevant field (e.g. Contract, Intellectual Property Law) recommended
• More than 6 years of experience as corporate in-house counsel and/or member of leading corporate law firm; preferably with experience relevant to IT and/or telecommunications industry and cross-border transactions in a multi-national setting.
• Experience required in "new business models" such as content licensing, revenue share schemes etc.
• Commercial and intellectual property rights experience required.

Professional for competence area:

• Excellent knowledge of contract law, international contractual principles and customs, in addition to very good knowledge of Intellectual Property Rights.
• Proficiency in English (and recommendable, though not a must, proficiency in French) is required as well as extensive negotiation experience from an international environment.
• Good negotiation skills and legal skills and acumen.

Business:

• Experience from working within the Telecommunications/IT industry and a very good understanding of such a business environment.
• Experience in new media environments an advantage.
• Must be able to work at all levels as well as at a most senior and high level, under time pressure, across a cross-section of the business with critical and meticulous attention to detail.

Human:

• Must be able to demonstrate the following human proficiencies/skills: communication, management networking, and leadership.
• Must be people-oriented, i.e. must be able to relate to people with emotional intelligence, yet to be objective in judgment and quickly win the confidence of others.
• Should be able to quickly develop a strong internal and external network.
• Integrity must be of the highest level.
• Must be a truly phenomenal teammate, professional, confident, sound analytical problem solver, and always really good judgment.

What's in it for you?

• With over 90,000 employees across 180+ countries, we have a culture that respects and supports your ambitions, in alignment with our values of Respect, Professionalism and Perseverance.
• Ericsson is very passionate about learning and development, supports mobility and flexible working hours. We are also committed to diversity and inclusion and to be a responsible and relevant driver of positive change.
• We also offer some awesome benefits, amazing career development and training programs to provide an empowered career in a connected world.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.