About DHL Group and Legal Services:

DHL Group is the logistics provider of the world with over 580,000 employees in more than 220 countries and territories. We are an organization that is not just moving goods around; we have a very clear purpose: Connecting People. Improving Lives. We provide challenges and opportunities for personal and professional development, recognizing the difference you bring to our business and sharing the pride of building one of the largest world leaders in logistics and supply chain.

DHL Legal Services offers all business partners worldwide solution-oriented legal advice. We provide comprehensive support in contracts, negotiations, and processes with customers and suppliers, as well as in general litigation and commercial law matters.

In a matrix organization, Legal Services is organized according to regions and global cross-sectional topics. As our business keeps growing, we want you in our APAC region.

Ready to immerse yourself in the exciting world of Legal? Join the team and bring your expertise on board! As part of DHL Group, you will be working with a global network of Legal colleagues and benefit from a wide range of development opportunities.

We are looking for an immediate, full-time, permanent position in APAC at Sydney, Australia.

Job Purpose:

Senior level legal professional responsible for negotiating complex contracts or advising the businesses served within a region/sub-region/country or cluster of countries on relevant legal matters.

Responsible for defining and recommending legal processes and procedures to identify and mitigate legal risks and protect DHL Group's legal and business interests in line with business needs, established legal frameworks, standards, applicable laws, and regulations.

Provide strategic support to the business and Management to assure alignment between legal and business needs.

Supports senior lawyers within Oceania, including working directly with the VP, Head of Legal, and Legal Director to provide the legal function. Works with senior colleagues to establish best-in-class legal processes and procedures to assure business objectives are met and major legal opportunities and risks are identified, exploited, or mitigated.

Your tasks:

• Advise members of business on legal and related risks associated with DHL's operations in the area of responsibility, including advising and counseling functional or operational area managers, VPs, and Executives (GMs, and CFOs) to ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
• Provide a comprehensive "one-stop shop" for subject matter legal expertise to one or more DHL business units in the area of responsibility.
• Review legal analyses and technical reports to recommend senior management on how to respond to legal issues or proposed changes in laws and regulations.
• Review and approve legal contracts, letters of agreement, and other documents related to trade, commercial, financial, and operational matters (e.g., loans, leases, purchase agreements, acquisitions, divestitures, employment contracts) to protect the organization's legal and business interests.
• Represent the organization in complex, controversial, significant, or specialized legal proceedings before courts, government agencies, or other authorities to protect the organization's interests.
• Prepare or review complex materials for external legal counsel to ensure they are well-prepared to represent the organization in legal proceedings.
• Coach less experienced legal staff and help them resolve problems.
• Conduct work associated with Legal Counsel, Patent/Intellectual Property Law, Legal Research & Document Drafting, Contract Negotiation & Administration, and Legal Records Management.
• Carry out multiple roles in addition to BAU work, including membership of Practice Groups, role of Privacy Counsel, supervising APAC CSI accounts, and role of Company Secretary.
• Advise business on legal trends and developing areas of law.
• Design and implement legal risk mitigation strategies in own area of responsibility.
• Work with supervisor to manage all aspects of internal and external legal spend in the area of responsibility.
• Assist with budget preparation for the legal function in the area of responsibility.
• Ensure the organization's legal interests are best represented and protected in customer, vendor, and third-party contracts; actively participate in negotiating such contracts in the area of responsibility.
• Defend the organization's legal interests in litigation and claims in the area of responsibility, which may include external legal spend in sub-region with the highest level of responsibility.
• Be conversant with and understand legal technology and its potential use in delivering legal services.

Your profile:

Education Level:

• Law Degree or equivalent experience/qualification.

Experience Level:

• More than 6.5 years PQE.
• Solid understanding of DHL's operations, goals, and strategies in the area of responsibility.
• Subject matter expert with the ability to apply legal knowledge and expertise in a business environment.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

We offer:

• Great opportunity to work for the biggest logistics company in the world.
• International and virtual environment.
• Flexibility and great opportunity to learn.
• Tempting Compensation and benefits.

DHL Group is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

If this is something you would like to do, don't hesitate and start your application.