Overview of the Job
Legal Counsel within the Legal Department of Thales AMEWA, Regional Hub covering the following regions: Africa, Middle East, Central and Western Asia (the “Regions”).
Operational Context
Thales international organization’s mission is to foster and manage growth of Thales presence in all the countries of these Regions for all Thales activities in the aerospace, space, defense and security domains.
The Job Holder will become a key player in the development and management of this regional business organization, implying close and cross-fertilizing relationships with many competences at senior levels, including Region Vice[1]Presidents, Country Directors, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Key Account Managers, Contract and Program Managers, Finance Directors, etc.
Regional business activities are driven by a dynamic demand characterized by a sharp competition and growing customers’ requirements in terms of quality, systems products and services sophistication, delivery time and prices, industrial cooperation and financing schemes. Customers, in the private and public sectors, are very diversified and include ministries, municipalities, bank and enterprise, oil and gas, airport, airlines, civil works domains, etc.
The Job Holder will be a key element in the implementation of the stringent ethics and compliance standards within Thales, and as such, will contribute to the evolution of its organization as well as of its way of working, in order to take into consideration the evolutions of its environment, new laws and regulations and the best ethical and governance practices.
Job Description
The Job Holder will be responsible for securing the legal aspects of commercial engineering services implemented for supporting export and domestic initiatives undertaken by the Thales Operational Units in the relevant Regions’ countries. With due reference to best practices and ethics rules, he/she will participate in the identification and selection of business advisers and industrial partners and be responsible for analyzing, implementing and updating due diligence files in close coordination with the Country Directors, relevant local functions and concerned Thales units. He/She will be responsible for drafting, negotiating, preparing and managing the contracts to be executed with said business advisers as well as for preparing partners due diligence analysis. The Job Holder will be as close as possible to operational functions and help in elaborating relevant contractual solutions and identifying contractual, legal and compliance stakes so that risks are detected, measured and mitigated. In compliance with Thales policy, the Job Holder will interface with external counsels for analysis and management of specific legal issues in the framework of complex contractual and/or legal arrangements or litigation procedures in the Regions.
The Job Holder will contribute to the implementation of the Thales ethics and compliance standards, and as such will participate notably to the deployment throughout the Regions of an ethics and compliance communication and training plan.
The Job Holder will assist the Legal & Contracts Director in addressing audit reviews (internal and external), corporate law, governance and compliance aspects for the Regional Hub.
Reporting Lines
The Job Holder will report directly to the Legal & Contracts Director of the Regional Hub.
Background
The Job Holder shall have a minimum of a Master's Degree (5 years – M2) in law. She/he shall have a minimum of 5 years of professional experience as in-house lawyer providing support to business in an international environment.
He/She shall have a good practice of international contracts and ethics and compliance issues. The interest for compliance matters is key for this position.
He/She shall have a perfect command of French and English languages, both spoken and written.
He/She shall be autonomous, meticulous, self-confident, teamwork capable and well organized
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- Master's Degree (M2) in Law (5 years)
- Minimum 5 years' professional experience as an in-house lawyer supporting international business
- Strong practice in international contracts
- Experience with ethics and compliance matters
- Fluent (perfect) written and spoken French and English
- Interest in compliance matters
- Autonomous, meticulous, well organized, team-capable and self-confident
Thales Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Thales and has not been reviewed or approved by Thales.
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Retirement Support — Retirement plans with employer contributions and matches, profit sharing, and share purchase opportunities are emphasized across multiple regions. These elements are positioned as competitive components of total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO that increases with tenure, paid holidays, and paid military, maternity, and paternity leave are described. This breadth supports work–life balance across locations.
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Flexible Benefits — Hybrid work options, flexible schedules, and parental supports such as childcare benefits and leave for sick children are available in several markets. Flexibility is presented as a core part of the employee experience.
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What We Do
Thales is a global high technology leader investing in digital and “deep tech” innovations – connectivity, big data, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and quantum technology – to build a future we can all trust, which is vital to the development of our societies. The company provides solutions, services and products that help its customers – businesses, organisations and states – in the defence, aeronautics, space, transportation and digital identity and security markets to fulfil their critical missions, by placing humans at the heart of the decision-making process.
