Senior Legal Counsel

2 days ago


Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark APM Terminals Full time

About A.P. Moller - Maersk

We are a global integrated container logistics company, dedicated to connecting and simplifying our customers' supply chains. With operations in 130 countries and a workforce of approximately 100,000 people, we strive to provide seamless customer engagement and a superior end-to-end delivery network.

As the global leader in shipping services, we offer simple end-to-end products and digital services that enable our customers to trade and grow by transporting goods anywhere in the world.

Our team is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel with a business-focused mindset, integrity, and strong ethics to join our legal department. This hands-on role requires extensive in-house advisory experience, especially in contract negotiation and business support.

The successful candidate will be instrumental in standardizing and developing Maersk's contractual frameworks, terms, and end-to-end customer contracting processes.

Key Responsibilities:

  1. Act as the global lead, trusted legal advisor and Legal Business Partner serving as the customer contracting subject matter expert for a number of products.
  2. Assist the business in their sales activities and handle negotiations with Maersk's largest customers as may be required and any post-sales discussions on a product and global level. Provide hands-on support to the contract governance team and assist and support our regional legal organisation.
  3. Act as the trusted legal advisor and subject matter expert to assist the product development team in refining existing and developing new products.
  4. Ensure a successful and sustainable adherence of customer contracting elements at a global level such as: policies and procedures, communication, risk assessments, contract reviews, conduct in-person trainings to target audience.
  5. Drive and lead customer contracting initiatives, roll-outs and agenda by establishing and maintaining engaged and constructive relationships with internal stakeholders for ensuring solutions that match and align business and legal needs.
  6. Lead projects on a global and product level to be the single point of contact between the business and Center to provide recommendations for complex bespoke contractual setups, including liaising with the regional teams and Center teams in finance, insurance, product and tax.
  7. Provide guidance to the global organisation in relation to transport documents across the entire portfolio, and liaise with the internal stakeholders as may be required in relation to parties, shipments, commodities and transactions.
  8. Create and conduct legal training to relevant employees (in person, webinars and/or e-learning).
  9. Advise stakeholders on legal trends, developing areas of the law, industry trends and related risks that may impact the Maersk's operations and/or services.
  10. Participate in external forums and work groups as a representative of Maersk.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree in law or an equivalent legal qualification related discipline is preferred.
  • Licensed to practice law and a member in good standing in the jurisdiction in which the license is issued.
  • Solid experience in a legal role focusing on complex commercial transactions, preferably with a mix of in-house and law firm experience.
  • Experience in the logistics, supply chain and/or transportation industry is preferrable but we will consider relevant experience in other industries as well.
  • Highly effective communications style, translating complex legal issues into readily understandable assessments and actionable recommendations that deliver business value in the context of global business strategies.
  • Experience with drafting, reviewing and negotiating various contracts related to logistics, transportation, procurement and complex commercial transactions, and substantive experience with industry-related regulatory matters.
  • Experience in building, updating and refining contract templates customized to meet specific needs and requirements of business, while incorporating experience-informed negotiating positions.
  • Experienced and successful trainer and facilitator.
  • Strong analytical, communication, negotiation, presentation, and strategic decision-making and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, an inquisitive mind, and the ability to connect and work effectively with multiple, diverse, cross-functional stakeholders, legal organization, third parties and customers.
  • Ability to work independently while working collaboratively within a local and global team environment.
  • Commercial mind-set, drive to deliver high quality results.
  • Ability to work across cultures.
  • Excellent written and verbal skills in English.


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