Head of Product Litigation, Claims and Regulation

This is a 12 month FTC to start ASAP or at least within the next 1-2 months to allow a good cross over/handover.

Client Details

Our client are well known for being innovative, reputable and market leaders in product technology and innovation. With a global and growing footprint in market leading initiatives and technology this is an exciting opportunity to be part of and lead a new team in the business who are evolving and who require someone to improve processes, drive strategy and lead a small team of lawyers.

Description

The Head of Product Litigation, Claims & Regulatory reports to the Director, IP & Product strategy and sits with the Senior Management Team.

Head of Product Litigation, Claims & Regulatory has management responsibility for the following areas of activity:

• Global Product Litigation (excluding IP)
• Global advice on Marketing Claims & Assets
• Global advice on Regulatory matters

Accountabilities

1. Strategic

- Setting strategic goals for the team which align with and contribute to the function-level strategic goals set by Director, IP & Product Strategy

- Driving and evaluating progress by the team against its strategic goals

2. Operational

- Managing and prioritising resources and services in accordance with their strategic value to the business.

- Delivering services efficiently and at a competitive cost

- Ensuring quality and consistency of service delivery, acting on stakeholder feedback where appropriate.

- Developing KPIs and metrics which support effective decision-making.

- Operational reporting to Director

- Promoting collaboration across Legal teams and with external stakeholders

3. People

- Driving People Engagement within the team

- Building a team culture of high performance, fairness, transparency and honesty.

- Ensuring effective performance management, learning and development within the team

4. Financial Performance

- Zero-based operational budgeting to deliver strategic value to the business

- Effective management of spend against approved budget

Profile

Professional experience

Ideally seeking:

• Qualified lawyer with at least 5 years PQE, preferably working in-house in a global organisation but open to those with private practice background.
• Significant litigation experience, ideally multi-jurisdictional experience. Experience in the area of product litigation and regulation is preferred.
• Knowledge and experience of advising on product regulatory matters and legal risks relating to development of marketing claims and assets would be an advantage.
• Experience in building relationships with internal and external stakeholders - including senior management - across different geographies and cultures.
• Proven track record as a people manager, demonstrating an ability to performance-manage individuals within a high-performance culture
• Significant experience in managing outside counsel, including highly effective cost management.
• Budget management experience is an advantage

Leadership competencies

• Broad business, commercial and financial management skills, with a clear understanding of how to create value for the business and balance cost and risk.
• Able to delegate effectively
• Capable of working at a strategic level, whilst also managing day-to-day activity to deliver key elements of the business plan
• Highly-developed communication skills, both oral and written. Capable of articulating a compelling vision for the team and developing a range of strategies to influence people to deliver business plans. Able to communicate effectively with senior management as required.
• Consistently role models the values and fosters the values in the team. Is highly self-reflective and welcomes open feedback, with a clear commitment to self-improvement.
• An effective decision-maker: comfortable with change and ambiguity and can act without having the total bigger picture.
• A role model for building and maintaining a strong network of collaborative relationships across the business units and geographies to deliver operational success and galvanise and involve people.
• Possesses a brand of leadership which drives a diverse and collaborative working culture encouraging openness, honesty and psychological safety. Builds strong team spirit and celebrates success.

Job Offer

Highly Competitive salary - dependant on experience

12 month duration minimum

Rare opportunity to mould and make a difference to a global business

3 days a week in the office and 2 from home ideally

Excellent benefits package