Please note: this role requires full relocation to Malta. The role is located in Malta, fully on-site.
The company:
Our client is a long-established international aviation group with over 40 years of market presence and operations across multiple jurisdictions. The organisation operates through a multi-entity structure with offices in various global locations and is continuing to expand its international footprint.
The role:
The VP Group Legal will lead the organisation’s legal function, acting as a key advisor to the executive leadership team and overseeing legal matters across a multi-entity, international structure. The role combines strategic responsibility with hands-on involvement in complex cross-border legal issues, including corporate, commercial, and regulatory matters, while supporting business growth and ensuring effective risk management across the group’s integral operations.
What the company offers:
The company provides relocation support, along with an attractive compensation package, including a company car and other benefits.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and oversee the legal function, providing direction, mentorship, and professional development to the team.
- Design and implement legal strategies aligned with the organisation’s overall business objectives.
- Advise senior leaders and executives on legal, regulatory, and risk-related matters to support critical business decisions.
- Ensure compliance with all applicable legislation, regulations, and industry standards across multiple jurisdictions.
- Provide clear, practical legal advice across a broad range of business areas.
- Draft, negotiate, and review complex international contracts, including joint ventures, partnerships, and other high-value commercial agreements.
- Establish, restructure, and manage corporate entities, maintaining strong governance both locally and internationally.
- Support business acquisitions, divestments, ownership structures, and registration requirements.
- Guide dispute resolution processes, including settlements, claims, litigation, and arbitration, while coordinating with external counsel and monitoring case progress.
- Oversee contract management processes, contribute to template development, streamline workflows, and strengthen the legal framework.
- Develop and enforce policies and procedures to ensure compliance with all legal and regulatory obligations, including sanctions and other compliance requirements.
Requirements:
- Law degree, Bachelor’s and/or Master’s
- Experience in General Counsel / Chief Legal Counsel / equivalent roles in an international setting
- Experience managing in-house legal teams in multiple countries
- Expertise in corporate law and international contracts, with experience in complex commercial agreements, joint ventures, partnerships.
- Strong strategic, analytical, and problem-solving skills; able to assess risk and provide clear advice under uncertainty.
- Excellent communication and influencing ability; capable of engaging with senior leadership and stakeholders across multiple jurisdictions.
- Proactive, adaptable, hands-on, able to prioritize and manage multiple tasks/projects effectively.