International Contract Manager Legal Counsel

ROLE DESCRIPTION SUMMARY The Job Holder will be part of the Legal, Contract and Compliance Department of Thales international division (DGDI) for Southeast Asia, supporting all Thales businesses in Southeast Asia and Taiwan ("the Region"). Within DGDI, you report hierarchically to the Legal, Contract and Compliance Director for Southeast Asia. Thales has been present and has grown from strength to strength in the Asian region for over 50 years, providing state-of-the-art solutions for customers in the avionics, secure communications and information systems, defense mission systems and strategy, research and technology, and digital security domains. The position particularly covers IBS Business Line (Identity and Biometrics Solutions) activities in the Region. The IBS Business Line offers Identity and Biometrics Solutions to governments, public authorities, police forces, and private entities in the field of civil identity, with more than 200 programs deployed worldwide: secure documents (biometric passports, electronic ID cards, driving licenses, other documents), management of sovereign identity, trusted digital infrastructures, border crossing management solutions, biometric solutions for criminal investigations. This is a rapidly growing activity for several years. KEY ACTIVITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: As an International Contract Manager Legal Counsel, you are accountable for: The position particularly covers IBS Business Line (Identity and Biometrics Solutions) activities in the Region. It also covers transversal activities in the Region for dedicated countries like Philippines and Thailand. On both sides, it covers a wide range of activities, mainly on export markets. For the files you will be responsible for, you will be expected to: During the offer / bid phase: • \tAdvise operational teams (Capture Leader, bid manager, sales team...) on a legally relevant contractual structure contributing to the offer's competitiveness and in line with local regulations, • \tDraft and negotiate, or participate in the drafting and negotiation, of contracts with clients / partners / subcontractors / suppliers while ensuring the consistency of their contractual and financial content with Thales' interests, • \tParticipate in the risk analysis process and the construction of mitigation plans with the help of operations (possibly estimating financial provisions for risks such as delay, if necessary), • \tPrepare and negotiate cooperation agreements, support business development (LOI, MOU, Consortium Agreement, JV Agreements, etc.), • \tProvide support to purchasing for the definition of contractual clauses to be flowed down in subcontracting contracts, as well as potential support during negotiation, • \tPrepare and present all review documentation related to the bid / offer, in line with the applicable review and approval process, including clear recommendations, During the project phase: • \tEnsure that, from contract signature, the contractual framework is known by the project team, kept up to date, and that deviations are tracked and managed, • \tDefine with the project team a risk and opportunity management strategy to minimize the impact of any risk occurrence, through requests for waivers or deadline extensions, or to improve the project's financial outcome by generating claims and/or amendments, • \tContribute effectively to the legal function KPIs defined at the Group level, • \tMonitor and manage with the Litigation Department any disputes arising during project execution (collect relevant data related to the contractual and operational environment and associated evidence). Other: • \tActively contribute to the implementation of the Group's compliance program actions, notably by assisting the compliance officer in implementing all pillars of the program (Antitrust, Anticorruption, GDPR, Trade compliance & Duty of vigilance), • \tOn anticorruption, o\tperform, analyze, implement and update the screening and due diligence files of any Third Party with whom Thales wish to enter into a contractual relationship, in close coordination with the competent Compliance officer as well as all the other relevant stakeholders (i.e. business capture leaders, country directors, and all relevant local functions and concerned Thales' business units) in accordance with the applicable Third Party Integrity Assessment Instruction, o\treport to the Compliance Officer any identified situations of non-compliance which would require the definition of a corrective action plan and/or a reporting to Chief Compliance Officer and VP Legal & Contract of TNSEA, • \tProvide country legal intelligence and knowledge to the relevant global, regional, or corporate stakeholders • \tInterface with external counsels for analysis and management of specific legal issues in the framework of complex contractual and/or legal arrangements or claim/litigation procedures in the Region on a need-basis, • \tParticipate in a cross-functional working group for Legal, Contract and Compliance Department (contract management, IP, standard contracts, insurance...), • \tContribute to the development and delivery of training to operational teams (compliance, contract management,...), • \tRegular travel in the Region and occasional travel in France are to be expected. KEY KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE: To be successful in your role, you will have demonstrated and/or acquired the following knowledge and experience: • \tWith a minimum Bachelor's degree in Business Law or from a Business School complemented by a Specialization in Law, you have 7 to 12 years of proven experience in a legal counsel or lawyer position in an international environment. • \tGood command of English language, verbal and written (Mandatory) as there will be a lot of coordination needed to be done with different stakeholders across the globe. • \tYou understand the stakes associated with the Group's compliance program. • \tYou master the techniques related to third-party review (third-party screening) and can conduct compliance analyses. • \tDuring your experience, you have developed strong proactivity towards stakeholders and good ability to manage priorities. • \tEndowed with analytical and synthesis skills, you assess situations accurately and can easily propose pragmatic solutions. • \tYou enjoy sharing your experiences and best practices, with a collective and collaborative mindset. • \tYou also have good listening and communication skills. • \tYou are keen to work in diverse teams and have inter-cultural awareness and interest • \tYou have full mastery of IT tools, all types of data exchange platforms, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint