General Counsel for Turkey Operations

3 days ago


Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey Page Executive Full time

About Our Client

Our client is a prominent healthcare company seeking an experienced legal expert to lead their operations in Turkey. As Director of Legal Services Turkey, you will be responsible for providing strategic and commercially focused legal advice to the Management Board and various departments on all day-to-day operational legal, corporate, compliance, and litigation matters.

The Role

You will draft, review, amend, and negotiate commercial contracts, ensuring they meet the needs of the business while mitigating potential legal risks. Additionally, you will be responsible for ensuring company operations comply with all local laws, regulations, and internal policies, providing training to non-legal colleagues in these areas and setting/implementing internal governance policies.

Key Responsibilities

  • Draft, review, amend, and negotiate commercial contracts, including distribution agreements, services agreements, supplier contracts, logistics agreements, tender documents, group agreements, and general terms and conditions of sale.
  • Ensure company operations comply with all local laws, regulations, and internal policies, providing training to non-legal colleagues in these areas and setting/implementing internal governance policies.
  • Act as the local data protection officer for all privacy and data protection issues, coordinating with the EMEA and Global Data Protection Team.
  • Monitor relevant new legislation and ensure its implementation within the local organisation, identifying internal implementation options to secure future business development.
  • Manage legal risk across the full breadth of the business to support and facilitate the continued commercial success of the business, promoting and enforcing ethical behaviour in all activities of the company.

Requirements

To succeed in this role, you will need 15+ years of total experience in multinational companies, complemented by a law degree from a top-tier Turkish or European law school and ideally an international post-graduate degree (LL.M). You should have at least 10 years of experience in a comparable management position in an international environment, preferably in an in-house legal department in the pharmaceutical, health-care, or fast-moving consumer goods industry.

What We Offer

  • A competitive salary package
  • A hybrid working model, combining office-based and remote work
  • An inclusive bonus scheme as part of the remuneration package
  • A Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP)
  • A vibrant company culture that encourages professional growth and development

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