Department Manager, Litigation

Job description / Role

• Contributes in defining the strategic direction for the business line by providing inputs from own function and work with all other peer managers to ensure that all functions are aligned with and support the overall strategy.
• Directs preparation of the annual Operating, Business Plans and capital expenditure budget for the function, ensuring that adequate funding provision is made available for all activities related with his functions.
• Monitors expenditure against approved levels on a regular basis and investigates and justifies significant variances to ensure effective performance and cost control.
• Reviews the organization structure and operational processes of function, studies and recommends changes to optimize the workings of function as appropriate to optimize efficiencies and effectiveness.
• Manages the function by developing and implementing policies, procedures and guidelines in alignment with the vision and technical specifications and standards where applicable to ensure efficient delivery of the function’s mandate.
• Oversees handling of litigation, arbitration and other proceedings.
• Monitors relations with third party legal specialty firm or law enforcement entity.
• Oversees coordination between regions and HQ for litigation matters.
• Identifies and oversees implementation of any legal best practices to improve responsiveness, performance and cost effectiveness.
• Oversees and supports that all activities are undertaken in strict compliance with approved health, safety and environment procedures in order to protect personnel, assets and corporate reputation.
• Ascertains & improves health of own employees and increases effort to improve capabilities of existing staff through training
• Keeps abreast of regional and international trends and developments in the industry in order to identify areas of opportunities enhancing his function and output maintaining required Quality.
• Champions the process of effective leadership to manage direct reports’ performance, recruitment and development, and to raise their awareness towards the mission, vision, strategy and values to ensure high level commitment, while raising levels of engagement and competence.

Requirements

• University degree in Law, Sharia or relevant discipline plus relevant professional qualification / certification with 7 years of experience OR Master Degree in related field with 6 years of Experience,
• Good understanding and knowledge of the various laws, legal provisions and implications relevant to the Company business and to the Operating Areas in particular.
• Competencies that will be considered essential for this position will include well-developed skills in ‘Achievement Drive’, ‘Decisiveness/ Judgement’, ‘Information Seeking’, ‘Initiative’, ‘Analytical Thinking’ and ‘Directiveness’

About the Company

Saudi Networkers Services, incorporated in 2001 with an aim to provide the world class business and consulting services through a combination of market insight, technical excellence and unrivalled agile methodology.

Our success stems from building strong relationships and trusted partners, which enabled us delivering exceptional services to public sector, as well as some world's leading organizations, in Telecommunication, Information Technology, Cyber Security, Banking, Energy, Utilities and various other industry arenas.

We collaborate closely, ideate that how the work gets done, while working alongside businesses to collaborate on growth and applying breakthrough innovations, that drive exponential impact, managed by teams specialized in their assigned industry sectors.