Role Objective
The Legal Counsel – Corporate Manager is responsible for supporting the Asst. General Counsel – Corporate on the execution of all corporate legal matters, including but not limited to regulatory compliance, contract management, employment law, M&A, and intellectual property and data protection. The Legal Counsel – Corporate Manager leads Oman Air’s legal corporate services, advocacy, and advice to all functions, senior management, and staff in line with relevant legislation, policy, guidelines, and practice standards to ensure consistent, quality services are delivered, and outcomes are improved for Oman Air’s business.
Area of responsibility
General
1. Advice user departments on all legal matters.
2. Impart knowledge to user departments from time to time on items that they need to focus on while reviewing contracts.
3. Educate departments in new laws/changes in law that may have impact on contracts.
4. Advise on aviation regulatory matters with an emphasis on passenger consumer matters.
5. Draft, review and comment on standard and non-standard documentation, standard terms and conditions, framework agreements, master receivables purchase agreements and other relevant documents
6. Develop and manage relationships with external law firms to assist with transactional and Non transactional work as appropriate.
7. Work alongside senior business colleagues and beyond with a particular emphasis on ensuring compliance with legislation and mitigation of legal and other risks.
8. Prepare legal seminars as and directed by the General Counsel for managers and their aides to get them aware of the legal issues related to their work. In addition, provide training to take some simple legal procedures that immune their decisions against legal defects.
9. Coordinate with External legal counsels /legal clearances/trademarks and copyright registration and other legal matters as required by Oman air.
10. Any other duties or tasks as may be assigned by the Management
Mergers and Acquisitions
1. Responsible for providing legal support and driving the legal process for mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures
2. Conduct feasibility assessment of proposed transactions, recognizing the regulatory backdrop, the political environment, and wider risk and reputational considerations.
3. Conduct due diligence on potential partners or targets to assess legal risks and compliance issues.
4. Draft and negotiate transactional documents, such as acquisition agreements, joint venture agreements, in close coordination with Asst. General Counsel – Corporate
Intellectual Property and Data Protection
1. Manage and implement the trademark registration programme to adequately protect the Oman Air’s trademarks, service marks, logos, etc., and ensure the airline's intellectual property rights are well protected.
2. Conduct intellectual property searches and registrations.
3. Drive and negotiate intellectual property agreements, such as licensing agreements and technology transfer agreements in close coordination with Asst. General Counsel – Corporate
4. Advise on data protection and privacy laws, including compliance with data protection regulations and managing data breaches, in close collaboration with Digital Governance and Standards Manager.
Education & Experience
➢ 8+ years of experience in a corporate legal role with a minimum of 3 years in a management position, experience in the airline industry will be preferred
➢ Bachelor or post-graduate certification from a top accredited Law School with relevant bar association
Special Skills & Knowledge
➢ Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, in English
➢ Strong ethical conduct with dedication to maintaining ethical standards across all legal matters and adhering to the aviation industry code of conduct
➢ Demonstrated outstanding organizational and leadership abilities
➢ Fluent in English (Spoken and Written)
➢ Proficiency in MS Office
➢ Deep expertise of aviation regulations, laws, international agreements and other practices governing the airline industry
➢ Prior experience as a Legal executive managing and leading legal team for an airline
➢ Contracts management skills with demonstrated knowledge in contract negotiation and management for aircraft leases, supplier agreements, and other aviation-related contracts including drafting, managing and reviewing contracts
➢ Risk and crisis management with in-depth knowledge in identifying and mitigating legal risks related to airline operations, liability issues and/or regulatory compliance, and effectively handling all legal aspects of addressing aviation emergencies, accidents and incidents
➢ Stakeholder management with proven experience managing external legal support (corporate counsel) to support business objectives internationally across multiple countries
➢ Expertise in detecting laws and regulations violations through comprehensive internal investigations