Head, Legal and Company Secretariat

Responsibilities:

• Lead the legal structuring, negotiation and execution of material commercial transactions.
• Provide strategic legal support for revenue-generating and business-critical transactions, including enterprise agreements, wholesale arrangements, infrastructure sharing, capacity arrangements, technology partnerships, managed services, procurement, digital services and strategic alliances.
• Act as Legal lead on major strategic deals, partnerships and new business initiatives.
• Partner with Business Development and Sales in structuring and closing high-value commercial opportunities.
• Provide legal input into new business models, routes to market, strategic partnerships and asset-monetisation opportunities.
• Develop and oversee ntel's legal strategy in alignment with corporate and commercial objectives.
• Serve as principal legal adviser to the CEO, Executive Management and relevant business functions
• Determine the legal approach to corporate and commercial matters within approved policies and delegated authority.
• Lead legal negotiations for material transactions, strategic partnerships and commercial agreements.
• Approve standard legal documentation and contractual positions within delegated authority.
• Recommend acceptance, modification or rejection of contractual terms presenting material legal or commercial exposure.
• Determine when external legal support is required and select appropriate external counsel in accordance with company processes.
• Establish clear scopes, budgets and performance expectations for external counsel.
• Monitor external legal expenditure and ensure value for money.

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) degree from a recognised institution.
• Barrister-at-Law (B.L.) qualification and admission to practise law in Nigeria.
• Current professional standing as a legal practitioner.
• Relevant corporate-governance or company-secretarial professional qualification is an advantage.
• Minimum of 10–15 years' post-call experience, with substantial experience in corporate and commercial law.
• At least 5–7 years in a senior legal, commercial legal, company secretarial or leadership role.
• Significant experience as a commercial/transactional lawyer, either within a leading corporate/commercial law firm and/or a complex corporate environment.
• Demonstrable track record of structuring, negotiating and closing complex and high-value commercial transactions.
• Strong experience drafting and negotiating sophisticated commercial agreements.
• Experience supporting revenue-generating businesses and partnering directly with Sales, Business Development, Finance, Procurement, Network and Technology teams.
• Strong understanding of commercial concepts including pricing, revenue share, margins, payment structures, performance obligations, risk allocation and deal economics.
• Experience in telecommunications, technology, infrastructure, financial services or another transaction-intensive sector is strongly preferred.
• Experience with telecommunications infrastructure, technology/vendor arrangements, wholesale agreements, strategic partnerships, financing or asset transactions is highly desirable.
• Strong experience advising CEOs, Executive Management and Boards.
• Demonstrable corporate governance and Company Secretariat experience

Location: Marina 
Remuneration: NGN 3,000,000 - 4,000,000 monthly