Corporate Counsel - Corporate Securities & Acquisitions

About the Role

As a Corporate Counsel, you will be expected to work on a variety of company secretarial and compliance matters across the Middle East and Africa region, handle the legal aspects of entity set-ups and restructurings, and further develop and implement corporate policies. You will support a cross-functional team of professionals throughout the company and across the globe on a variety of corporate transactions and day-to-day matters.

Specific Responsibilities

Corporate Governance

• Manage, perform, and is ultimately responsible for company secretarial compliance across many of Oracle’s subsidiaries, branches, and representative offices in the Middle East and Africa (MEA).
• Assist extensively with the formation of new subsidiaries and branch offices, and the dissolution of certain entities.
• Draft documentation and filings and be responsible for maintaining corporate records.
• Manage corporate delegations and work with many different groups within Oracle to ensure that all corporate delegations and authorizations are up to date and appropriate.
• Liaise with external service providers, including law firms.
• May be requested to be a member of the board of directors and/or act as Company Secretary for subsidiaries in MEA.

M&A Integration

• Assist other members of the Corporate, Securities, and Acquisitions Group in giving effect to acquired entity integrations and corporate group restructurings in MEA.
• Responsibilities will include drafting documentation and consulting with stakeholders.

Process and Policies

• Work with other members of the Corporate, Securities, and Acquisitions Group, and members of other groups within Oracle, to develop and implement, and ensure compliance with, corporate policies.

Requirements

• Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience at a top law firm or in-house legal department.
• Business fluency in English and Arabic in speaking and writing.
• Experience with corporate governance, particularly the establishment and dissolution of legal entities, merger of legal entities, business and trade license requirements, drafting and execution (including cross-border legalization formalities) of corporate approval documentation and ensuring ongoing compliance for legal entities, across MEA.
• Experience working with the company regulatory authorities in MEA.
• Strong academic credentials and a proven track record working within a high performing corporate team (either practice or in-house).
• Strong corporate background, including solid drafting skills.
• Robust personality with high levels of energy, drive and self-motivation.
• Adaptable and commercially-minded team player with a collegial personality and instinctively good judgment.

About Oracle

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