Senior Legal Officer, MENA

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Join our diverse teams of passionate people and a career that allows you to develop both personally and professionally. At Getinge we exist to make life‑saving technology accessible for more people. To make a true difference for our customers – and to save more lives, we need team players, forward thinkers, and game changers.

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Department:
Sustainability, Legal & Compliance

Sustainability, Legal & Compliance (SLC) is a newly established department in Getinge, and is comprised of the following functions :
Sustainability, Ethics & Compliance, Digitization & IPR, Corporate Legal, Global Commercial Legal.

Legal has a vital role in enabling and supporting Getinge and its leaders in managing legal and conduct risk in how business is done, creating a business environment which embeds responsibility for business ethics and law into daily operations, ensuring better control and predictability for the business on a global scale, as well as creating a sustainable and responsible business.

Legal also plays a vital role in supporting the business on a global, regional and local level with contractual arrangements, negotiations, risk evaluation and general day‑to‑day legal support. Getinge has operations in 68 locations in MEA through its channel partners.

This is a senior legal role within the global commercial legal team. As the Senior Legal Officer MENA, you will report to the Head of Legal CEE & MEA and will be providing high quality, strategic and practical legal advice, guidance and support for Getinge's business in the MENA region.

The role involves closely collaborating with the MENA sales and service organization (SSU) and Business Area (BA) entities, as well as working closely with the global business / product areas, global sales and service, corporate and group functions. You will also partner closely with the overall global Ethics & Compliance and sustainability team.

The key responsibilities will include providing practical legal counsel to the two regional SSUs and BA teams, coordinating and ensuring high quality legal support across the MENA region, collaborating closely with the Head of Legal CEE & MEA and the global legal team, partnering with the Ethics & Compliance and sustainability teams to ensure adherence to all relevant laws and regulations, contributing legal expertise and insights to MENA business.

The role will report to the Head of Legal CEE & MEA.

Responsible for :

• Providing hands‑on legal support for the general corporate affairs of Getinge's legal entities and operations in the MENA region, including governance‑related matters.
• Managing relevant contracts with customers and suppliers, contractors, distributors and agents, service providers, software / technology providers, other internal corporate entities, etc.
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a variety of agreements.
• In cooperation with the global commercial legal team, drafting, revising and implementing contract templates for various transactions and supporting the continuous improvement of standard form agreements and legal processes.
• In collaboration with the global legal team, implement contract management administration.
• Identifying and advising on legal, policy and regulatory risks and the legal liabilities associated with the MENA business in general as well as in specific transactions.
• Collaborating with the Ethics & Compliance team, e.g., supporting implementation of MENA policies and directives and MENA governance structures.
• Conducting training for various legal and compliance‑related topics as relevant.
• Keeping abreast of legal and compliance issues that could impact the MENA organization.
• Performing other related duties and special projects as required.

• Strong sense of business ethics.
• Capability to work in a team and cooperate with all levels of an organization with a positive and engaging style, even in challenging circumstances.
• Commercial experience, analytical and negotiation skills, and the ability to work seamlessly with cross‑functional…