Global Legal Counsel, Technology

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36, people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play.

With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the worlds most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description :

Arcadis seeks to add an experienced legal counsel to its growing in-house legal team to support the Intelligence global business area.

Our ideal candidate has legal experience in the professional services industry, including areas of consulting and digital services.

The candidate must have excellent interpersonal skills, superior oral and written communication skills, an ability to anticipate and deliver legal support to satisfy the needs of a dynamic, diverse, and global business team, and the flexibility to manage an evolving variety of assignments.

This role can be based in any office in the US and Canada.

The Global Legal Counsel, Technology will report to the GBA Legal Director Intelligence.

Role accountabilities :

Individual Accountabilities :

• Provide comprehensive legal services during the pursuit, negotiation, and delivery stages for complex, higher-risk projects using various delivery models across public and private markets.
• Provide legal advice as a trusted legal advisor to the Intelligence Legal Director, their management team, and senior leaders worldwide.
• Provide legal advice on privacy and data protection matters in Canada.
• Serve as a key contact to facilitate legal guidance on compliance with Arcadis policies, governance, entity management, labor & employment, intellectual property, and procurement laws.
• Develop proactive protocols to identify and manage routine project risks within the Intelligence business area and advise management of the same.
• Coordinate the efforts of outside counsel on a case-by-case basis as required.
• Support the development and implementation of policies and processes to improve efficiency and risk management.
• Collaborate across the Legal, Compliance, and Privacy departments for the professional growth and development of the legal team through formal and informal mentoring.
• Develop and implement role-related training programs for Intelligence global business area
• Perform other duties and responsibilities requiring general legal advice as required from time to time by the business.

Key Shared Accountabilities :

• Collaborate with stakeholders across the Intelligence business to support projects and initiatives driven by Intelligence
• Support the business with a review of legacy contracts for Intelligence

Qualifications & Experience :

Required Qualifications :

• Degree-qualified with a J.D. or LL.B. and have at least four years of post-qualification experience, preferably in-house or from a top law firm.
• Member in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario or an equivalent body.
• Demonstrates experience conducting legal research on public contracting laws, with experience negotiating and drafting complex agreements in a professional services sector and managing risk for related projects.
• Experience collaborating with stakeholders across a complex matrix-structured organization (ideally within a Professional and Digital Services company), and demonstrate being client-focused, proactive, and adaptable to business and client needs.

Preferred Qualifications :

• International experience is desired, but not essential.
9 days ago