Position Title:  Counsel

Be a part of a revolutionary change

At PMI, we’ve chosen to do something incredible. We’re totally transforming our business and building our future on one clear purpose – to deliver a smoke-free future.

With huge change, comes huge opportunity. So, wherever you join us, you’ll enjoy the freedom to dream up and deliver better, brighter solutions and the space to move your career forward in endlessly different directions.

We are looking for Attorney who works with affiliate, regional and OC legal & compliance teams and PM Middle East management to provide quality, business-centric and timely legal analysis, advice, representation, negotiation and documentation in a wide variety of PM Middle East business activities and initiatives to enable PMI’s Smoke Free Future vision in Middle East markets coherently with relevant laws and regulations and PMI positions. He/she will also support the Assistant General Counsel to implement departmental practices and objectives in Middle East markets. 

Key Responsibilities

• Partners with global subject matter experts, regional legal teams, Assistant General Counsel and business colleagues to create proactive strategies designed to avoid or minimize exposure to legal liability.
• Helps business colleagues understand the risks and consequences of the given situation.  Effectively communicates the consequences and in collaboration with internal stakeholders develops alternatives to manage identified risks.
• Efficiently gathers and distills relevant information from appropriate sources, identifies and analyzes legal issues and knows when to escalate them.
• Drafts key documents, presents clear recommendations and ensures legal compliance as it relates to the noted areas of law.
• In coordination with External Affairs and with the supervision of the Assistant General Counsel, represents the company’s position before federal, state and local government agencies regarding the noted areas of law and supports PMI’s harm reduction advocacy.
• Stays current with legal developments, best practices and benchmarks in the noted areas of law and assists business colleagues in implementing policies and procedures in response thereto.
• Participates in project teams, advising them to ensure that their decisions and recommendations protect the legal interests of the affiliate and PMI and executes decisions to achieve objectives on a timely basis.
• Maintains a culture with a high degree of emphasis on dignity, respect, and inclusion.

Critical Skills

• Subject to prevailing business needs and the Assistant General Counsel's directions, act as the first point of legal contact for business colleagues for the respective Middle East markets and assume the role of the market’s subject matter expert in certain legal, governance, regulatory, risk and policy areas.
• Review, draft, revise and negotiate a wide range of agreements with customers, vendors, partners, distributors, resellers and other third parties, including joint venture and shareholders agreements, distribution, service, technology and other complex commercial agreements.
• Working knowledge of PBO-related practices to support PMI’s PBO model
• Monitor legislative and regulatory developments in the region, which may materially affect the company.
• Understands business objectives, practice yellow-zone decision making, thinks through the practical implications, and anticipates future business and legal needs
• Apply legal knowledge clearly and precisely, effectively communicating thoughtful and practical solutions
• Maintain effective working relationships with outside counsel.
• Act as a team player and role model for the legal function, encouraging collaboration and standards of excellence.

Who we are looking for:

• Licensed to practice law in a jurisdiction where PMI operates.
• At least 5 years of concentrated experience which demonstrate an in-depth knowledge and applied understanding of area of expertise; both in house and major law firm experience preferred.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, handle multiple, conflicting priorities while managing a substantial workload and client expectations.
• Experience of working successfully in a highly results-oriented and performance-driven environment with a focus on excellence.
• Ability to think strategically and exercise sound judgment. 
• Ability to perform on projects and see them to successful completion in an organized, efficient, and effective manner.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary setting to achieve consensus.
• Extreme attention to detail.
• Excellent command in written and spoken Arabic is highly desirable.

What PMI offers:

We genuinely care about our people, and we show this through living out our Employee Brand each and every day. It is what connects every colleague in every market.

In addition to a competitive salary and benefits package, we offer a fantastic office environment and look to ensure you have the best work-life balance possible.

Our success depends on the people who come to work every single day with a sense of purpose and an appetite for progress

Join PMI and you too can:

•             Seize the freedom to define your future and ours. We’ll empower you to take risks, experiment and explore.

•             Be part of an inclusive, diverse culture, where everyone’s contribution is respected; collaborate with some of the world’s best people and feel like you belong.

•             Pursue your ambitions and develop your skills with a global business – our staggering size and scale provides endless opportunities to progress.

•             Take pride in delivering our promise to society: to deliver a smoke free future.

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