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Role Summary

The role of the Vice President, Legal is to understand and help to manage enterprise-wide legal risks by developing commercially practical and implementable risk mitigation strategies to support and advance GTT’s business functions and strategic corporate objectives.

Job Scope/Supervision

The Vice President, Legal will liaise between the Legal Department and GTT business functions such as Sales, Finance (including Billing, Tax, Collections, etc.), Operations, Product, and Human Resources to help support their functions.

In this role, you will act as a key resource and primary point of contact for our business teams on legal issues that arise in the course of their day-to-day work, compliance and regulatory matters and variety of legal and business issues such as corporate, securities, intellectual property, contract negotiation and employment law.

The Vice President, Legal will report to the General Counsel and may be asked to manage other members of the Legal Department.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice and input that is accurate, understandable and focused
• Liaise with internal business functions such as sales, finance, operations, human resources and others to support the work of those business units
• Comply with and help to ensure the compliance of others with GTT policies and procedures, as well as applicable laws and regulations
• Work proactively and closely with your colleagues within and outside of the legal department including external counsel
• Advise on and help to manage the full range of legal issues that arise at GTT including data protection, compliance, company law, employment law, litigation/dispute resolution, regulatory affairs, real estate matters, licensing, etc.
• Draft, amend, advise on and negotiate a full range of commercial agreements
• Subject to approval, instruct external counsel in cost effective manner to provide and procure sound legal advice
• Respond to requests for legal support in an accurate, professional, high-quality timely and efficient manner
• Act ethically and responsibly in all dealings with GTT colleagues and with third parties
• Ad hoc duties as required

Required Experience/Qualifications

• Law degree from an ABA accredited law school and be a member in good standing of at least one state bar organization
• 10+ years of relevant legal experience (preferably in house and in a regulated industry)
• Sophisticated understanding of commercial law and its practical applications in a business environment
• Hands on experience with contract preparation, review and negotiation
• Experience of working on cross border transactions, particularly on a Pan European basis highly desirable
• Telecoms/ IT experience is desirable

Desirable Experience/Qualifications

• Experience in a comparable organization
• Experience working in a global company

Hours/Travel/Shift

• 40 hrs weekly/Travel as required by business

Core Competencies

• Planning: Tactical, Strategic: Knowledge of effective planning techniques and ability to contribute to operational (short term), tactical (1-2 years) and strategic (3-5 years) planning in support of the overall business plan.Practical and solution-oriented approach
• Risk Management: Knowledge of processes, tools and techniques for assessing and controlling an organization's exposure to risks of various kinds; ability to apply knowledge of risk management appropriately to diverse situations.
• Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
• Accountability: Understanding the importance of taking personal responsibility; ability to take personal responsibility for assignments, decisions and results, and focus on activities that have the greatest impact on meeting work commitments.
• Results Orientation: Knowledge of the importance of meeting or exceeding established targets; ability to drive critical activities to completion.
• Strategic Thinking: Knowledge of the importance of "big picture" thinking and planning; ability to apply organizational acumen and competitiveness to identify and maintain focus on key success factors for the organization.
• Collaborating Globally: Knowledge of effective collaboration techniques and ability to build networks with people from different countries and cultures, think and work with them to bring positive impact and flourishing business results.
• Legal Analysis: Knowledge of methods and tools used in legal analysis; ability to read, interpret and draw accurate conclusions from both legal and factual information.
• Effective Communications: Understanding and command of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.

Universal Competencies

• Continuous Improvement: Knowledge of transformation initiatives to drive fundamental changes, enhance responsiveness and efficiency to core business practices. Ability to drive cultural changes from best effort to results oriented.
• Customer First (Non-Customer Facing): Knowledge of internal customer interactions, creating a culture of accountability, collaboration, and partnership. Ability to build an environment supporting internal customer value creation at every level.
• Operational Excellence: Understanding the system-driven processes for consistency and scalability. Ability to re-focus processes and systems from integration activity to maximizing a positive customer impact and anticipating future trends.

EEO Statement

GTT provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, GTT complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

GTT expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of GTT’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.