At Infobip we dream big. Last year, over half of the world’s population interacted with businesses through the Infobip platform. It didn’t happen by chance: through 60+ offices on 6 continents, we are truly committed to helping our 200 000 enterprise clients reach and engage mobile users. Join us on our quest to grow these numbers to … well, the sky is the limit!

Legal Counsel works closely with Chief Regional Counsel, and all relevant internal and external stakeholders on all key initiatives in the dedicated area of work. Gives accurate and timely counsel and assistance to management, internal and external stakeholders, in a variety of legal topics covered under the assigned area.

Key responsibilities:

·        Responsible for management of highly complex tasks that fall under the assigned sector.

·        Assisting the Chief Regional Counsel in organizing and managing distribution of tasks.

·        Drafting and negotiating commercial contracts as well as being able to support the team in driving commercial processes for the African Region.

·        Good understanding of general employment law concepts and legal principals to support in the drafting and finalisation of employment contracts.

·        Contributes to matters falling outside the assigned area, such as projects, collaboration in mission teams and similar.

·        Represents the interests of the company in negotiations with partners.

·        Coordinates implementation of global strategy and global initiatives, alignment in the assigned sector, and reports accordingly to Head of Department.

·        Assists in implementation of Department strategy for alignment with trends and regulation changes.

·        Mentors certain members of the team where required.

·        Monitors and adjusts the fulfillment of Department’s related initiatives, strategy and overall responsibility, executes the necessary steps to ensure timely implementation.

·        Working independently or under minimum supervision on more complex agreements, cases, projects, and various administrative tasks where assistance to other close related departments is needed.

• Bachelor’s degree in Law with 5+ years’ experience (preferably in a multinational (inhouse firm)
• Preferably called to the Bar and/or admitted attorney
• Fluent in French & English (written and verbal) – non-negotiable.
• Telecommunication industry understanding is advantageous.
• Advanced knowledge of internal processes and procedures.
• Communication skills and Analytical thinking – Problem solving.
• Strong work ethic dedicated and efficient in handling appointed assignments.
• Good organizational skills with ability to handle multiple tasks in fast paced environment, solution oriented, showing initiative in taking assignments.
• Self-driven and eager in communicating ideas.
• Excellent in Microsoft office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel PDF etc.).
• Excellent on Teams and Outlook.

When you become part of Infobip you can expect:

• Awesome clients – We serve and partner with the majority of the leading mobile operators, OTTs, brands, banks, social networks, aggregators and many more. Seriously, our clients are really cool. Work with the world’s leading companies and impact how they communicate with their users!
• Opportunity knocks. Often. – Being a part of a growing company in a growing industry – we challenge you not to grow! Whether it’s horizontal, vertical, or angular, we want to support the path that you want to carve.
• Learn as you grow – Starting with a fantastic onboarding program, to internal education, education resources, e-learning to external educations, we invest heavily in employee learning and development.
• Connect globally – Work with people from all over the world. We put the “global” in globalisation.
• Pay & Perks – Competitive salary, health benefits, a team taking care of all the equipment you need, team building and other organized activities … Talk about a balanced lifestyle!