Job Purpose:The Senior Legal Counsel serves as a trusted legal advisor to business leaders and functions across multiple countries and jurisdictions in the Caribbean Region. This role provides practical, business-oriented legal support on a broad range of commercial, corporate, regulatory, employment, compliance, governance, dispute resolution, and strategic business matters. The successful candidate will partner closely with senior management and cross-functional stakeholders to identify legal risks, develop practical solutions, and support business growth while ensuring compliance with applicable laws and company policies.
The role requires a highly adaptable attorney capable of managing diverse legal matters in a fast-paced international environment and coordinating with external counsel and regional legal teams worldwide.
Your Tasks:Commercial and Business Transactions:- Draft, review, negotiate, and advise on a wide variety of commercial agreements, including: customer agreements, vendor and procurement contracts, service agreements, confidentiality agreements, and other operational matters to protect DHL's legal and business interests.
- Provide practical legal guidance to support business objectives while appropriately managing risk.
- Develop and maintain contract templates, playbooks, and negotiation guidelines.
Regulatory and Compliance- Monitor legal and regulatory developments affecting the company's operations globally.
- Provide guidance on applicable laws and regulations across multiple jurisdictions in the Caribbean Region.
- Partner with Compliance, Internal Audit, HR, Procurement, Finance, and other functions to support company-wide compliance initiatives.
- Assist with risk assessments, investigations, and remediation efforts.
Employment and Human Resources Support- Advise HR and management on employment-related issues, including: Employee relations, Workplace investigations, Performance management, Restrictive covenants and confidentiality obligations.
- Manage employment litigation.
Real Estate- Draft and negotiate real estate documents, such as leases, amendments, license agreements, termination agreements, estoppels, non-disturbance agreements, non-disclosure agreements, consents and notices
Corporate Matters- Work closely with the corporate secretary in the preparation and revision of various corporate documents.
Dispute Resolution and Risk Management- Manage pre-litigation disputes and claims.
- Oversee litigation and other contentious matters through external counsel.
- Develop strategies to minimize legal exposure and resolve disputes efficiently.
Training and Legal Operations- Deliver legal and compliance training to business teams.
- Advise business on legal trends and developing areas of law.
- Support legal operations initiatives designed to improve efficiency, consistency, and scalability.
- Promote the use of technology and process improvements within the legal function.
Stakeholder Management- Build strong relationships with business leaders across the Caribbean Region and functions.
- Act as a strategic advisor on legal and business risks.
- Effectively communicate complex legal concepts to non-legal audiences.
- Collaborate with regional and global legal teams to ensure alignment and consistency.
- Perform other duties in support of the Legal Department, as assigned.
Your Profile:Education- Juris Doctor (J.D.) or equivalent law degree.
- Licensed to practice law in at least one jurisdiction.
Experience- 7+ years of legal experience, including a combination of law firm and/or in-house experience.
- Significant experience supporting international business operations.
- Demonstrated experience negotiating complex commercial agreements.
- Broad exposure to multiple legal disciplines, including commercial, corporate, compliance, employment, and dispute resolution matters.
- Experience in the logistics industry, a plus.
- Experience managing external counsel is a must
Knowledge and Skills- Strong business judgment and risk assessment capabilities.
- Ability to balance legal risk with commercial objectives.
- Excellent drafting, negotiation, and communication skills.
- Ability to independently manage a diverse and high-volume workload.
- Experience working across multiple jurisdictions, cultures, and time zones.
- Experience in international employment law.
- Strong project management and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, global environment.
- Spanish language fluency required.
- French language fluency, a plus.
- Ability to work well as member of a closely-knit, diverse, and well-respected legal team defending and representing DHL's interests.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Ability to work well with minimal supervision.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Excellent communication and writing skills.
We offer:- Great opportunity to work for the biggest logistics company in the world
- International and virtual environment
- Flexibility and great opportunity to learn
- Tempting Compensation and benefits
