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Be a part of a progressive change!

At PMI, we’ve chosen to do something incredible. We’re redefining our business and building our future on smoke-free products with the power to improve the lives of a billion smokers worldwide.

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.

Legal is a team full of fresh opportunities. Our smoke-free transformation is completely changing the way we engage.

As our work evolves, there’s space to define your role and satisfy your professional curiosity. You’ll be working within the broader Legal team as well as across functions surrounded and supported by experts in everything from labor & employment, regulatory, corporate & commercial, litigation, intellectual property and more.

Join us and use your legal skills for good: to change the lives of a billion smokers.

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

Key Responsibilities:

• Partners with global subject matter experts, regional legal teams, Assistant General Counsel Middle East and business colleagues to develop proactive strategies built 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 partners develops alternatives to manage identified risks.
• Efficiently collects and condenses relevant information from suitable sources, identifies and analyzes legal issues, and knows when to advance them.
• Drafts key documents, presents clear recommendations and ensures legal compliance as it relates to the noted areas of law.
• In coordination with Corporate 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.
• Keeps abreast of legal developments, standard methodologies, and benchmarks in the noted areas of law and assists business colleagues in implementing policies and procedures in response thereto.
• Contributes to project teams, guiding them to safeguard the legal interests of the affiliate and PMI and accomplishes decisions to meet objectives promptly.
• Maintains a culture with a high degree of emphasis on dignity, respect, and inclusion.

Who we’re looking for:

• Licensed to practice law in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a must
• 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 excel in a fast-paced environment, balance various tasks, and lead all aspects of a demanding workload while meeting client needs
• Thrives in a committed environment with a dedication to excellence
• Ability to maintain an appropriate perspective regardless of the ambiguity, delicacy or pressure of a situation
• Robust interpersonal, networking and writing skills, good public speaking skills, confidence and credibility to act quickly, communicate effectively with diplomacy and civility, and earn respect of both internal and external audiences.
• 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.
• Excellent command in English and Arabic, both written and spoken.

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 an excellent 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 try new things, 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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