Head of Legal Business Partner

• Provide proactive and pragmatic legal advice to operational departments to support decision-making and initiatives within their respective areas
• Identify legal risks and propose balanced solutions that protect Vodacom’s interests while supporting business objectives
• Represent the Legal function in project committees and executive or management meetings, as required
• Set priorities, allocate matters, and ensure consistency and quality of legal opinions delivered
• Promote and foster a collaborative, high-performance legal culture within the Legal team
• Oversee the drafting, review, and negotiation of commercial contracts, partnership agreements, and complex transactional documents
• Ensure that contract templates and internal approval processes comply with Group standards
• Act as the manager and coordinator of trademark protection and intellectual property matters
• Maintain effective and harmonised contract governance across all departments, acting as the custodian of the contract management system
• Ensure that Vodacom’s operations comply with applicable laws and regulations
• Ensure the effective implementation of Vodacom Group compliance policies
• Monitor regulatory developments, identify relevant legislative changes, and advise management on their impact
• Act as the compliance champion and focal point for competition law matters
• Engage with authorities, regulators, external partners, and external legal counsel to protect and promote Vodacom’s interests
• Maintain a strong and effective working relationship between Vodacom and the Vodacom Group Legal & Compliance function
• Coordinate with subsidiaries (including Vodacash) on cross-cutting or shared legal matters
• Define and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) related to legal activities
• Regularly present activity reports, risk assessments, and recommendations to the Managing Executive: Legal & Compliance
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of internal legal processes and tools
• Be responsible for internal and external legal reporting

• Strong legal expertise (commercial law, corporate law, contracts, etc.)
• Strong business acumen and understanding of financial and commercial issues
• Solid people management skills and collaborative leadership
• Ability to balance legal rigor with a business-oriented, solution-driven approach
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and influencing skills
• Strong analytical, organisational, and prioritisation abilities
• Proactive mindset and resilience
• High integrity and impeccable professional ethics
• Strong service mindset with a focus on internal clients
• Ability to manage complex and sensitive matters with diplomacy
• Openness to change and strong team spirit
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in business law or telecommunications law, including at least 5 years in a legal management or coordination role
• Experience in a multinational or highly regulated environment is an advantage
• Bachelor’s degree in law
• a Master’s degree in Business Law or Economic Law is preferred
• Full professional proficiency in French and English (written and spoken)

Experience in a multinational or highly regulated environment is an advantage