Overview
The General Counsel leads DIANA’s Office of the General Counsel, providing legal advice to support DIANA’s approach to Allied innovation. The role oversees legal aspects of international law, agreements, litigation, and commercial contracting, while ensuring compliance and managing security, risk, and compliance functions.
Tasks Summary
- Provide strategic legal counsel to leadership on compliance, governance, and adherence to the DIANA Charter.
- Oversee legal advice integrating innovation, technical, and commercial considerations.
- Oversee legal content, mentorship, and expertise to innovators.
- Strengthen relationships with NATO legal offices, member nations, and external partners.
- Develop legal strategy for protecting technologies and fostering trusted capital entities.
- Oversee and improve processes for agreements, litigation, and compliance.
- Oversee safety, security, and resilience functions.
- Represent DIANA in NATO committees and external forums.
- Guide policy development and risk management.
- Manage and mentor legal staff.
- Drive operational excellence, including budgeting for legal services.
- Lead and contribute to projects delivering legal solutions.
Experience Requirements
- Minimum of 10 years of post-related professional legal experience.
- At least 8 years' experience in cross-border trade, technology transactions, and/or international law.
- At least 8 years' experience advising on regulatory and/or transactional matters involving commercial entities.
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in leading and managing teams.
- Demonstrated experience advising senior leadership on complex legal and policy matters.
- Strong track record in stakeholder engagement and relationship management in multinational or intergovernmental environments, ideally in the defence sector.
- Expertise in developing and implementing legal processes and governance frameworks.
- Experience in innovation-driven or technology-focused commercial entities (desirable).
- Experience overseeing organizational risk, security, and resilience function (desirable).
- Experience working with start-up and scale-up companies, particularly in the defense sector (desirable).
- Knowledge of NATO institutional framework, policies and procedures (desirable).
Qualification Requirements
- A master’s degree in law from a recognised University.
- Professional legal qualifications and licenses as appropriate.