General Counsel Israel

General Counsel Israel

Job Description

Become part of the team powering household names like Lily®, Kleenex®, Nikol®, Scott®, Viva®, and WypAll®. At Arbex, everything you need is right here—innovation, growth, and the chance to leave a real mark.

Provide leadership, commercially astute legal advice to the accomplishment of the objectives of the Israel IFP business, and to ensure compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and company policies.

Key Interfaces

• Line Manager - General Counsel UK & EMEA
• General Counsel IFP
• Israel and EMEA sales and marketing Teams
• Global Legal team - specifically Marketing, Procurement, Employment & Labour Counsels; Company Secretariat
• Global Compliance Team

Required Qualifications

• Legal lead for legal matters within Israel, reporting to General Counsel UK & EMEA
• Day to day management of legal issues affecting Israel in conjunction with global team:
  • Handling marketing and advertising issues in Israel with support of global Marketing Counsel
  • Managing Employment and Labour issues in conjunction with global Employment & Labour Counsel
  • Management of sales contract
  • Working with global Procurement Counsel to support local mills
• Member of IFP Israel Leadership Team
• Developing and implementing a strategic process for use of external counsel in Israel
• Leadership in regulatory investigations, legal disputes and claims

Competencies

• Strong project management skills, affirmative, pragmatic, on top of every situation
• Close but unbiased relation to business and proven ability to operate as trusted business partner and leader
• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills, culturally sensitive and with ability to flex style and approach depending on issue
• Team player attitude, respectful, collaborative, confident and pragmatic approach
• Commercial awareness / acumen and able to think outside the box
• Barriers to success – inability to provide strategic commercially focussed advice, inability to communicate complex information clearly to stakeholders
• Good knowledge of contract law, antirust, anticorruption, corporate matters and governance, IP, regulatory (incl. EHS) and marketing/ advertising laws including claims, data privacy
• Proven Ability to develop sound and robust compliance program and processes
• Integrity – must lead by example and willing to take unpopular decisions if necessary
• Capable of rational and analytic thinking leading to workable solutions which demonstrate sound and unbiased judgment
• Ability to distill key risks and develop actionable risk management solutions

Preferred Qualifications

• Qualification to practice law with a minimum of 8 years experience within an international company or law firm
• In-depth experience gained preferably with an international FMCG company
• Fluency in Modern Hebrew and English
• Prepared to travel to K-Cs operations with Israel (and Global HQ at times)

Total Benefits

·Webelievethatouremployees are ourgreatestasset, and we'recommitted to providingthemwiththeresourcestheyneed to besuccessful. Ifyou'relookingfor a rewardingcareerwith a companythatcaresaboutitsemployees, the ARBEXisthe place foryou.​

Flex That Works at ARBEX

·We believe great work happens when people come together with purpose. That’s why we offer a flexible work model that blends remote work with intentional in-person collaboration — helping you connect, grow, and innovate while maintaining the balance you value.

To Be Considered

·Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will review your application and follow up if you seem like a great fit for this role.

·In the meantime, please check out the careers website.

And finally, the fine print….

For ARBEX to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that shape the future of tissue and hygiene, which is why we seek to build a workforce that encompasses the experiences of our consumers. When you bring your original thinking to ARBEX, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

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Primary Location

Tzrifin Office

Additional Locations

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time