Executive Head: Legal Affairs: VB Private Sector at Vodafone Global Enterprise

Role Purpose/Business Unit:

• Responsible for providing legal advice to line leaders and executives of the Enterprise Business Unit in Vodacom South Africa on a broad range of commercial, legal and regulatory matters in a manner which ensures compliance with applicable laws and regulations

Your responsibilities will include:

• Responsible for providing accurate, effective, and timely legal advice, analysis and support at an expert level on complex matters of significant, strategic and/or financial value to the Enterprise Business Unit.
• Negotiating with enterprise customers complex transactions and commercial arrangements relating to the company’s Enterprise Business Unit and providing legal advice regarding these transactions and arrangements to senior business stakeholders.
• Drafting a wide range of complex contracts for the Enterprise Business Unit.
• Collaborate with Vodacom Contract Management Team and work closely with the multi-disciplinary operational functions to draft service agreements for complex solution designs.
• Collaborate with executive teams to improve commercial strategy and devise negotiation plans.
• Maintain visibility across enterprise contractual commitments and ensuring alignment with commercial and operational teams.
• Identify and communicate legal and compliance risks and manage legal risk.
• Provide general legal guidance and advice to business.
• Draft promotion / competition / product terms and conditions.
• Manage and resolve customer disputes within the Enterprise Business Unit.
• Keep business stakeholders updated and briefed on key projects and risk management.
• Ensure that all legal matters are reported and managed in accordance with company governance requirements and processes, delegation of authority, and Group Code of Conduct.
• Actively participate in the broader Vodafone and Vodacom legal community to bring benefit from experience, expertise, and synergies to Vodacom.
• Keep Managing Executive: Legal Affairs and/or Chief Legal Risk and Compliance Officer (as the case may be) informed /involved on major or complex issues.

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

• LLB Degree and admitted attorney with a minimum of 8 – 10 years post qualification experience.
• Prior experience in providing commercial legal advice within a major law firm or reputable corporate.
• Extensive commercial law and commercial drafting and negotiation experience, with ability to provide timely, innovative and commercially-sound legal solutions in a fast- moving industry.
• Experienced commercial attorney with knowledge of telecoms industry and general technology law. 
• Fluency in English is mandatory.

Knowledge: 

• Demonstrable wide-ranging commercial experience. (essential) 
• Working knowledge of Competition Law, Data Privacy Laws and Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-related Information Act essential.  
• Experience in assisting with advising on bids and related work advantageous.
• Comprehensive knowledge of industry practices, laws and regulations relevant to Vodacom South Africa’s Enterprise Business Unit, with a deep understanding of the unique legal challenges faced by companies operating in the telecommunications and technology sectors. 

Core Competencies:

• Highly developed decision-making, collaboration and interpersonal skills. 
• Team player with strong negotiating/persuasive skills.
• Strategic thinking, analytical skills and attention to detail. 
• A solutions-focused, engaging approach whilst maintaining a high degree of professionalism, ethics, and integrity.
• An agile (think on your feet and flexible around business priorities), hands-on professional with a strong sense of initiative, pro-activity and an investigative mind-set. 
• Commercial acumen. Customer Focused. Ability to understand trade-offs/balance between business risk and legal compliance. 
• External perspective, i.e., anticipate market changes and recommend viable solutions. 
• Proactive stakeholder engagement.
• Proactive awareness and communication of legal and / or regulatory developments within the telecommunications and technology industries.

Closing date for Applications: 10 October 2025.