Senior Specialist - Corporate Governance

About AIQ

AIQ is an Abu Dhabi based joint venture company between Presight and ADNOC, which focuses on developing artificial intelligence technologies. AIQ develops and commercializes AI products and applications for energy world. It aims in providing end-to-end solutions by using its data, cloud and talents to develop AI solutions that seek to reduce costs and generate revenue for its clients. AIQ embodies an innovative and entrepreneurial spirit that embraces challenges to push boundaries and seeks to welcome professionals to its team that share the desire to make meaningful and impactful contributions to its mission. Always on the cutting edge of technology, AIQ provides its talent all the opportunities to thrive and excel. Working at AIQ includes dealing with massive data sets, an AI infrastructure that is powered by the latest NVIDIA GPU cloud computing platform and access to limitless computing, storage and network resources.

About The Role

We are looking for a Senior Specialist - Governance who will be responsible for

• Providing advice and services with a particular focus on AIQ’s Corporate Governance including development, defining, overseeing and implementing the corporate governance frameworks by which AIQ is directed, controlled, and held accountable.
• Disseminating and facilitating compliance with AIQ authority hierarchy, the delegation of authority, operating frameworks and the roles and limits of authority holders.
• Ensuring conformity with laws and regulations and safeguarding of AIQ’s interests.
• Acting as a gatekeeper and assurance body for AIQ General Counsel in relation to all AIQ Corporate Governance related matters and key related documents and activities.
  
  
  

Group Corporate Governance Key Accountabilities

Key accountabilities include

• Lead the establishment and implementation of AIQ of the corporate governance frameworks with alignment with shareholders, directors and management and ensure such corporate governance is directed, controlled and held accountable.
• Define and ensure compliance with the AIQ’s authority hierarchy and the roles and limits of authority holders as a second line of defence on corporate governance matters.
• Identify requirements, set standards and ensure awareness, knowledge and transparency on best corporate governance practices.
• Drive AIQ’s corporate governance agenda, including managing corporate governance initiatives, formulating a corporate governance maturity plan, identifying key KPIs, producing/embedding reporting into management & Board reporting, and coordinating with champions across all functions.
• Support AIQ General Counsel and Company Secretary in
• Perform any other key initiatives / projects activities specifically related to the mandate of AIQ and/or its Shareholders as assigned.
  
  
  

Role Summary

• Plan, supervise and coordinate all activities in the assigned area to meet functional objectives.
• Provide advice and expertise on corporate governance related matters to all relevant stakeholders.
• Draft, review, and amend governance documents, policies, standards and frameworks
• Provide assistance to all stakeholders to ensure implementation and observance of governance frameworks, documents, policies and standards.
• Act as gatekeeper to ensure that all actions taken are in line with AIQ governance standards
  
  
  

Technical Expertise

• Knowledge and understanding of broadly understand corporate governance subjects.
  
  
  

Budget Management

• Input into the development of annual budget in line with LGC’s business objectives and operational plans.
  
  
  

Policies, Systems, Processes & Procedures

• Input into the development and implement the appropriate corporate governance policies, processes, systems, standards, procedures, guidelines and internal controls, in order to support execution of LGC’s work programs in line with AIQ and international standards.
• Contribute to the continuous improvements within AIQ corporate governance to achieve and sustain performance levels reflective of external benchmarks.
  
  
  

Performance Management

• Lead and contribute to achievement of AIQ’s corporate governance KPI’s and performance objectives and establish monitoring mechanisms to ensure delivery of these objectives.
• Lead and contribute to analyses of business operations and input into recommendations on the ways to enhance current business practices.
  
  
  

People Management and Development

• Input into the development of knowledge, competencies and innovative spirit within corporate governance.
• Devise initiatives for the training and continuous learning for Corporate Governance.
  
  
  

Organisation Structure and Development

• Input into the review and evaluation of LGC’s organisation structure aiming to best utilise human capital while proactively incorporating sustainability into the on-going work practices to meet the business objectives.
  
  
  

Stakeholder Management

• Assist the General Counsel with day-to-day operations of LGC and, in particular, corporate governance.
• Represent AIQ corporate governance in various task forces, events and committees.
• Prepare, deliver, and present reports.
• Collaborate with various internal and external stakeholders.
• Assist with the appointment of external lawyers and experts and the assessment of the performance of external lawyers and experts.
  
  
  

Risk Management

• Input into ERM and ERM Committee from corporate governance perspective.
  
  
  

Innovation and Continuous Improvement

• Assist the General Counsel in promotion of an organisation culture that encourages innovation, enhances employee motivation and supports initiatives for implementation of Change Management to continuously improve LGC operations and services.
• Recommend improvements in internal processes against best practices in pursuit of greater efficiency in line with approved standards in order to define intelligent solutions for issues confronting LGC.
  
  
  

Health, Safety, Environment (HSE) and Sustainability

• Support the implementation of an HSE culture and compliance with relevant HSE policies, procedures, systems & controls and applicable legislation and sustainability guidelines across LGC in line with AIQ Code of Practice.
  
  
  

Management Information Systems (MIS) and Reports

• Contribute and input into LGCs MIS and deliver progress reports to provide accurate and timely reports and necessary information to effectively manage operations of Corporate Governance.
  
  
  

Communications & Working Relationships

Internal

• Contacts with AIQ’s cross-functional management teams when representing corporate governance.
• Contacts with AIQ General Counsel and LGC team members.
• Regular contacts with LGC advisors across G42, Presight, ADNOC Group.
• Regular contacts with counterparts and focal points of the business customers across ADNOC Group.
  
  
  

External

• Contacts with other lawyers of major governmental, legal, financial, and commercial institutions.
• Contacts with governmental entities and representatives of local authorities (including ADX and SCA).
• Contacts with external legal firms and advisors.
  
  
  

Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge & Skills

Minimum Qualification

• Bachelor’s Degree in Law, Finance, Business Administration, or relevant equivalent.
  
  
  

Minimum Experience & Knowledge & Skills

• Minimum 5 years’ transactional work experience in a reputable international law firm and/or in-house legal department, preferably within the oil and gas industry.
• Excellent English language (written and spoken). Fluent Arabic in addition is an advantage.
• Knowledge of applicable legislations and regulations. Experience of listed company requirements is an advantage.
• Knowledge of business and international best practices.