Key Responsibilities
1. Strategic Legal Leadership
• Develop and execute the Legal strategy aligned with Bren's business objectives and long-term
growth plans.
• Serve as the principal legal advisor to the Managing Director and Executive Leadership Team on
strategic, commercial and regulatory matters.
• Establish legal policies, governance frameworks and operating standards that support business
growth while protecting the organization's interests.
• Anticipate changes in the legal and regulatory landscape and provide strategic guidance to the
business.
• Foster a proactive Legal function that enables informed decision-making, minimizes legal
exposure and creates long-term business value.
2. Business Partnership & Commercial Enablement
• Partner with business leaders to provide practical, commercially sound legal solutions that
support strategic and operational decision-making.
• Advise on land acquisitions, project development, commercial transactions, business
partnerships and other strategic initiatives from a legal and risk perspective.
• Structure and support complex commercial arrangements while balancing business objectives
with legal, contractual and regulatory requirements.
• Enable new business opportunities by identifying legal risks early and recommending practical
mitigation strategies.
• Support negotiations on strategic transactions to achieve commercially favourable and legally
compliant outcomes.
3. Legal Operations
• Lead the organization's legal operations by providing oversight of Litigation, Land Acquisition
Legal, contract management, legal documentation and external legal counsel.
• Ensure timely, consistent and high-quality legal support across all business functions.
• Oversee litigation strategy, dispute resolution and arbitration to protect the organization's legal
and commercial interests.
• Oversee legal due diligence, title verification and transaction documentation supporting land
acquisition and project development.
• Establish effective contract governance and legal documentation standards across the
organization.
• Manage external legal counsel and legal service providers while ensuring quality, responsiveness
and cost-effective legal support.
• Monitor significant legal matters and advise leadership on legal exposure, business impact and
resolution strategies.
4. Governance, Compliance & Risk
• Establish and strengthen legal governance frameworks, compliance processes and internal legal
controls across the organization.
• Ensure compliance with applicable laws, statutory requirements and regulatory obligations.
• Identify, assess and mitigate legal risks arising from business operations, commercial
transactions and project execution.
• Lead legal support during regulatory inspections, legal audits, compliance reviews and
investigations.
• Promote preventive legal practices that strengthen governance, reduce organizational risk and
support sustainable business growth.
5. Stakeholder Management
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with regulatory authorities, government agencies,
statutory bodies, external legal advisors and other key stakeholders.
• Represent Bren in significant legal discussions, negotiations, regulatory proceedings and dispute
resolution matters.
• Partner with business leaders to deliver responsive, solution-oriented legal support that enables
business success.
• Manage relationships with external law firms and specialist advisors while ensuring service
quality, accountability and value.
• Foster collaboration across the organization to support efficient execution of business priorities.
6. Leadership & Functional Excellence
• Lead, mentor and develop the Legal function by building a high-performing function through
capability development, succession planning and performance management.
• Establish effective legal operating procedures, reporting mechanisms, knowledge management
practices and document governance standards.
• Drive continuous improvement through process optimization, technology adoption and
operational excellence initiatives.
• Optimize legal resources, external counsel engagement and legal expenditure to enhance
organizational effectiveness.
• Drive a culture of integrity, accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement across the
Legal function.
Key Requirements
• 15-20 years of progressive legal experience, including leadership experience within the real
estate, infrastructure or construction industry.
• Strong expertise in land acquisition, property law, litigation, commercial contracts, dispute
resolution and legal risk management.
• Sound understanding of the legal and regulatory framework governing real estate development
and commercial transactions.
• Demonstrated experience leading legal teams, managing external legal counsel and supporting
complex business transactions.
• Strong commercial acumen with excellent negotiation, stakeholder management and strategic
decision-making capabilities.
• Excellent leadership, communication and influencing skills.
• High standards of integrity, professional ethics and confidentiality.
