Job Specification:
Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the VP Legal/Transaction Manager will be the primary point of contact for the completion of transactions undertaken by our client.
Key responsibilities will include:
1. Lead transactions through documentation phase to contract signature and closing.
2. Advising, structuring, drafting, negotiating and executing aircraft leasing and financing transactions, documentation and contracts including cross-border aircraft lease agreements, sale and purchase agreements, lease restructuring agreements, novation agreements and financing agreements.
3. Key point of contact in contract negotiations with airlines, banks, aircraft buyers and sellers, manufacturers and maintenance providers.
4. Lead deal teams and coordinate input from the Company technical, credit, finance and origination departments and external advisors including legal and tax advisers, into transaction negotiation and documentation.
5. Ensure that all documentation is completed to meet deadlines and in accordance with the required standards and guidelines.
6. Ensure all appropriate approvals are in place prior to deal closure including KYC, deal review, shareholder approvals.
7. Liaising with customer/customer’s counsel, financier/financier’s counsel, tax advisers and local counsel to ensure all CPs to new aircraft delivery financing/refinancing/AOG/redelivery requirements are timely met.
8. Liaise with Finance and Contracts Management teams regarding the post-closing and implementation of new transactions, ensuring accurate creation, verification and actioning of diary dates for future events derived from relevant documentation.
9. Appoint and manage external legal and tax advisors in all relevant jurisdictions.
10. The management and resolution of issues and disputes with lessors, financiers, airlines, manufacturers and other third parties and the management of relationships with other stakeholders and external service providers, including law firms.
11. Provide input and expertise to cross-functional deal teams in initial transaction structuring process and in letters of intent and term sheets.
12. Manage airline defaults, aircraft repossessions, dispute resolution and litigation matters.
13. Advise the company and its subsidiaries on legal issues incident to the company’s activities, including aviation, contractual, regulatory and compliance matters.
14. Assist in other projects as required.
This position requires an enthusiastic individual with strong drafting and organizational skills. An eye for detail and the ability to work with minimal supervision are key.
The candidate should be able to work under pressure in an international, dynamic team environment.
For further information on this position please contact
Richael Gosling
+353429419663