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Chief Legal Officer
Overview
About the Role
Continental Energy Group is hiring a Chief Legal Officer whose mandate covers owning legal strategy, governance and enterprise risk across its energy business. Based in Boston, MA on a hybrid basis, the role reports to the chief executive officer and the board and carries a remit of Enterprise-wide, with full P&L and board accountability. Continental Energy Group is a diversified energy operator with generation and transmission assets. The appointed leader inherits 400–1,800 across the function people and will be measured on the strategic priorities set out below rather than activity.
The leadership mandate
Leadership Responsibilities
- Lead in-house counsel, compliance and corporate secretarial teams
- Manage the external counsel panel and legal spend
- Advise the board on governance and fiduciary matters
First 12 months
Strategic Priorities
Day to day
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the legal workstream on M&A, financing and major commercial deals
- Oversee compliance programmes, training and regulatory engagement
- Manage disputes and litigation strategy to protect enterprise value
- Advise the executive committee on commercial, regulatory and litigation risk
- Own contracting standards, delegation of authority and governance policy
Leadership profile
Qualifications
- JD and admission to practise in a US jurisdiction
- Senior in-house legal leadership experience
- Command of commercial contracting, governance and regulatory matters
- 18+ years, including 6+ at executive committee level of progressive leadership experience
- Experience operating in the energy sector or an adjacent regulated market
Track record
Leadership Experience
- Proven leadership of 400–1,800 across the function people, directly and through other leaders
- Accountability for a budget or P&L consistent with Enterprise-wide, with full P&L and board accountability
- Experience presenting to executive committees, boards or investment committees
How success is measured
Key Performance Expectations
Nice to have
Preferred Qualifications
- Sector-specific regulatory experience
- M&A and financing transaction experience
What's offered
Benefits
Company Overview
Continental Energy Group is a diversified energy operator with generation and transmission assets. This is demo content: the organisation, its results and its openings are illustrative examples used to demonstrate the HireAxis executive marketplace. The Continental Energy Group leadership team is structured around a small executive committee with clear P&L ownership, supported by functional heads across strategy, operations, finance, technology and people.
Additional Information
- Department: Legal
- Applications close February 24, 1970.
- DEMO CONTENT — this record was created for the HireAxis platform preview and is not a verified client mandate.
- Hiring process: recruiter conversation, hiring-manager interview, executive panel and final board or CEO meeting.
- Background, reference and, where relevant, regulatory checks are completed before any offer.
How to apply
Application Instructions
Apply with an executive CV and a brief summary of results you have delivered in a comparable seat. Our team responds to shortlisted applicants within five business days.
Why This Opportunity
You would join at the point where strategy turns into execution, with board attention and resources behind it. The executive team runs on written strategy, transparent metrics and short decision cycles, with a strong preference for leaders who develop successors.
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