Goal

Identify risks and develop and provide relevant solut ion, render legal advice to client organizations to ensure compli ance and that legal risks are managed in lin e with AOC and SAO relevant standards, policies, and guidelines

General Profile

• Recognized as an expert and/or source of institutional knowledge within the company
• Anticipates internal and/or external business challenges and/or regulator y issues; recommend process, objective or service impr ovements
• Solves unique and complex problems that have a broad impact on the business
• Contributes to the development of functional strategy
• Leads and participates in project teams to achieve milestones and objectives
• Progression to this level is based on performance and capability
   

Key Responsibilities

Functional Specific Responsibilities

Contacts

Ext ernal

• Occasionally with SAO Law Department
• Occasionally with SAO Repre sentatives from non-law Department Areas
• Occasionally with external law firms and other outside advisors

Internal

• Regularly with AOC Chief Counsel
• Occasion ally with AOC Management
   

Requirements

Functional Specific Requirements

Required Competency Levels

Collaboration/Teamwork
Delivering Information and Assistance

• Ensures an effective flow of information through appropriate channels and promotes the exchange of knowledge among colleagues.

Role Identity and Interpersonal Interactions

• Builds consensus with individuals across the business unit/function;gives clear dir ecti on during cross· functional collaborations.

Building/Maintoining Rela t ionships and Fostering Cooperation

• Motivates team members and promotes values of workin g together as a t eam; encourages employees to build relationships and cooperate across teams.

Networking/Rel ationship M anagement
Seeking and Developing Relationships

• Encourages ot her s to part icipate in net worki ng events and develop or broaden their own net work .

Maintaining Relationships

• Maintains a network of strategic relationships extern ally, across custom ers, and inte rnally, across business units to accomplish goals within the department.

Use of Networks

• Lever ages existing relationships to uncover deficits and drive performance results with the department.

Init iative
Addressing Gaps in Work

• Influences and coaches others across the busine ssu ni t/ func t ion to work independently and identify areas for improvement in work processes.

Motivating and Energizing Self and Others

• Encourages and m ot ivates people to achieve high st andards of excellence by consistent ly raising the bar and coac hing others to achieve results.

Self-Starting

• Sets challenging and realistic goals for others; proactively considers the business unit/ func t ion's goals to prevent confl icts and communicates goals to t eams.

Accountability
Taking Responsibility and Ownership

• Hold s self and team members (as applicable) accountable for accomplishing t heir objectives, lending support when needed.

Driving and Delivering Results

• Generates mot ivation and dr ive toward achievi ng performance goals by emphasizing responsibility and communicat ing res ults standards; is accountable for achieving business unit/ funct ion goals and initiatives.

Managing Expectations and Working Through Setbacks

• Minimiz es impa ct of delays by anticipating problems and impli cations and taking action to work through set backs while setting realistic expectations.

Knowing the Business
Understands Operational and Financial Factors

• Ut il izes knowl edge of the business and operations to drive high impact pro jec ts t hat support the organization and contribute to financial performance.

Understands Company Objectives, Services

• Serves as an expert and source of knowledgeand educates others on the organization's objectives/services and business context.

Collects and Evaluates Metrics/Data to Determine Actions

• Applies information about industry, market, regulations, and customers to make better informed business unit/ funct ion decisions.

Required Competency Levels (cont)