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Paralegal/Aviation Lease Contracts Executive

Full time

London

Why Rolls-Royce?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Paralegal/Aviation Lease Contracts Executive to join our Aether joint-venture team.

This is an important role mitigating commercial risk in a new asset management business.

About Aether

Aether manages assets on behalf of third-party owners, enabling the efficient lease and return of civil aircraft engines to airlines around the world.

You will be part of a new dynamic team, whose primary objectives are to deliver services within agreed timeframes, improve the turn-around-time between leases, maintain the asset value of engines under management and minimise risk for all asset owners.

The size and structure of the organization means that you will work alongside and communicate with senior management daily. The core team is largely based in Derby with supporting functions based in London.

Work with us and we’ll welcome you into an inclusive culture, one that invests in your continuous learning and development, and gives you access to a wide breadth and depth of experience.

We offer excellent development, a competitive salary and remarkable benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

Your needs are as unique as you are. So we encourage flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working wherever possible, so you can always be at your best - wherever and whenever you work.

What you will be doing:

• Accountable for accuracy and completeness of legal and commercial documents to support lease delivery / redelivery.
• Responsible for drafting specific lease/commercial documents needed to support delivery / redelivery.
• Accountable for negotiating escalated commercial issues (new contracts, CPs and claims), from customers and vendors.
• Responsible for the development and maintenance of commercial templates, tools and guides as needed to support delivery and redelivery.
• Responsible for ensuring all post-closing contractual actions such as filings are completed or otherwise implemented by team.
• Accountable for the identification and guidance of commercial risks and liabilities.
• Responsible for ensuring all KYP and other compliance checks are completed, maintain the operator watch list including coordinating with Group portfolio & partner management team, accounts payable and finance on customer credit checks.
• Responsible for identifying operational issues and facilitating the resolution of the same whilst maintaining appropriate levels of customer satisfaction.

Who we are looking for:

At Rolls-Royce we embrace agility, are bold, pursue collaboration and seek simplicity in everything we do. These values form our values and behaviours and are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

• Experience of drafting, negotiating, and administering aircraft engine or other aviation asset leases.
• Degree or equivalent qualification ideally in Law or a related subject.
• Well-developed interpersonal, diplomacy, communication, influencing and negotiations skills.
• Ability to solve multi-layered problems while maintaining customer focus.
• Highly motivated and capable of working under own initiative or in a team environment.
• Sound business acumen.
• Ability to prioritise workloads to meet demanding deadlines.
• Experience of influencing at all levels across an organisation.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse team and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives. And the more perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be.

By building a culture of respect and appreciation, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

We welcome applications from people with a refugee background.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce

Closing date: 17th September 2023

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