In this role, you will manage a range of legal responsibilities, including drafting contracts and advising on local laws. Your work ensures that legal initiatives align with business strategies while promoting integrity across teams.
Anforderungen
- •Master’s degree in law, preferably US law school
- •6 to 10 years of legal experience
- •Experience with multinational corporations, ideally in FMCG
- •Ability to draft and negotiate complex agreements
- •Strong track record in stakeholder relationship building
- •Capability to manage external counsel and legal spend
- •Business-oriented mindset with strong communication skills
Deine Aufgaben
- •Draft and negotiate commercial contracts.
- •Advise on day-to-day legal matters.
- •Identify legal risks and implement mitigation strategies.
- •Manage and develop regional legal knowhow.
- •Ensure legal advice aligns with local laws.
- •Monitor changes in laws and regulations.
- •Conduct bi-annual meetings with management.
- •Align legal support with business strategy.
- •Provide forward-looking legal insights.
- •Lead regional and global legal initiatives.
- •Contribute to continuous improvement projects.
- •Cooperate with Compliance Manager on local needs.
- •Foster partnerships with cross-functional teams.
- •Promote a culture of integrity and accountability.
Deine Vorteile
Groeiende internationale omgeving
Ambitieus en gedreven team
Leer- en groeikansen in Category Management
Nauwe samenwerking met stakeholders
Bedrijfscultuur met passie en team spirit
Aantrekkelijk salarispakket met voordelen
Elke dag koekjes
Original Beschreibung
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# Legal Manager US, ID & Licensed Countries
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Full-time
As our Legal Manager US, International Distributors (ID) & Licensed Countries, you are an autonomous and trusted legal advisor supporting business operations across US and our Distribution Countries.
Reporting into the Group Legal & Public Affairs Director, you pro-actively manage regional legal risks, drive legal compliance with applicable laws and regulations and maintain a consistently high standard of legal advice aligned with a fast-paced, multi-national FMCG environment.
* You draft, review and negotiate commercial contracts (including sales, procurement and marketing agreements) and advise internal stakeholders on day-to-day legal matters while proactively identifying legal risks and implementing mitigation strategies.
* You ensure continuous management and development of legal knowhow relevant to the region (in this case US, ID & Licensed Countries) guaranteeing up-to-date legal advice aligned with local laws and evolving business needs.
* You monitor changes in relevant laws and regulations, conduct bi-annual meetings with the Management Team to align legal support with the business strategy and provide forward-looking legal insights.
* You lead or contribute to regional and global legal initiatives and continuous improvement projects while cooperating with the Compliance Manager in identifying local compliance needs and monitoring local opportunities for improvement.
* Fostering strong partnerships with cross-functional teams, you contribute to a culture of integrity, accountability and operational excellence.
To be able to achieve the above and be successful in this role we believe you need to have:
* A strong academic background with a Master’s degree in law, preferrably from a US law school, with a specialization in Corporate or Commercial Law.
* 6 to 10 years of proven experience in a legal function, preferrably with a mix of top-tier law firm and in-house roles.
* Proven experience working with multinational corporations, ideally in FMCG, retail or life sciences.
* A demonstrated ability to draft and negotiate complex commercial agreements, managing legal risk, compliance and regulatory matters across multiple jurisdictions.
* a strong track record of building relationships with internal stakeholders and influencing decision-making at various levels, including executive teams.
* The capability of managing external counsel, controlling legal spend and ensuring quality outcomes while comfortably operating autonomously and coordinating with a global legal team or matrixed organization structure.
* A business-oriented mindset, able to balance legal risk with commercial realities, with strong communication skills and a high level of integrity.
**Ons aanbod**
* De kans om mee te bouwen aan een groeiende, internationale omgeving
* Deel uitmaken van een ambitieus en gedreven team vol talenten
* Veel leer- en groeikansen in de wereld van Category Management
* Nauwe samenwerkingen met verschillende stakeholders in de groep
* Een bedrijfscultuur waar passie, team spirit en open dialoog de belangrijkste drijfveren zijn
* Een aantrekkelijk salarispakket, inclusief extralegale voordelen
* En uiteraard: elke dag koekjes