Senior Project Manager

Descripción del trabajo

Regional Legal Counsel (France & BENELUX) | 8-10 yrs. French Qualified | English and French | Consumer Goods Sector

REFERENCE: HH / 022 / 24

LOCATION: Madrid, Spain or Lyon, France

TYPE OF POSITION: Full time. Hybrid: 3 days presential / 2 days remote.

CLIENT: Our client is an international group which operates in the consumer goods sector. It is a leader operator in food products manufacturing and distribution with brands such as Campofrío, Aoste, Navidul and Oscar Mayer, inter alia. It belongs to an international corporate group which is dynamic, creative and sophisticated. It is driven by its professional and business ethics and values.

It is currently seeking to recruit a Regional Legal Counsel to be responsible for the group’s business in France, Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg, to be based either in Madrid, Spain or in Lyon, France.

POSITION: The candidate will be a corporate counsel. His/her task will be to provide legal advice to the group business at an international level in certain countries (France and BENELUX), in a wide range of legal areas (excluding labour).

The candidate will be part of the group´s global legal department which is based in Madrid. The counsel will be responsible for the mentioned region and will also collaborate with the other corporate counsels of the group in relation to transnational projects. He/she will report directly to the group’s global General Counsel in Madrid and will travel from time to time to the relevant countries.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Advising in all legal aspects of the manufacturing and supply contracts of the company’s products with its clients.
• Being involved in all aspects related to the publicity and marketing of the company’s products.
• Drafting and negotiating IT related contracts and R&D agreements.
• Working on IP law applicable to the group in the assigned countries.
• Providing regulatory advice concerning the food industry in various countries.
• Participating in international legal projects.
• Advising in relation to Real Estate and Environmental issues affecting the business units under the counsel’s responsibility.
• Being responsible for the litigation relating to his/her business units.
• Maintaining permanent contact with the business managers of the relevant countries.
• Contributing to design the strategy in his/her countries of responsibility.
• Coordinating local external counsels.

The counsel will be a true business partner, being in regular contact with the various business areas and staff members, including top international managers and less senior managers. Hence, he/she will anticipate to its needs, contributing to achieving the company´s commercial goals in the mentioned countries.

PROFILE: The candidate shall be a qualified lawyer in France, holding an approximate experience of 8-10 years, preferably acquired at a top national or international law firm. In addition, certain experience as an in-house counsel at an international company is desirable.

The candidate must be native or bilingual in French and shall have an excellent command of English at a professional level.

OFFER: Our client offers you an excellent opportunity to join a Spanish multinational corporate group which is a leader in the consumer sector. You will deal with complex legal matters and of key importance for the company.

You will receive an interesting package, benefit from a wide training programme and have a career development plan.