For our client, a leading international company in the Tourism and Technology industry, we are seeking a Legal Counsel (EMEA) (m/w/d) for a temporary role based in Berlin.
Ref.: 120968
We are looking for a business-oriented Legal Counsel to join our EMEA legal team for up to 1 year. Your role as a member of the legal team will involve providing support and advice to the business, public policy and product teams with a focus on CEE regions. You must have excellent judgment in balancing legal risks with business strategy and a proven ability to learn new areas of law and function independently in a demanding fast-paced environment. We're looking for a highly adaptable and collaborative person who can handle ambiguity and rapidly shifting priorities with flexibility, patience, and poise
About the role:
- Provide focussed and pragmatic product, regulatory, compliance and litigation advice to the business, marketing, comms and public policy teams with a focus on the DACH and CEE region
- Support on a wide range of matters including tourism, travel, housing, property, consumer protection, unfair competition, e-commerce, privacy and tax
- Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts including NDAs, sales, service provider, agency, end-user agreements, promotions, releases and partnership deals
- Handle a wide variety of litigation cases from small claims consumer litigation to regulatory litigation in the DACH and CEE region
- Manage and direct outside counsel in multiple jurisdictions in connection with litigation, regulatory and public policy matters
- Review and provide guidance on the launch of new products and initiatives
- Research complex and nuanced legal issues; create, update and maintain actionable guidelines
Requirements:
- Fully-qualified lawyer in Germany, CEE background a plus
- 8-10 years of relevant post-qualification experience including in-house, preferably in the tech / digital space
- Excellent English language skills, both spoken and written. Additional language(s), such as Hungarian or Polish, are a plus
- Substantive knowledge and demonstrated expertise in consumer protection, unfair competition, marketing and general contract law, in particular with regards to relevant EU legislation; experience in administrative law proceedings a plus
- Strong, proven ability to work cross functionally with business partners and other stakeholders
- General experience with working in an international and multicultural working environment with geographically dispersed team members
The Successful Candidate Should Also Have
- Ability to consistently deliver creative, thoughtful and business-oriented advice that appropriately balances growth and risk
- Intellectually curious, open-minded, adaptable, comfortable with ambiguity and risk, and excited by dynamic change and solving problems
- Ability to work both collaboratively and autonomously while prioritizing competing tasks in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
- High level of integrity, professionalism, intellectual curiosity, sense of humor, and willingness to grow
- Ability to engage and influence cross-functional consensus and collaboration
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
For over 30 years, Nash direct has been helping remarkable people to win exciting roles at world-leading technology companies in Germany. Our Mission is to give our employees the best possible experience in working with us.
Interested? Then we would love to receive your application and we guarantee a quick feedback!
For more information on the role please get in touch with Marlena Marzano Monterosso.
Marlena Marzano Monterosso
Senior Recruiter
Nash direct GmbH
Leonrodstraße 52
80636 München
Mobile: +49 (0)151 11 32 34 15
