Senior Legal Counsel For Mergers & Acquisitions (MF)

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Airbus is looking for a Mergers & Acquisitions Senior Legal Counsel (f/m) to join our Legal Corporate Affairs department based in Toulouse France.

This job is meant to impact Airbus major international and transversal projects and partnerships which are all a critical part of the Airbus strategy toward its ambition to pioneer a sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world. This high-impact role is pivotal to shaping the future of Airbus group and to implementing Airbus long-term strategy.

Airbus Legal M&A is active on a global basis and addresses all types of M&A transactions (acquisitions divestments venture or growth capital joint-ventures ) for all the Airbus activities and divisions. This role implies to identify and mitigate risks to ensure business integrity and to advise the senior management of Airbus.

• Draft and negotiate preliminary agreements and transaction documents (e.g. Memorandum of Understanding Letter of Intent Share Purchase Agreement Shareholders agreement joint-venture agreement)

• Manage and perform legal due diligence as well as manage the post-closing matters

• Mobilize co-ordinate with or support where necessary other members of the legal department especially with the antitrust and compliance teams

• Monitor compliance with relevant laws and regulations (notably from a Foreign Direct Investment perspective)

• Select and retain the external law firm(s) and manage this external legal support in a cost-efficient way and in line with internal priorities (which implies to coordinate with all relevant stakeholders of the project team like for instance M&A department tax finance HR insurance real estate and business stakeholders)

This role will involve frequent travels for business and as such the M&A Senior Legal Counsel must be able to travel accordingly and in some instances on short notice.

• EU US or UK qualification is prerequisite with specialisation on Business Law and/or Corporate Law

• A minimum 5-year international M&A experience as a practicing lawyer

• Proven strong drafting negotiating and communication skills

• Ability to interface and communicate effectively and impactfully with the transaction team and outside counsels bankers and consultants

• Ability to provide top-level business-oriented guidance to Airbus top management in a concise and precise manner to enable the decision-making

• Ability to cope with a complex and constantly-developing business environment

• Reactivity creativity a result-oriented mindset able to work in an international multi-cultural fast-moving and complex/technical environment

• Ability to work in autonomy but also team-player with willingness to contribute to the team and evolve in an empowering environment

• Ability to manage several projects at the same time (with effective prioritization and decision-making in this respect) and to work under strict deadlines in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

• A negotiation level in English is mandatory and any other Airbus languages such as French German or Spanish would be an asset

Your working environment:

Global capital of aeronautics and European capital for space research Toulouse is a dynamic city in the southwest of France served by an international airport. Ideally located between the Mediterranean sea and the Atlantic ocean and close to the Pyrenees mountains it offers plenty of options for outdoor activities!

How we care for you:

• Work / Life Balance: Extra days-off for special occasions holiday transfer option a Staff council offering many social cultural and sport activities and other services.

• Wellbeing / Health: Complementary health insurance coverage (disability invalidity death). Depending on the site: health services center concierge services gym carpooling application.

• Individual development: Great upskilling opportunities and development prospects with unlimited access to 10.000 e-learning courses to develop your employability certifications expert career path accelerated development programmes national and international mobility.

At Airbus we support you to work connect and collaborate more easily and possible we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

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This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity as the foundation for the Companys success reputation and sustainable growth.

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