Job Description
Whats in it for you
- Being part of a truly international team of 14 legal professionals and a broader team of 100 legal professionals across the wider EMEA and the Amercias regions;
- A key role supporting the sales & manufacturing functions across Bridgestone EMEA and have an immediate impact;
- Access to their Shared Service Center in India to handle less complex and recurring tasks allowing you to focus on where you add the most value;
- A modern working environment in Zaventem with flexible working options;
- Access to a global community for personal development opportunities;
- An attractive salary package with numerous extralegal benefits such as a company car net allowance a bonus group insurance hospitalization insurance ;
- A homeworking policy of two days a week;
- Working for Top Employer 2024certified company.
What your future may hold
As Senior Legal Counsel at Bridgestone you will:
- Serve as strategic business partner to headquartersbased Sales and Manufacturing and some other corporate functions by providing timely practical and riskbalanced legal advice and support;
- Structure draft review and negotiate contracts (sale manufacturing joint development offtake strategic alliance agreements);
- Advise on Belgian labour and employment matters and coordinate labour outside counsels in other Countries where their manufacturing facilities are located;
- Manage and resolve commercial legal disputes together with outside counsels
- Have the opportunity to create new and improve existing processes related to supporting these functions and clients;
- Act as the go to legal resource for questions regarding Belgian law for other members of the legal department;
- Maintain awareness of and communicate within the law department and to clients any changes or developments in relevant applicable (Belgian) laws and regulations;
- Drive a culture of compliance and ethics by monitoring activities assessing risk providing training and continuously improving policies and procedures within the company and the BSEMIA law department;
- Manage outside counsel performance and costs by setting budgets implementing costsaving strategies and monitoring overall legal spend at HQ level to meet annual targets.
Your skillset
- You obtained a Belgian Masters in Law and can count on minimum of 12 years of relevant experience with a preference for a mix of law firm and inhouse roles;
- Solid understanding of Belgian commercial contract law corporate law and labour law;
- Excellent knowledge of English and Dutch (written and spoken). A good knowledge of French is an asset;
- Strong communication skills commercial awareness and ethical judgment;
- An energetic pragmatic and agile mindset who takes ownership and has high commitment;
- A dynamic problem solving and proactive personality with a nononsense and straightforward approach.
Our Client
Bridgestone Corporation is one of the worlds largest manufacturer of tires and other rubber products. One in five vehicles in the world drives on Bridgestone tires. They employ over 140000 people around the world and sell their products in more than 150 countries. The European headquarters of Bridgestone Corporation is in Zaventem.
Interested
Apply immediately via the website or contact Sylvie Gerlofor more information.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC