General Counsel EMEA Azelis
General Counsel EMEA Azelis
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Job Description
Job Description
Whats in it for you
The opportunity to be part of an experienced legal team in a truly international and fastgrowing Belgian Company;
The possibility to work in a multicultural environment that stimulates personal development and entrepreneurship;
The chance to have a direct impact on the business in the EMEA region and to actively contribute to the development of the legal department;
You will have the possibility to work from home two days a week;
A competitive remuneration package.
What your future may hold
As General Counsel at EMEA you will have the following tasks and responsibilities:
Draft negotiate and administer distribution and other commercial agreements;
Manage the corporate legal and governance affairs of the EMEA entities;
Perform general litigation management and provide legal assistance with third party claim handling;
Ensure the rollout and maintenance of the groups compliance policies and procedures within the EMEA region;
Provide and ensure appropriate training on relevant legal and compliance matters;
Active involvement in the preparation and of M&A and special projects;
Assist with specific EMEA insurance requirements in conjunction with global programs;
Steer and work closely with the Regional Legal Counsels within the region.
You will report hierarchically to the Regional CEO and functionally to the Group General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer.
Your skillset
You have a Master degree in Law and minimum 10 years of relevant experience as an inhouse legal counsel in a corporate legal department or as an attorney in a recognized law firm;
You have gained experience in a variety of corporate commercial transactional and competition work within the EMEA region. Drafting and negotiating of crossborder agreements is a key competence;
You are a selfreliant teamplayer confident to act autonomously and take responsibility for counselling negotiating and resolving legal matters;
You have a sense of ownership and drive;
You are a successful relationship builder with strong communication skills and you are able to deal with all levels in the organization;
You have experience as a people manager;
You can take the initiative to do things yourself regionally and at group level;
You have an excellent knowledge of English. Other languages are a plus;
You are open to travel occasionally;
You have a good sense of humour.
Our Client
Azelis is a leading global innovation service provider in the specialty chemicals and food ingredients industry with over 4000 employees worldwide and listed on the Belgian stock exchange (BEL 20. Throughout its history Azelis does much more than moving goods. Azelis makes markets moving forward by breaking new ground in their technical laboratories by combining ingredients with ideas and creating opportunities through innovation.
The company culture is open supportive and encourages initiative. It fosters a lowbarrier corporate environment with continuous accessibility and the ability to act quickly.
Interested
Apply immediately via the website or contact Sylvie Gerlo for more information.
Contact Sylvie by mail: or call.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
