Senior Legal Counsel mfd

Join the world leader in advanced energy storage solutions and be part of the success story of VARTA!
At Clarios were powering today into tomorrow.

Your contribution:

• Provide expert legal support and advice to the company on various complex legal matters which have a major impact on one or more segments of the companys business.

• Develop legal strategies and provide highlevel legal advice to senior management

• Ensure the companys compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

• Reports to the General Counsel EMEA with critical input from the Chief Legal Officer

• This position is located in Hanover Germany

Responsibilities:

• Oversee and provide expert legal advice and support to various departments including but not limited to sales procurement human resources finance and marketing.

• Support specific customer relationships as Business Partner identified by the GC EMEA.

• Review draft and negotiate a wide range of complex and highprofile commercial agreements and transactions such as supply agreements distribution contracts procurement contracts and other contracts relevant to the automotive industry.

• Advise on and ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations while developing strategies to minimize legal risks and liability

• Provide practical businesssavvy counseling to the businesses in all areas of commercial transactions.

• Lead in managing legal disputes and litigation matters including liaising with external counsel preparing legal documents and advising on strategy.

• Develop implement and maintain corporate policies and procedures.

• Act as a thought leader on complex transactional issues.

• Lead M&A and other corporate transactions including conducting due diligence drafting transaction documents and coordinating with external advisors.

• Oversee updating forms development of tools playbooks and processes.

• Provide legal training to employees as necessary to promote a culture of compliance and legal awareness.

• Identify continuous improvement opportunities related to the contract review process including identifying developing and implementing best business practices.

• Supervise and mentor junior legal staff and/or trainees.

• Work collaboratively across regions with other members of the legal department outside counsel and other nontraditional legal resources and take leadership on project implementation.

• Provide other general legal and compliance support to the business in EMEA at the direction of the GC EMEA.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• A Law degree (University / State examination or equivalent); admission to practice law in Germany

• 7 years of transactional experience preferably in the automotive/manufacturing industry or in a reputable law firm or a corporate legal department of a multinational corporation

• Indepth knowledge of laws and regulations applicable to the automotive industry

• Expert contract drafting and negotiation skills

• Team player with a proactive approach strong interpersonal skills and a willingness to collaborate across departments

• Ability to build positive relationships with management and other members of the legal team with demonstrated ability to influence outcomes positively

• Familiarity working within a matrix environment on behalf of multiple and diverse business functions and organizations

• Excellent analytical and problemsolving skills with a keen attention to detail

• Experience managing outside counsel

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both German and English; additional languages are a plus

• Ability to work independently prioritize tasks effectively meet tight deadlines and make solid judgment calls under pressure

• Expertise in corporate law

• Proficiency in data analytics and AI with the ability to leverage these skills to enhance legal strategies and decisionmaking

• Experience with AI tools and technologies relevant to the legal field

Benefits: What we offer you

• As a technology leader with strong brand (i.e. VARTA and OPTIMA) Clarios notably lives on the creativity capability and satisfaction of its employees. Therefore we offer people with drive and power many good reasons to join us:

• Exciting professional tasks and challenges in a diverse international environment with strong commitment to integrity values social engagement and sustainability.

• Arrange your working hours and breaks flexible via our flexible and trustbased working hours model and combine your professional and private life even better according to our mobile work policy and company kindergarten.

• A competitive remuneration package including additional payments such as holiday Christmas as well as company pension program.

• Your wellbeing is very important to us: Take advantage of our preventive health care offers such as fitness center physiotherapist modern office environment healthy canteen team and company events or hobby clubs.

• Stay fit whilst at the same time positively contributing to our environment: Lease your company bike.

• Our welladvanced onboarding process and buddy program supports you to quickly grow into the position and team. By using the offering in our Internal Learning Academy LinkedIn Learning and EMEA Mentoring Program you will be able to further grow professionally and personally.

• Last but not least we support you in relocating and finding a flat in location surrounding if applicable and depending on individual factors.

Learn more about what it is like to work at Clarios: Clarios:

Clarios is the global leader in advanced lowvoltage battery technologies for mobility. Our batteries and smart solutions power nearly every type of vehicle and are found in 1 of 3 cars on the road today. With around 18000 employees in over 100 countries we bring deep expertise to our Aftermarket and OEM partners and reliability safety and comfort to everyday lives. We answer to the planet with a rigorous sustainability focus advancing bestinclass sustainability practices and advocating for them across our industry. We work to ensure 100 of our products sold are recyclable and we recycle 8000 batteries an hour in our network. You can find more information here (PDF).

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