Legal and Compliance Manager
Skills
Commercial ContractsCorporate GovernanceLegal AdviceLegal ComplianceLegal Document PreparationLegal RequirementsLegislative Relations
What the job involves
The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.
Requirements
- Min 5 years of relevant professional experience in a management consultancy, law firm or legal/compliance department
- Background as a fully qualified lawyer or business lawyer
- Preferably a law degree with above-average success
- Understanding of operational and business demands
- Strong project management, organizational, and communication skills
- Analytical, creative, problem-solving, and business-focused personality
- Knowledge in IT law & data privacy law is a plus
- Fluent in English, Legal English focus, German proficiency a bonus
Nice to have
- Strong project management skills
- Organizational skills
- Communication skills
- Analytical personality
- Creative thinker
- Problem-solving ability
- Business-focused mindset
- Knowledge in IT law & data privacy law
- Fluent in English
- Legal English proficiency
- German proficiency is a bonus
Day to day
- Provide legal advice and guidance on all topics under the scope of regulatory compliance with an emphasis on Anti-Bribery, Export Control, Sanctions, and evaluating potential legal risks
- Monitor legislative developments in relevant compliance areas and implement new legal requirements, including in the field of AI
- Develop, implement, and maintain various in-house regulatory and compliance policies and procedures to mitigate compliance risks
- Handle compliance cases related to all topics and coordinate investigations
- Provide data protection support with the assistance of the external Data Protection Officer
- Ensure agreements are consistent with internal corporate policies and processes
- Review, draft, analyze, and revise corporate and commercial documents, including various contracts
Hiring process
- Submit CV
- Submit cover letter explaining motivation