Senior Corporate Counsel

Role Overview

• Lead and manage the corporate governance of the Group’s portfolio of entities in your responsibility, including day‑to‑day corporate housekeeping and complex corporate operations
• Oversee and execute incorporations, dissolutions, liquidations, restructurings, cross‑border reorganisations, mergers, splits, asset and share disposals
• Manage changes to articles of association, board and officer appointments, delegations of authority and statutory filings
• Ensure timely approval of accounts, corporate resolutions and compliance with local statutory and regulatory requirements
• Advise, coordinate and monitor corporate operations of Group subsidiaries across multiple jurisdictions
• Manage and supervise local legal counsels and corporate secretarial service providers for foreign subsidiaries
• Act as escalation point for complex or sensitive corporate matters involving local stakeholders
• Develop, structure, negotiate and maintain intra‑group agreements and powers of attorney/delegations
• Contribute to the design, implementation and optimisation of corporate legal tools, templates, playbooks, KPIs and legal processes
• Act as a key legal reference for the Group Authority Matrix, ensuring that corporate and strategic decisions, approvals and delegations are structured, documented and implemented in line with Group governance rules
• Support the design, maintenance and evolution of the Group Authority Matrix, in coordination with the Group General Counsel and other relevant Group stakeholders
• Advise senior management and business stakeholders on applicable approval levels, signature authorities and escalation paths for corporate and governance‑related decisions
• Ensure consistent application of the Group Authority Matrix across subsidiaries and legal entities, including through clear guidance, governance controls and best‑practice recommendations
• Play a key role in external growth and strategic operations (M&A), including legal due diligence, transaction structuring, drafting and negotiation of transaction documentation
• Provide senior legal support on corporate compliance matters and governance‑related risk management
• Contribute to significant transversal legal projects aligned with the Group Legal Strategy
• Identify and anticipate business needs, translate them into legally sound and business‑oriented solutions
• Provide clear, value‑added advice to senior management and key internal stakeholders
• Promote best practices, legal awareness and governance culture through training and ongoing engagement with the business
• Act as a role model within the legal team, contributing to knowledge sharing and mentoring.

Requirements

• Law degree (graduate or post‑graduate)
• Excellent command of advanced business legal English (written and spoken); preferred strong French skills
• Strong interpersonal, negotiation and stakeholder‑management skills; diplomatic and credible at senior level
• Strong business and financial sensitivity with the ability to balance legal risk and commercial objectives
• Strategic mindset combined with a hands‑on, solution‑oriented approach
• Strong focus on legal operations, process improvement and legal design
• Excellent organisational skills, attention to detail and ability to manage multiple complex matters in parallel
• Comfortable operating autonomously in a fast‑paced, matrix and international environment
• Agile, proactive and resilient; able to set priorities and drive matters to completion
• Minimum 5–7 years’ experience in corporate law within an international, multi‑entity environment (in‑house or top‑tier law firm experience preferred)
• Strong, proven track record in complex corporate transactions and M&A matters
• Excellent understanding of corporate governance, group structures and cross‑border operations
• High professional ethics, discretion and strong sense of accountability

Benefits

• Benefit Platform
• Holiday Voucher
• Private medical insurance
• Performance bonus
• Easter and Christmas bonus
• Employee referral bonus
• Bookster subscription
• 7card
• Work from home options depending on project