As part of the Legal Team and reporting to the Legal Director, the Senior Legal Counsel will be in charge of:
* Commercial contracts/contract management
* Managing the international commercial contracts of our Client: drafting, alignment with shareholders, negotiation lead in front of suppliers, follow-up of the contracts performance, etc.,
* Support our Client's commercial teams in their negotiation activities and exchanges with suppliers: compliance with competition law in commercial negotiations, regular training sessions to sensibilize commercial teams to main legal topics, day-to-day support for the performance of the contracts
* Internal reporting of contracts negotiation and anticipation of contractual risks: within the legal department, to the commercial teams, to the management team, to the legal teams of the shareholders
* Preparation of the yearly contract templates
* Other contracts: according our Client's needs, review of contracts with third parties (external providers, clients, etc.)
* Litigation follow-up
* Corporate governance: with the support of external counsels, supporting corporate matters such as minutes of internal committees, follow-up of the yearly general assembly, delegations, etc.
* Other legal support and tasks as punctually requested by the direct manager or the management team
* Participate to the monitoring of the Belgian and European business and competition laws
* Transversal mission: co-management of specific projects / activities (team trainings, legal tools developments, etc.)
The candidate should:
* Have a Belgian Master degree in Law
* With a specialization and/or experience either in international commercial contracts negotiation, or in contracts management
* Demonstrate at least 5 years of successful experience in a company or law firm
* Have a professional command of English (working language). French, Dutch, and/or German are not mandatory but would be a great asset.
* Demonstrate her/his motivation to work in a challenging and fast-growing organization, within a young and dynamic international team.
A potential management role to be developed, the opportunity to learn and grow in an agile, multicultural environment, all based in the heart of Brussels.