On behalf of our client, a multinational, listed industry group located in Zurich, we are seeking the General Counsel (f/m).

Key responsibilities:

• Advise and support the CEO, the members of the Executive Committee, as well as the Board of Directors in all legal subjects of the group
• Assume full responsibility for all legal matters and provide judgment in complex situations to facilitate decision taking
• Manage a team of 30 lawyers in different locations
• Act as Secretary to the Board of Directors
• Coordinate compliance issues in cooperation with the Chief Compliance Officer
• Handle corporate law and capital market law issues of the Group
• Advice in the area of Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility
• Provide legal support in the area of legal compliance and the enforcement of the Code of Conduct
• Cover all legal and contractual issues arising from business activities (including IP and competition law) as well as capital market regulations
• Manage litigations and arbitrations
• Manage external counsels as well as administrative and governmental procedures
• Report on all aspects of legal risk management

Profile:

• Graduation from both a continental European and an Anglo-Saxon law school/university; bar admission
• At least 10 years of successful practice in a law firm with business law orientation or in the in-house legal department of an international company
• Fluent in German and English
• Advanced knowledge of corporate law, capital market regulation, contract and commercial law
• Extensive experience in legal management (organization of a legal service team, defining a coverage and sourcing model, reporting, alternative billing methods, legal process outsourcing, knowledge of the relevant technology)
• High interest in business and economic topics
• Hands-on, implementation-focused, results-oriented, able to lead, manage and execute multiple projects simultaneously and set the right priorities in a dynamic, challenging environment
• Flexible, adaptable attitude in a fast-paced business
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and decision making skills
• Entrepreneurial understanding combined with distinct service mentality and high attention to detail
• Team spirit, common sense and good sense of humor