Head of Corporate Legal

☞ Sonova Group

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Update day: 26-03-2024

Location: Stäfa Zürich ZH

Category: Legal / Contracts

Industry: Medical Devices

Position: Director

Job type: Full-time

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Who we are

In a life without sound, our work provides meaning. As a leading provider of innovative hearing care solutions, we are not just a company that makes products: we are a team on a mission to help people enjoy the delight of hearing. To enable a life without limitations, we – through our core business brands Phonak, Unitron, Hansaton, Advanced Bionics and AudioNova – develop, manufacture and distribute solutions that push the limits of technology and redefine the future of our industry.
The Head Corporate Legal is responsible for Sonova’s corporate governance, securities and equity issues and activities. She/He must ensure that all our company’s activities comply with applicable laws and regulations, at listed company level and otherwise.

Your tasks
  • Responsible for and provide advice to the Board of Directors and Committees on corporate governance and Corporate Legal Affairs at the listed company and local group levels
  • Responsible for Global Corporate housekeeping
  • Preparing, managing, implementing required regulatory filings, corporate governance and related policies in all areas including Swiss stock exchange
  • Managing all legal tasks in connection with the AGM of Sonova Holding AG (and EGM as required)
  • Supporting the preparation of the annual report, particularly the compensation report, and responsible for the preparation of the Corporate Governance Report
  • Collaborating with / supporting finance, tax, treasury, compliance, data privacy, and other in-house functions
  • Responsible for the implementation of all trading restrictions and blackouts
  • Supervising filings or notifications to the relevant regulatory authorities including ensuring that corporate records are updated as appropriate
  • Supervising the maintenance of the Authorized Signatory Lists for all group entities world-wide and including the delegating of authorities
  • Maintain an accessible central depository of corporate related matters (i.e. responsible for the maintenance of the legal entity tracking software)
  • Support the deployment of equity or debt financial instruments (including share repurchase and issuance of bonds or commercial papers)
  • Manage corporate matters, from registration to liquidation of legal entities globally, including mergers and combination in collaboration with tax, local management and outside counsels
  • Directly assist the Group General counsel in its corporate secretarial function and provide relevant regulatory information

Your profile
  • Master degree in Law and ideally admission to the Swiss bar
  • 8+ years relevant work experience in a law firm or inhouse
  • Able to demonstrate substantial global experience in corporate governance matters
  • Experience in corporate law and governance, Swiss public company law, contract law and financial instruments
  • Tangible experience dealing with investors, equity issues and activities
  • Experience of dealing with senior executive, including CEO and CFO
  • Executive presence in working with the Board of Directors and Committees and managing conflicting priorities
  • Strong corporate acumen, organized, driven and pragmatic with sharp attention to details and deadlines

Our offer

We can offer you a new challenge, with interesting tasks and much more - including an open corporate culture, flat hierarchies, support for further training and development, opportunities to take on responsibility, an excellent range of foods, sports and cultural facilities, attractive employment conditions, and flexible working time models in various roles.

Daryl Alther, Talent Acquisition Manager, is looking forward to receiving your complete application (CV, references and certificates) via our online job application platform.

For this vacancy only direct applications will be considered.

Sonova AG

Laubisrütistrasse 28

CH-8712 Stäfa

+41 58 928 01 01

Sonova is an equal opportunity employer.

We team up. We grow talent. We collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds to win with the best team in the market place. We guarantee every person equal treatment in regard to employment and opportunity for employment, regardless of a candidate’s ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation or marital status, gender, genetic identity, age, disability or any other legally protected status.
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Deadline: 10-05-2024

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