Legal Counsel – Corporate, Finance and M&A (100%)

☞ Holcim

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Update day: 29-03-2024

Location: Zug Zug ZG

Category: Legal / Contracts

Industry: IT Services IT Consulting Banking Financial Services

Position: Executive

Job type: Temporary

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Overview

Holcim is 70,000 people around the world who are passionate about building progress for people and the planet. If you would like to get more information about our corporate organization in Switzerland specifically, please visit our company profile.

As a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, Holcim is enabling greener cities, smarter infrastructure and improving living standards around the world. With sustainability at the core of its strategy, Holcim is becoming a net zero company, with its people and communities at the heart of its success. The company is driving the circular economy as a world leader in recycling to build more with less.

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Responsibilities

We look for a contract attorney to work with Holcim Group Legal at Holcim’s headquarter with corporate transactional experience, preferably at a large law firm. W e need someone to reinforce our team for roughly 7 months as of February 2022 to cover for a maternity leave. In this position you will be drafting, reviewing and negotiating a wide range of national and international commercial contracts with our clients, suppliers and other third-party engagement contracts, non-disclosure agreements and further documents related to our practice.

This will be a great opportunity to contribute to the establishment, standardization and harmonization of the Group’s commercial contracting. You will be developing a great understanding of Holcim’s business and the risk management knowledge as well as skills necessary to support it.

To be successful in this position you need to be dynamic and hands-on, while showing empathy and confidence in building relationships internally and externally.
  • Provide high quality legal advice and support the Holcim Group with the drafting and reviewing of all types of national and international commercial contracts mainly related to procurement, framework sales agreements, CAPEX, technology, digitalization, IT, sustainability & innovation solutions, and other legal matters (including confidentiality, vendor, partnership, data processing and master services agreements, statements of work, amendments, addenda, attachments, forms, etc.)
  • Participate in the negotiation of national and international contracts with clients, suppliers and business partners as well as contract dispute resolution
  • Develop and manage the contractual framework, standard contractual documents for the headquarter and subsidiaries
  • Work collaboratively within Holcim’s Group Legal as well as Holcim’s regional/local legal teams in relevant areas of responsibility
  • Ensure the efficient support of stakeholders at the headquarter and subsidiaries in legal matters, projects and national as well as international legal questions
  • Partner with external experts and international legal advisors as needed and keep budget control
  • Draft internal guidance regarding professional standards, quality and risk management and related matters
Education/Qualifications
  • Law degree from a reputable law school / university and admitted to a bar of relevance
  • Ideally supplemented by a post-graduate degree from a reputable law school / university
  • Excellent academic credentials
Experience
  • A minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in international law firm or multinational corporate environment
  • Wide experience in drafting, reviewing and negotiating of commercial contracts and documentation or handling of corporate matters
  • Ability to perform each essential area of responsibility with skill, efficiency and practicality
  • Proven track record of working successfully in an international and decentralised environment and in cross-cultural teams
Knowledge & Skills
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills that allow to effectively facilitate, influence and communicate with legal teams, stakeholders as well as with external partners
  • General agility, sound judgement and a highly developed legal and commercial sense with a pragmatic and solutions oriented approach
  • Self-motivated, structured work approach, conceptual thinking, and strategic reasoning, while being hands-on and not afraid of making decisions
  • Team player with highest levels of ethics and integrity
Language Requirements

Fluent and articulate English speaker with advanced English drafting and writing skills particularly involving complex legal, commercial and operational concepts. Other languages (German, French or Spanish) are advantageous.

Local / International

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Travel Requirements

Up to 10%
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Deadline: 13-05-2024

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