General Counsel (f/m/d) Austria

Siemens Energy; Wien; On-site; EUR 126,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International environment

Home office opportunity

Canteen or meal contributions

Pension fund

Flexible working times

Job summary

Siemens Energy Austrian General Counsel will guide strategic legal priorities, governance and regulatory affairs across the Austrian businesses. You will steer corporate housekeeping, risk assessments and complex cross-border matters in a major energy technology group.

You will lead the Austrian legal team, coordinate with international colleagues, and shape compliance, dispute resolution and AI-enabled legal tools to support sustainable growth.

Qualifications

• Completed law degree
• Austrian Bar Exam strongly preferred
• 7+ years post-qualification experience
• Expertise in Austrian/European business law, corporate law, M&A, governance, litigation
• Business mindset with risk judgement
• Ability to lead跨-country collaboration across functions
• Excellent German and English proficiency

Responsibilities

• Advise management on legal, governance and regulatory matters
• Lead Austria country corporate legal organization
• Oversee litigation, arbitration, and regulatory proceedings
• Manage external counsel, budgets and service providers
• Drive corporate governance, compliance, and integrity programs
• Support competition, public procurement, data privacy, and employment-related matters
• Represent Siemens Energy in industry associations and with authorities

Skills

Strategic leadership

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Communication

Change management

Digital transformation

AI-enabled tools

Education

Law degree

Austrian Bar Exam

Job description

A Snapshot of Your Day

As General Counsel (f/m/d) Austria, you will combine strategic leadership with hands-on legal judgement at the heart of the energy transition. You will advise Siemens Energy Austria’s management and businesses on their most important legal, governance and regulatory matters, lead the country corporate legal organization and translate complex requirements into pragmatic solutions that enable sustainable business. Your day may move from an executive-level decision and a major project support to corporate governance, a transformation initiative, government affairs or the development of people, processes and digital legal tools.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Act as a trusted legal and strategic adviser to the Managing Directors, senior leadership and the business on material decisions, with a strong focus on enabling operations while protecting the company and its people
• Assume overall responsibility for legal governance in Austria, including corporate housekeeping, shareholders’ and supervisory board matters, powers of attorney, management governance and authorized-signatory topics
• Cooperate with dedicated legal colleagues in support of complex national and international energy-technology projects and transactions, including EPC, supply, service and solution business, claims, disputes and project risk management
• Provide strategic guidance on corporate and M&A matters, restructurings, carve-outs, integrations and other transformation projects in a complex international matrix organization
• Oversee litigation, arbitration, regulatory and authority proceedings, and manage external counsel, legal budgets and legal service providers with a clear focus on quality and value
• Support the business on competition and antitrust, public procurement, commercial and trade law, data privacy, employment-related interfaces and other company-relevant legal matters, drawing on specialist expertise where appropriate
• Represent the company’s legal interests internally and externally, including in relevant industry associations and government-affairs activities, and build trusted relationships with authorities and key stakeholders
• Drive legal excellence through fit-for-purpose processes, knowledge sharing, training, digitalization and responsible use of AI and legal technology
• Promote a strong integrity and compliance culture and ensure that legal advice, governance and internal controls are aligned with applicable law and Siemens Energy standards

What You Bring

• A completed law degree that qualifies you to practice or work as a senior legal professional in Austria; completion of the Austrian Bar Exam is strongly preferred
• At least 7 years of relevant post-qualification experience, gained in a leading international law firm and/or the legal department of an international industrial or technology company
• Broad and deep expertise in Austrian and European business law, with particular strength in Austrian corporate law, commercial contracting, M&A, governance, litigation and dispute resolution; experience in competition, public procurement, data privacy, trade or other regulated matters is an advantage
• A strong business and financial mindset, sound risk judgement and the ability to turn legal complexity into clear, practical and commercially balanced recommendations
• Demonstrated success in managing change and collaborating effectively across countries, businesses and functions
• Executive presence, integrity and courage, combined with excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder-management skills and the ability to build trust at all organizational levels
• Curiosity and a continuous-learning mindset, with enthusiasm for legal operations, digital transformation, AI-enabled solutions and modern ways of working
• Excellent written and spoken German and English, including confident use of legal and business terminology; additional languages are welcome

About The Team

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation. Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100.000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

Rewards/Benefits

• The opportunity to engage in an exciting environment on meaningful projects
• Career development opportunities
• Supportive work culture
• International environment
• Flexible working times
• Home office opportunity
• Canteen or meal contributions
• Pension fund
• And more!

At Siemens Energy we offer competitive compensation and additional benefits based on your performance, experience and qualification. Due to the Austrian legal regulations, we are obliged to state the minimum salary for this position. Please note that there is a clear willingness for a higher compensation considering your individual expectations, expertise and skills. The minimum salary for this position in the collective agreement for the electrical and electronics industry is in the amount of € 140,000,- gross/year for a full-time position (All-In agreement with variable compensation component already included).

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