Legal Counsel M&A

Red Bull; Salzburg; On-site; EUR 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Bull seeks an experienced Legal Counsel M&A to support the group’s domestic and international M&A activities. You will draft and negotiate key agreements, advise on risk management, and coordinate with Finance, Tax, HR, and business teams across jurisdictions.

You will guide the due diligence process, support signing and closing, and help design processes to evolve Red Bull’s M&A centre of excellence. Fluency in German and English is essential.

Qualifications

• Experienced legal professional with international M&A exposure.
• Strong analytical and negotiating skills in corporate and contract law.
• Fluency in German and English, written and spoken.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams across jurisdictions.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level pragmatic legal advice on M&A transactions and related agreements across multiple jurisdictions.
• Draft, review, and negotiate non-disclosure agreements, letters of intent, term sheets, and purchase agreements.
• Support due diligence, data room review, and post-closing matters; identify and mitigate risks.
• Coordinate with internal functions and external lawyers to ensure cohesive transaction processes.

Skills

German language

English language

Job description

Company Description

Are you an experienced legal professional who enjoys working across jurisdictions and helping teams navigate complex legal matters? Do you bring a practical, solution-oriented approach to managing risk and enabling global business objectives?

As Legal Counsel M&A, you'll support Red Bull's cross-functional M&A team in the preparation, execution, and implementation of domestic and international M&A transactions across the Red Bull Group, with a particular focus on projects in the sports sector, Red Bull's strategic growth and expansion initiatives, the start-up sector, as well as internal corporate restructurings.

Working closely with internal stakeholders and external advisors, you'll assist throughout the entire M&A transaction lifecycle, including drafting various agreements such as letters of intent, confidentiality agreements, and transaction documents; conducting due diligence; and supporting the signing and closing process, as well as taking care of post-closing matters.

The position as Legal Counsel M&A offers broad exposure to complex projects and provides an opportunity to assume responsibility for specific workstreams.

Job Description

M&A TRANSACTIONS & AGREEMENTS

As part of Red Bull's Legal M&A Team, you'll provide high-level pragmatic legal advice on M&A transactions and other projects across multiple jurisdictions.

Working closely with internal stakeholders and external advisers, you'll translate strategic opportunities into clear and workable legal agreements, balancing business objectives with the protection of Red Bull's interests.

In addition, you'll provide legal support to selected commercial matters and monitor relevant legal developments, turning legal complexity into practical solutions.

LEGAL ADVICE

Your responsibilities will include drafting, reviewing and negotiating on everything from non-disclosure agreements, letters of intent, term sheets, share and asset purchase agreements, transitional services agreements and other key commercial agreements.

You'll advise our Business regarding legal issues, ensure that our agreements reflect commercial deals, comply with applicable legal requirements and appropriately protect the interests of Red Bull.

RISK MANAGEMENT

Supporting buy-side and sell-side due diligence processes, you'll review the content of the data room, collect information and coordinate with relevant functions across the organization. You'll assess key findings and take them into account when drafting and negotiating transaction documents.

You'll identify potential legal and transactional risks, develop pragmatic mitigation strategies and support the implementation of appropriate measures and processes.

GLOBAL PROJECTS

Your role will include supporting the preparation, execution and implementation of domestic and international M&A transactions across the Red Bull Group, particularly in connection with sports-related projects, strategic growth and expansion initiatives, start-ups and internal corporate restructurings.

Throughout the transaction lifecycle, you'll contribute to due diligence, signing, closing and post-closing activities while taking ownership of individual workstreams.

In addition, you'll contribute to the team's role as a centre of expertise for M&A by developing and maintaining internal know-how, establishing effective processes and providing transaction-related guidance to internal stakeholders.

STAKEHOLDER COLLABORATION

Working closely with internal functions such as Finance, Tax, HR and Business, you'll ensure a coherent transaction process and a consistent approach across all workstreams. As a key point of contact for transactional matters, you'll manage internal workstreams and collaborate with external legal advisors by providing clear instructions, concise feedback and effective coordination.

Qualifications

Experienced professional in legal advisory with an enthusiasm for operating confidently and effectively in an international environment.

2-4 years of professional experience with domestic or international M&A transactions, corporate law, commercial law and contract law, ideally gained at a renowned law firm or in a comparable in-house legal position.

Fluent in written and spoken German and English.

Confident handling of complex processes, with excellent analytical and organisational skills.

Familiarity with risk management principles and their application in legal contexts.

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.

Strong communication and negotiation skills with the ability to present complex matters in a clear and understandable manner.

Ability to effectively manage multiple workstreams and competing priorities.

Proactive approach and solution-driven attitude.

Collaborative team player who can also work independently and assume responsibility for specific work areas.

Additional Information

Due to legal reasons we are obliged to disclose the minimum salary according to the collective agreement for this position, which is € 2.362,- gross per month. However, our attractive compensation package is based on market-oriented salaries and is therefore significantly above the stated minimum salary.

As an employer, we value diversity and support people in developing their potential and strengths, realizing their ideas and seizing opportunities. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, skin colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation or origin.