Senior Legal Counsel – Benelux Data & Compliance (Hybrid)

Continental; Diegem; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meal vouchers

Eco-vouchers

Group insurances

Job summary

Continental Benelux is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel / (Data) Compliance Coordinator to oversee compliance and data protection across Benelux and related markets. You will provide legal consultancy on contracts, labor and corporate matters in a highly matrixed international environment.

This role focuses on governance of the House of Rules, training, and collaboration with central and local teams on negotiations, policies and documents, while supporting projects and driving compliance

Qualifications

• University degree in Law.
• Several years of Benelux-focused experience with contracts, data protection or compliance.
• Experience in a highly matrixed, international environment.
• Fluent in Dutch, French and English (written and spoken).
• Proficient in Microsoft 365 suite (Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, Copilot, PowerPoint, Word, Excel).

Responsibilities

• Coordinating Benelux Compliance and Data Protection matters with Corporate teams.
• Providing legal consultancy on national and international commercial/contracts, civil, labor and corporate law (Benelux focus).
• Collaborating with central and local teams on negotiations, drafting contracts, policies and documents, and supporting claims management.
• Acting as housekeeper for Benelux House of Rules: document lifecycle management and annual review campaigns; share updates to ensure awareness and use of SharePoint.
• Identifying training needs and conducting legal workshops; coaching junior colleagues.
• Participating in and/or leading projects related to the role's tasks and responsibilities.

Skills

Benelux Compliance

Legal consultancy

International environment

Multitasking/ prioritization

Communication

Audit / risk mindset

Proactive compliance approach

Dutch, French & English

MS 365 proficiency

Education

University degree in Law

Tools

SharePoint

Outlook

Teams

Job description

Continental Benelux is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel / (Data) Compliance Coordinator to oversee compliance and data protection across Benelux and related markets. You will provide legal consultancy on contracts, labor and corporate matters in a highly matrixed international environment.

This role focuses on governance of the House of Rules, training, and collaboration with central and local teams on negotiations, policies and documents, while supporting projects and driving compliance