Junior Legal Counsel (m/w/d)

Hyundai AutoEver Europe GmbH; Offenbach am Main; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Free lunch

Monthly public transport pass

Wellhub wellbeing

Job summary

Hyundai AutoEver Europe GmbH invites a (Junior) Legal Counsel to join our Frankfurt am Main area team. You will provide practical legal advice, negotiate and review contracts, and support the privacy program across internal units and external partners.

The role emphasizes data protection, IT, and commercial law with collaboration across a multinational setup; relocation support may be offered, and an attractive compensation package is provided.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of privacy law, IT law, commercial law, contract law and compliance.
• Fluent and precise English communication.
• Strong communication and collaboration with diverse units within the organisation.
• Confident communication with internal stakeholders and external service providers.
• Experience with GDPR is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate, draft and review contracts and legal documents.
• Support the privacy program, including internal compliance and contracts (suppliers and customers).
• Support daily operating business.
• Assess legal risks of diverse IT projects.
• Provide legal advice to diverse business units, esp. data protection, IT and commercial law.
• Follow up legislative and regulatory changes and recommend actions.
• Design and implement standards to improve efficiency of legal operations.
• Participate in internal compliance and certification efforts (ISMS, ISO27001).

Skills

Privacy law knowledge

IT law knowledge

Contract law knowledge

Compliance knowledge

English fluency

Education

Law degree (Volljurist)

Job description

For our European Headquarters in Frankfurt am Main area (Offenbach) we are looking for a:

(Junior) Legal Counsel (m/f/d)

Join us as Legal Counsel at Hyundai AutoEver Europe and partner with diverse business units to provide practical legal advice that helps drive our success.

Key Responsibilities:

• Negotiate, draft and review contracts and legal documents.
• Support the privacy program, including internal compliance and contracts (suppliers and customers).
• Support daily operating business.
• Assess legal risks of diverse IT projects.
• Provide legal advice to diverse business units and in-house customers, in particular in the field of data protection law, IT law, commercial law.
• Follow up legislative and regulatory changes and recommend appropriate actions.
• Design and implement standards and processes to promote efficiency of legal operations.
• Participation in internal compliance and certification efforts (ISMS, ISO27001, etc.).

Requirements:

• Law degree (in Germany "Volljurist") or other jurisdiction.
• Knowledge in privacy law, IT law, commercial law, contract law, compliance.
• Ability to express in English fluently and precisely.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with diverse business units within the organisation.
• Confident and professional communication with internal stakeholders and external service providers

Nice to have

• Experience with GDPR.
• Good German communication is a plus.
• First work experience in a multinational company or law firm is advantageous.
• Flexible working time
• Work in an international team and versatile environment
• Varied tasks with exciting and challenging (IT) projects
• Function-specific, personal trainings
• Attractive salary and excellent compensation and benefits package, including free lunch (as lunch vouchers or in the canteen), a free monthly ticket for public transportation and Wellhub to support your wellbeing
• Relocation support

About us

Hyundai AutoEver Europe GmbH (HAEE) is a fully-owned subsidiary of the Hyundai & KIA Motor Group with its Headquarters in Seoul (South Korea). HAEE has its European Headquarters in Germany and affiliates in Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

We provide IT services that support the innovation and the IT competitiveness of the Hyundai and KIA Motors companies in various European countries, in areas like sales and manufacturing system development, implementation, and operation.

Embrace challenge and diversity and become part of our team!