Legal Counsel (m/f/d) Project Logistics

Kuehne Nagel; Hamburg; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site canteen

Flexitime

Mobile working options

30 days annual leave

Company pension scheme

Employee discounts

JobRad bike leasing

EGYM Wellpass

Job summary

Kuehne+Nagel's Global Project Logistics business seeks a Legal Counsel to provide practical, commercially focused advice and act as a strategic partner to the business.

Based in Hamburg, you will draft, review, and negotiate project logistics contracts, manage regulatory risk, support strategic initiatives, and help shape global legal standards across multiple jurisdictions.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in commercial/transportation law or project-related legal matters.
• Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating logistics and/or commercial agreements in an international environment.
• Ability to provide practical, risk-based legal advice to business leaders.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of project logistics contracts and commercial agreements.
• Provide practical, risk-based legal advice to business leaders on transactions and operations.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate contractual, operational, and regulatory risks across large-scale projects.
• Translate complex legal issues into clear, actionable guidance for informed decision-making.
• Develop and maintain legal standards, policies, templates, and best practices for the global organization.
• Support training and promote a culture of compliance and risk management.
• Assist in significant projects and lead or support high-value disputes and claims.

Skills

Commercial law

Transportation law

Logistics contracting

Cross-border work

Regulatory compliance

Negotiation skills

Job description

It's more than a job

As Legal Counsel Project Logistics, you will serve as a trusted legal advisor supporting Kuehne+Nagel's Global Project Logistics business division, providing practical and commercially focused legal advice. Reporting directly to the Project Logistics Head of Legal (Project Logistics Corporate Counsel), you will act as a key member of the legal function and a strategic partner to the business.

Situated with our Corporate Project Logistics Management in Hamburg, Germany you will play a critical role in managing legal risk, negotiating complex project and logistics agreements, supporting strategic business initiatives, and ensuring compliance across large-scale industrial, energy, renewables, infrastructure, and capital projects. You will also serve as trusted deputy on selected legal matters and support the Project Logistics Head of Legal (Project Logistics Corporate Counsel) in managing legal priorities across hemispheres and business, and further support in the implementation and execution of the company’s legal strategy and risk management initiatives. This is a highly visible role that combines strategic legal counsel with hands‑on partnership across a dynamic global organization.

How you create impact

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including project logistics contracts, transportation agreements, subcontractor arrangements, service agreements, and strategic partnership contracts.

• Provide practical, risk-based legal advice to business leaders and project teams on commercial transactions, operational matters, and complex customer engagements across industries such as energy, renewables, infrastructure, mining, and industrial projects.

• Identify, assess, and mitigate contractual, operational, and regulatory risks throughout the lifecycle of large-scale logistics projects.

• Deliver business-oriented legal support and translate complex legal issues into clear, practical guidance and enable informed decision-making across the business.

• Support the Project Logistics Head of Legal in developing and maintaining legal standards, policies, templates, and best practices for the global Project Logistics organization.

• Contribute to legal training and awareness initiatives and promote a strong culture of compliance and risk management across the business.

• Provide strategic support to the Project Logistics Head of Legal on significant projects and lead or support selected claims, disputes, and other high-value or high-risk matters.

• Lead or support the resolution of selected customer disputes, contractual claims, and other commercial challenges while protecting the company’s interests.

What we would like you to bring

• 3 years+ experience in commercial law, transportation law, logistics, infrastructure, energy, or project-related legal matters, gained either in-house or in private practice.

• Knowledge of transportation, freight forwarding and in particular project logistics contracting, international transport and trade regulations, customs matters, sanctions, and general compliance frameworks.

• Experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating logistics and/or commercial agreements in an international business environment.

• Strong communication and negotiation skills as well as analytical skills, sound judgment, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced and project‑driven environment.

• Experience operating within a global organization and collaborating across multiple jurisdictions and cultures is highly desirable.

• A collaborative, proactive, and solution‑oriented mindset, with a passion for building trusted partnerships and enabling business growth.

• Flexibility for regular international travel.

What's in it for you

• A highly visible global role in our modern Hamburg headquarters, centrally located in HafenCity and featuring an on‑site canteen, with direct exposure to senior business leaders and complex, high‑impact projects.

• The opportunity to shape legal standards and risk management across our global Project Logistics organization, with room to take ownership and grow professionally.

• Flexible working arrangements, including flexitime and mobile working options, 30 days annual leave

• Competitive salary and a wide range of additional benefits such as a company pension scheme, employee discounts, JobRad bike leasing, and access to EGYM Wellpass at preferential rates.

Who we are

Logistics shapes everyday life - from the goods we consume to the healthcare we rely on. At Kuehne+Nagel, your work goes beyond logistics; it enables both ordinary and special moments in the lives of people around the world.

As a global leader with a strong heritage and a vision to move the world forward, we offer a safe, stable environment where your career can make a real difference. Whether we help deliver life‑saving medicines, develop sustainable transportation solutions or support our local communities, your career will contribute to more than you can imagine.

Kuehne + Nagel is an equal employment/affirmative action employer. If you require an accommodation for any part of the online application process due to a disability, please contact the Employee Services HR Help Desk at 1-800-267-1326 during the hours of 8:00am - 5:00pm EST; Monday through Friday or via e‑mail at: [e-mail] with the nature of your request. We will answer your inquiry within 24 hours.