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

Edri; Essen; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Training budget

Job summary

E.ON Drive Infrastructure (EDRI) seeks an (Senior) Legal Counsel to support international growth across Europe. You will provide pragmatic legal advice, draft and negotiate complex agreements, and oversee regulatory matters in e-mobility and energy. Collaboration with technical teams and external partners is key.

You will lead negotiations, manage compliance and data privacy topics, and coordinate with law firms across jurisdictions while fostering stakeholder relationships at HQ and abroad.

Qualifications

• Germany-qualified lawyer with Second State Examination.
• At least 3 years in-house counsel or corporate law.
• Strong expertise in commercial, corporate, and real estate law.
• Experience in governance, risk management, compliance, and/or data protection is a plus.
• Experience in e-mobility, energy, infrastructure, or technology is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Advise international teams, management, and leadership on day-to-day legal matters.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and develop commercial agreements and legal documents.
• Analyze complex legal/regulatory issues related to e-mobility and infrastructure.
• Advise on regulatory requirements in energy, metrology, and network regulations.
• Lead negotiations with partners, authorities, landowners and external stakeholders.
• Enforce rights in disputes, support court proceedings, and resolve conflicts efficiently.
• Support permitting and implementation for charging infrastructure projects.
• Represent the company with authorities and professional bodies; prepare statements.
• Drive legal processes, standardisation, and automation improvements.
• Coordinate external law firms across jurisdictions.
• Support governance, compliance, risk management, and data privacy topics.
• Ensure stakeholder management across HQ and international markets.

Skills

German law

English fluency

Negotiation skills

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

In-house experience

Governance & risk management

Data protection (GDPR)

Education

Second State Examination (Germany)

Tools

RPA

AI in legal tech

Legal tech tools

Job description

Your mission As (Senior) Legal Counsel at E.ON Drive Infrastructure (EDRI), you will play a key role in supporting our international growth journey. In this position, you will provide pragmatic legal advice, drive legal processes, and work closely with stakeholders across multiple markets to support the expansion of charging infrastructure throughout Europe.

Your responsibilities

• Advise international teams, management, and leadership on a broad range of day-to-day legal matters
• Draft, review, negotiate, and further develop commercial agreements and legal documents, including site, lease and usage agreements, supplier and service contracts, cooperation and partnership agreements, financing-related agreements, and claim matters
• Analyze complex legal and regulatory issues related to e-mobility and charging infrastructure and develop pragmatic business solutions, working closely with technical teams to identify legal risks early
• Advise on regulatory requirements in e-mobility, energy, infrastructure, and technology, including energy law, metrology and calibration law, the German Energy Industry Act, and Federal Network Agency requirements
• Lead negotiations with business partners, authorities, landowners, and other external stakeholders and support strategic partnerships and innovative cooperation models
• Enforce the company's rights in disputes and contractual breaches, support court proceedings, and develop efficient conflict resolution strategies
• Support permitting and implementation matters related to the construction and operation of charging infrastructure, including building and environmental permits
• Represent the company vis-a-vis authorities, institutions, courts, professional bodies, and e-mobility industry associations, contribute to industry standards, and prepare legal statements and position papers
• Drive legal processes, standardisation, automation, and efficiency improvements
• Coordinate external law firms and legal support across multiple jurisdictions
• Support governance, compliance, risk management, and data privacy topics, including GDPR-related matters where relevant
• Ensure close stakeholder management across our headquarters and international markets

Your profile

• Fully qualified lawyer (Second German State Examination or equivalent legal qualification)
• Prior admission as Rechtsanwältin / Rechtsanwalt or in-house lawyer (Syndikusrechtsanwältin / Syndikusrechtsanwalt) and eligible for admission as in-house lawyer pursuant to § 46 BRAO
• At least 3 years of professional experience as in-house legal counsel or in a law firm advising corporate clients
• Strong expertise in commercial contracts, commercial law, corporate law, real estate law, or related fields; additional experience in governance, risk management, compliance, and/or data protection is an advantage.
• Experience in e-mobility, energy, infrastructure, or technology is a strong advantage.
• Strong process-oriented mindset with the ability to structure and optimise legal workflows
• Experience with or strong interest in Legal Tech, process automation (e.g., RPA), and AI.
• Motivation to actively use these tools to make legal work more efficient and effective
• Pragmatic, business-oriented, and solution-focused approach to legal advice
• Strong analytical skills paired with a hands-on mentality and entrepreneurial thinking
• Enjoy working both collaboratively and independently
• Willingness to take responsibility, actively drive topics forward, and continuously develop your own area of responsibility
• Fluency in both German and English is mandatory
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills with the confidence to engage with senior stakeholders

Why us?

• People take centre stage: Become part of a dynamic, ambitious and agile team that develops solutions for the e-mobility market and be part of our EDRI events
• With us, you get the best of both worlds - 100% start-up with the support of a large company
• The freedom you need: We offer you hybrid working with flexible working hours
• Workation: Enjoy the flexibility to work temporarily from abroad - within the EU
• You will receive a competitive salary
• A company pension scheme is of course also one of the benefits with us
• Sustainable learning opportunities: We support you with a training budget of 5,000 euros per year
• You get everything you need to get started: onboarding with welcome gifts and all the hardware you need
• Contact Diversity counts at E.ON. We welcome all people and are convinced that differences make us stronger. Become part of our inclusive and diverse corporate culture!
• Seize the opportunity to become part of our E.ON Drive Infrastructure team and not only create prospects for the future of E.ON, but also for your own.
• We look forward to getting to know you!