Junior International Corporate Counsel

Witan Search; Barcelona; Sur place; EUR 70 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Restaurant d'entreprise

Résumé du poste

Witan Search is seeking a hands-on International Legal Counsel to join our global manufacturing client in a fast-paced in-house environment. You will own a broad range of commercial contracts, corporate matters, and data privacy initiatives, coordinating with HR, finance and external counsel across multiple jurisdictions.

The role requires 4–6 years PQE, fluency in English and Spanish, and a proactive, detail-oriented mindset.

Qualifications

• Law degree from an accredited institution.
• 4–6 years PQE in law firm or multinational in-house.
• Experience in international commercial contracts and corporate matters.
• Full working proficiency in English.
• Fluent Spanish for Spain-based team.
• Ownership and accountability from inception to resolution.
• Detail-oriented with strong execution under pressure.
• Autonomous yet collaborative with alignment in meetings.

Responsabilités

• Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial contracts across jurisdictions.
• Advise on corporate governance and entity management for international subsidiaries.
• Support employment matters across the international footprint with HR and local counsel.
• Provide guidance on data protection and privacy compliance.

Connaissances

International contracts

Corporate matters

English proficiency

Spanish fluency

Formation

Law degree

Description du poste

Our client is a global manufacturing business. Acting as a trusted legal partner to the business across commercial, corporate, compliance and employment matters, in a fast-paced, high-volume international in-house environment. The role suits a lawyer who thrives on ownership, values follow-through, and enjoys operating with autonomy inside a structured, disciplined team.

This is a genuinely hands-on position, combining substantive legal advisory work with structured contract review, matter administration and follow-through documentation. Discipline, attention to detail and comfort with meaningful transactional volume matter as much as substantive legal knowledge - the ability to close matters properly and on time is what defines success here.

Key Responsibilities

• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a broad range of commercial contracts - distribution, service, NDAs, licensing and procurement - with business stakeholders across multiple jurisdictions.
• Advising on corporate governance and entity management for international subsidiaries, including board resolutions, powers of attorney and corporate records.
• Supporting employment and labour law matters across the international footprint, in coordination with HR and local counsel.
• Advising on data protection matters (GDPR and other applicable privacy regimes) and supporting enforcement of the group's data protection policies.
• Supporting the anti-corruption, sanctions and trade compliance programme (FCPA, UK Bribery Act, EU/OFAC sanctions) within a US-listed public company framework.
• Supporting internal investigations and compliance escalations, in coordination with the Chief Legal and Compliance Officer.
• Managing the intellectual property portfolio in coordination with external agents, ensuring timely filings and renewals.
• Instructing and coordinating external counsel across jurisdictions, keeping matters on track and within budget.
• Identifying, assessing and mitigating legal risk proactively.

Must-Haves

• Law degree from an accredited institution.
• 4 to 6 years of post-qualification experience gained in a law firm and/or in-house at a multinational corporation.
• Proven experience in international commercial contracts and corporate matters.
• English to full working proficiency, written and spoken - all internal work product, headquarters communication and cross-border matters are handled in English.
• Fluent Spanish, for a Spain-based team.
• Ownership and accountability: takes matters from inception to resolution, manages workload proactively and honours commitments.
• Rigorous and detail-oriented, performing reliably under pressure with consistent execution and closure.
• Autonomous yet collaborative, with a strong sense of when to escape and a habit of arriving at alignment meetings with a clear assessment and a proposed path forward.

Nice-to-Haves

• Exposure to compliance, data privacy or employment law.
• Experience within a US-listed public company governance and compliance framework.
• Prior work supporting EMEA, LATAM and APAC jurisdictions.
• Experience managing an international IP portfolio through external agents.

What's in it for you?

• A genuinely international remit - EMEA, LATAM and APAC, from a Spanish base, with the choice of Madrid or Barcelona.
• Direct reporting line to the Deputy General Counsel - International, with visibility to the Chief Legal and Compliance Officer.
• The breadth of a lean in-house team: commercial, corporate, employment, data privacy, compliance and IP, rather than a single narrow specialism.
• A platform to consolidate an in-house career within a US-listed multinational, supported by established systems and processes.
• Real autonomy and ownership, within a structured and disciplined legal function.