Group Legal Counsel

Nexans; Paris; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Nexans in Paris is seeking an experienced Legal Counsel - Compliance to strengthen its global compliance program. You will contribute to development, deployment and continuous improvement, focusing on anti-bribery, competition law, and trade sanctions.

Reporting to the Group Compliance Director, you will train teams, support operational stakeholders, manage governance tools, and drive due diligence for third parties across multiple geographies.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in compliance, legal, or regulatory roles in international settings.
• Fluent French and strong English required; another language is a plus.
• Excellent organizational skills with ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Support deployment of Nexans’ global compliance program across anti-bribery, competition law, and trade sanctions.
• Coordinate compliance training sessions and awareness initiatives, including Compliance Week events.
• Develop, implement, and monitor compliance controls, processes, and governance tools.
• Support Business Groups and operational teams on compliance-related topics and day-to-day advisory matters.
• Contribute to third-party due diligence processes, including agents, distributors, and compliance assessments.
• Collaborate with Group, Regional, and Business Group Legal & Compliance teams to ensure consistent deployment globally.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Corporate governance

Stakeholder management

Training & awareness

Job description

At Nexans, our purpose is to electrify the future and contribute to a more sustainable world. As part of our Group Legal & Compliance function, you will join an international and collaborative team committed to embedding integrity, ethics, and compliance across our global operations.

This opportunity sits within a dedicated Compliance function, reflecting the importance of compliance across our business and the continued strengthening of our global compliance framework. Reporting directly to the Group Compliance Director, you will play a key role in supporting and driving Nexans’ compliance agenda worldwide.

You will work closely with Business Group and Regional General Counsels & Compliance teams across multiple geographies, partnering with operational stakeholders in a dynamic international environment.

Getting a Flying Start

As Legal Counsel - Compliance, you will contribute to the development, deployment, and continuous improvement of Nexans’ global compliance program, with a focus on:

• Trade & sanctions;
• Antitrust & competition law;
• Anti-bribery & corruption.

This is a highly visible role combining legal expertise, project coordination, business partnering, and compliance program management. You will support operational teams, help strengthen compliance culture across the organization, and contribute to key strategic initiatives and controls.

You will also play an active role in delivering impactful compliance communications, awareness campaigns, and training initiatives such as Compliance Week.

How You Make an Impact

• Support the deployment and continuous enhancement of Nexans’ global compliance program across anti-bribery & corruption, competition law, and trade & sanctions areas.
• Coordinate and contribute to compliance training sessions, awareness initiatives, and key events including Compliance Week.
• Develop, implement, and monitor compliance controls, processes, and governance tools.
• Support Business Groups and operational teams on compliance-related matters and day-to-day advisory topics.
• Contribute to third-party due diligence processes, including agents, distributors, and compliance assessments.
• Collaborate closely with Group, Regional, and Business Group Legal & Compliance teams to ensure consistency and effective deployment of compliance initiatives globally.

Your Starting Points

• Around 8 years of experience in compliance, legal, or regulatory matters within an international environment.
• Strong interest and exposure to compliance topics such as anti-corruption, competition law, export control, or trade sanctions.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Business-oriented mindset with strong communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Fluent French and strong English language skills are required; an additional language would be a plus.
• Curious, rigorous, collaborative, and motivated to work on international compliance topics within a global industrial organisation.

Our Growth Culture

At the individual level our growth-culture is built on trust and collaboration. We wish to welcome you as a valuable member of our team. To enable impact, we believe in freedom and autonomy at the individual level at same time as we encourage knowledge sharing, team-work mentality and can-do attitude amongst our team members.

At Nexans, we recognise the differences that make each employee valuable and unique. The diversity of experiences, origins, personalities, gender and disability are considered key to our global ambition to lead the world in energy transition towards a sustainable planet. This is why we encourage diversity in our recruitment - Bring yours to Nexans, it is welcome!