Legal Director, EMEA

CGL Consulting Co., Ltd; Paris; Sur place; EUR 150 000 - 190 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Our client is seeking a Regional Legal Leader to oversee the Europe region, manage a small team of legal professionals, and serve as the principal advisor to regional executives, delivering pragmatic and commercially oriented counsel.

You will develop and implement legal strategies to support regional growth, governance, and business priorities, while drafting and negotiating commercial contracts and advising on risk management.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer admitted to practice in France (or equivalent European jurisdiction with French qualification).
• Minimum 12-15 years of post-qualification legal experience, with substantial in-house experience supporting multinational businesses.
• Proven track record of handling complex legal matters across multiple European jurisdictions.
• Deep expertise in commercial contracts, corporate law, compliance, risk management, and dispute resolution.

Responsabilités

• Lead and manage the legal function for the Europe region, overseeing a small team of legal professionals.
• Serve as the primary legal advisor to regional executives and management teams, providing strategic and practical counsel.
• Deliver commercially oriented legal advice that balances risk with business objectives.
• Develop and implement legal strategies to support regional growth, operational efficiency, and business priorities.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and advise on a wide range of commercial contracts and agreements.
• Oversee corporate governance, entity management, and board-related matters for regional entities.
• Support day-to-day business operations, internal policy development, and process improvement initiatives.
• Provide expert guidance on compliance matters, ensuring adherence to applicable laws and regulations.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to identify, assess, and mitigate legal risks across the region.
• Lead internal investigations and coordinate compliance reviews when required.
• Manage litigation, arbitration, regulatory inquiries, and other dispute matters within the region.
• Engage and supervise external counsel to ensure efficient, cost-effective legal support.
• Develop proactive strategies for dispute prevention and risk mitigation.
• Partner closely with business leaders, finance, HR, procurement, sales, and operations teams.
• Conduct legal training sessions and provide practical guidance to internal stakeholders.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of legal processes, templates, policies, and best practices.

Connaissances

Leadership experience

English French fluency

Stakeholder management

In-house legal experience

Formation

Qualified lawyer (France)

Description du poste

Our client is a global leader in electronic design and manufacturing with a truly global footprint, with 30 production and service sites across the world.

Employment Type

Full-time

About the Role

Responsibilities

Regional Legal Leadership

• Lead and manage the legal function for the Europe region, overseeing a small team of legal professionals.
• Serve as the primary legal advisor to regional executives and management teams, providing strategic and practical counsel.
• Deliver commercially oriented legal advice that balances risk with business objectives.
• Develop and implement legal strategies to support regional growth, operational efficiency, and business priorities.

Commercial & Corporate Support

• Draft, review, negotiate, and advise on a wide range of commercial contracts and agreements.
• Oversee corporate governance, entity management, and board-related matters for regional entities.
• Support day-to-day business operations, internal policy development, and process improvement initiatives.

Compliance & Risk Management

• Provide expert guidance on compliance matters, ensuring adherence to applicable laws and regulations.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to identify, assess, and mitigate legal risks across the region.
• Lead internal investigations and coordinate compliance reviews when required.
• Manage litigation, arbitration, regulatory inquiries, and other dispute matters within the region.
• Engage and supervise external counsel to ensure efficient, cost-effective legal support.
• Develop proactive strategies for dispute prevention and risk mitigation.

Cross-functional Collaboration

• Partner closely with business leaders, finance, HR, procurement, sales, and operations teams.
• Conduct legal training sessions and provide practical guidance to internal stakeholders.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of legal processes, templates, policies, and best practices.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer admitted to practice in France (or equivalent European jurisdiction with French qualification).
• Minimum 12-15 years of post-qualification legal experience, with substantial in-house experience supporting multinational businesses.
• Proven track record of handling complex legal matters across multiple European jurisdictions.
• Deep expertise in commercial contracts, corporate law, compliance, risk management, and dispute resolution.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to deliver pragmatic, commercially focused legal advice.
• Fluent in English and French (written and spoken).
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, comfortable interacting with senior executives.
• Self-motivated and capable of working independently in a fast-paced, multicultural environment.

Preferred

• Prior experience in a reputable international law firm before transitioning in-house.
• Experience supporting multinational companies in the manufacturing, technology, industrial, or supply chain sectors.
• International education or work experience across multiple countries.
• Additional language skills (e.g. Chinese, German or Spanish) are a plus.
• Prior experience leading a legal team or managing a regional legal function.

What Our Client Offer

• A dynamic, international working environment with significant autonomy.
• Opportunity to shape legal strategy for a growing region.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.