Senior Legal counsel M&A M/F

CMA CGM; Marseille; Sur place; EUR 70 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

CMA CGM recherche un(e) responsable juridique M&A à Marseille pour guider les projets stratégiques de croissance externe. Le poste implique de structurer des transactions complexes, de superviser des équipes pluridisciplinaires et de garantir la sécurité juridique des opérations. Le candidat idéal doit avoir une solide formation en droit, une expérience significative en M&A et être bilingue en anglais pour naviguer dans les lois civiles et commerciales.

Qualifications

• Au moins 8 ans d'expérience dans un groupe industriel international ou un cabinet d'avocats.
• Expérience avérée en droit des sociétés et projets M&A.
• Capacité à travailler de manière autonome sur des projets complexes.

Responsabilités

• Assurer le support juridique sur les projets de croissance externe du groupe.
• Structurer et superviser la documentation contractuelle, effectuer des due diligences.
• Développer des relations de confiance avec des clients internes clés.

Connaissances

Droit des affaires

Anglais courant

Gestion de projet

Négociation

Formation

Master en droit privé ou des affaires

LLM dans un pays anglo-saxon

Description du poste

Led by Rodolphe Saadé, the CMA CGM Group, a global leader in shipping and logistics, serves more than 420 ports around the world on five continents. With its subsidiary CEVA Logistics, a world leader in logistics, and its air freight division CMA CGM AIR CARGO, the CMA CGM Group is continually innovating to offer its customers a complete and increasingly efficient range of new shipping, land, air and logistics solutions.

Committed to the energy transition in shipping, and a pioneer in the use of alternative fuels, the CMA CGM Group has set a target to become Net Zero Carbon by 2050.
Through the CMA CGM Foundation, the Group acts in humanitarian crises that require an emergency response by mobilizing the Group’s shipping and logistics expertise to bring humanitarian supplies around the world.

Present in 160 countries through its network of more than 400 offices and 750 warehouses, the Group employs more than 155,000 people worldwide, including 4,000 in Marseilles where its head office is located.

YOUR ROLE

Reporting to the M&A Legal Director, you will be responsible for providing legal advice and support for the implementation of complex and strategic external growth projects for the Group's international activities.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ?

• As a true partner of the operational team and departments in the Group's external growth development projects, your main responsibilities and commitments are to structure and contribute to the realisation of M&A, restructuring, company and/or shareholding disposal, private equity, partnership and infrastructure concession projects.
• As part of your assignments, you will ensure and optimise the legal security of the files entrusted to you, you will participate in and supervise due diligence. You will prepare and supervise the drafting of contractual documentation and negotiate it, you will manage the signing/closing/post-closing periods.
• You will develop a strategic and trusting relationship with your key internal clients and various stakeholders in order to deliver the right legal support and advice to the business. You will be required to work cross-functionally with various legal experts in all relevant areas of law such as corporate law, stock exchange law, contract law, financing law, etc.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR ?

• Strong academic background in civil and business law, ideally complemented by a common law degree abroad (US/UK LLM) or in a business school;
• At least 8 years' experience in a major international industrial group or a leading business law firm (lawyer or solicitor);
• You have a strong background in corporate law, M&A projects, restructuring, divestitures, private equity, partnerships, concession and infrastructure projects.
• You are fluent in English, both written and spoken, in civil and common law;
• You will be able to work in a flexible and responsive manner, proposing solutions and carrying out projects autonomously in accordance with the legislation and contractual requirements of the Group and its growth areas;
• Synthetic, conscientious, very rigorous, organised, you have a developed business sense and a natural appetite for project management;
• You will have a good understanding of new technologies and your interpersonal skills (dialogue and negotiation) will make you a recognised and legitimate lawyer;
• Your team spirit, responsiveness, dynamism and adaptability are important assets in the success of the mission within a motivated legal team committed to the growth of the Group. You will be able to develop within the Legal Department to the extent of your potential.

Come along on CMA CGM’s adventure !