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About Optoma

A passionate, customer-focused brand, Optoma products captivate, inspire and connect people for a better experience.

Optoma Europe Ltd. has headquarters in the UK with regional offices throughout the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) territory.

Optoma provides reliable and innovative visual solutions for customers and partners. We bring people together through captivating visual experiences, serving customers who demand seamless, innovative technology to tell their stories. We make our customers’ dreams possible.

As a global leader in large display technologies, Optoma combines cutting-edge design and engineering to deliver visual display solutions from the home to the office, classroom and commercial spaces.

About the role

We are looking to enhance our operations with the addition of an experienced in-house legal counsel to support the Optoma Europe Ltd. business activities, which play a pivotal role in our global company and a lead for business transformation.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to be part of implementing new processes and policies, as well as leading in the management of the commercial needs of the company in multiple jurisdictions. We are seeking a legal professional who can align with and support our EMEA business strategy by delivering practical in-house legal solutions and effective risk mitigation.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting Optoma EMEA leadership and senior management team with commercial contracts and legal compliance across multiple regions
• Reviewing, drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts with both suppliers and clients
• Support and guidance with all legal and litigious matters and monitoring regulatory developments
• Support with general legal governance and compliance including GDPR, ISO and offering legal input on environmental compliance matters in collaboration with relevant internal stakeholders
• Collaborate cross-functionally with internal stakeholders in EMEA regions

About You

Key Skills & Experience:

• University degree in Law
• Relevant practical experience in private practice, in-house in the UK or foreign qualified
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills
• Independent and self-motivated
• Client focused
• GDPR/ISO 27001 experience
• Policy drafting/management experience
• Second language: Fluent in French or German
• Experience working with the distribution of goods across the EU/EEA is highly advantageous

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to promoting diversity and ensuring that all employees and applicants are treated with respect, dignity and fairness. We welcome applications from all and as such if you require any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process, please inform us and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.