Corporate Counsel

BlueHeart Energy; Heemskerk; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Commuting allowance

Pension scheme with employer contribution

Learning and development opportunities

Mental well-being support

Job summary

A sustainable technology company in the Netherlands is seeking a Corporate Counsel. You will serve as a trusted legal advisor, ensuring compliance and supporting the commercial growth of innovative products. Key responsibilities include drafting and negotiating contracts, managing legal risks, and collaborating with various teams. Ideal candidates will have a minimum of 8 years of legal experience in relevant sectors and strong communication skills. The company offers a competitive salary range between €70,000 and €125,000 and promotes a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of legal experience, ideally in technology or clean-tech sectors.
• Strong understanding of EU and Dutch corporate regulations.
• Fluency in English and proficiency in Dutch are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate key commercial contracts.
• Ensure compliance with corporate and regulatory law.
• Support IP strategy and manage legal risks.

Skills

Legal experience

Transactional background

Communication skills

Education

LL.M or equivalent

Job description

BlueHeart Energy was founded in 2016 as a deep‑tech company that has developed a new sustainable thermoacoustics technology to radically improve the performance of heat pumps, enabling them to evolve from being the best solution in the market to becoming the perfect solution. Our technology is a disruptive approach to generate heat and cold, with potential to revolutionise the whole industry.

With our so‑called "Blue Heart" inside, heat pumps turn into affordable, silent and flexible devices, capable of working with wide temperature ranges suitable for both new and existing houses. Importantly, BlueHeart doesn’t require any refrigerants and doesn’t generate any CO₂e emissions.

About the Role

The Corporate Counsel is the trusted legal adviser to the business, working closely with commercial, operations, manufacturing, technology and corporate development teams. You will ensure legal compliance, manage legal risk, support international expansion, protect our intellectual property and enable commercial and operational growth. The role requires a hands‑on, pragmatic legal partner who can operate in a fast‑paced and highly innovative environment.

Legal Advisory & Transactions

• Draft, review, negotiate and advise on key commercial contracts, including OEM agreements, licensing, supply‑chain/manufacturing contracts, NDAs and service agreements.
• Provide legal support for commercial deals, technology licensing, joint ventures and IP arrangements.
• Conduct due diligence for partnerships, investments and strategic collaborations. Manage external legal counsel for specialised topics such as litigation, IP enforcement and cross‑border regulation.
• Advise commercial, manufacturing, R&D and supply‑chain teams on legal risks associated with new products, market entries and customer programmes.

Corporate Governance & Compliance

• Support governance processes, including board documentation, resolutions, subsidiary management and corporate records.
• Ensure compliance with corporate law, contract law, manufacturing and supply‑chain regulation, export controls, EU energy and environmental rules and data privacy requirements.
• Develop and maintain internal policies, including code of conduct, anti‑bribery and corruption, export compliance, IP, data privacy and whistle‑blower procedures.
• Monitor regulatory developments relevant to HVAC/heat pumps, refrigerants, incentives and energy regulations in collaboration with Public Affairs.

Intellectual Property & Technology Protection

• Support IP strategy with R&D teams across patents, trademarks, trade secrets and licensing.
• Manage IP risk, including freedom‑to‑operate reviews, infringement assessments and licensing negotiations.
• Support technology transfer, manufacturing and supply‑chain arrangements from an IP and legal perspective.
• Identify legal risks across the business and develop mitigation strategies.
• Oversee or manage litigation, disputes, claims and investigations, directly or through external counsel.
• Support supply‑chain and manufacturing risk management, including liability frameworks, warranties, indemnities and product‑liability considerations.
• Align insurance structures and legal frameworks with the company’s scale‑up and commercial expansion.

International & Manufacturing Legal Support

• Advise on cross‑border contracts, market entry requirements, foreign subsidiaries and local compliance.
• Support manufacturing and supply‑chain scale‑up, including supplier agreements, procurement terms, logistics, export controls and employment considerations abroad.
• Support legal review of EU and national incentives, grants and subsidy programmes.

Operational Legal Partnership

• Embed legal processes into business operations across commercial, supply‑chain, manufacturing, product and finance teams.
• Develop and maintain contract templates, a contract playbook and legal best practices.
• Train teams on legal risks, contracting, IP awareness and compliance obligations.
• Maintain legal operations tools and systems including contract lifecycle management, IP registers, dashboards and external counsel management.
• Delegate effectively, train others and provide structured, clear legal guidance.

What You Bring

• Qualified lawyer (LL.M or equivalent).
• Minimum of 8 years of legal experience, ideally with in‑house exposure in technology, manufacturing, clean‑tech, energy or hardware sectors.
• Strong transactional background, including OEM, licensing, distributor, supply‑chain and manufacturing agreements.
• Experience with IP, technology licensing and global supply‑chain legal issues.
• Solid understanding of EU and Dutch corporate, regulatory and export‑control frameworks.
• Strong business acumen and ability to provide practical, risk‑balanced guidance.
• Excellent communication skills, able to work effectively with engineers, commercial teams, executives and external counsel.
• Comfortable working in a scale‑up environment, hands‑on, flexible and able to manage ambiguity.
• Fluent in English; Dutch or additional European languages are a plus.
• Experience with international operations, cross‑border transactions and global supply‑chain contexts.

What We Offer

• Salary range between €70,000 and €125,000 yearly gross depending on experience.
• Opportunity to acquire ESOP, directly linked to company value creation and your performance.
• Hybrid work arrangement supporting autonomy and work–life balance.
• Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your continued growth.
• Access to OpenUp, because we prioritise mental well‑being.
• Participation in our pension scheme with employer contribution.
• Commuting allowance, in line with our travel policy.
• A strategic role in a purpose‑driven scale‑up, contributing to a greener world and shaping the future of sustainable thermal technology.