Legal Counsel I

Vertiv; Fatih; On-site; TRY 5,725,000 - 8,588,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertiv is seeking a Legal Counsel to join the EMEA Legal Department to provide legal support across commercial operations, with a focus on contract management, compliance, and risk mitigation.

You will draft and negotiate commercial agreements, ensure regulatory compliance, and provide practical legal advice to internal teams, collaborating with stakeholders and external counsel across the EMEA region.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Law is required.
• 3–5 years of experience as in-house Legal Counsel or in a multinational environment.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, negotiate, and interpret commercial agreements, including sales, services, software licensing, and other customer contracts.
• Provide day-to-day legal advice to business stakeholders on commercial, corporate, compliance, and regulatory matters.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate legal and commercial risks.
• Ensure company practices comply with applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies.
• Monitor legislative developments and advise on their impact.
• Support contract management across the full lifecycle.
• Assist with GDPR and data privacy matters, ethics, and trade compliance programs.
• Conduct legal research and prepare analyses on commercial and regulatory topics.
• Collaborate with internal teams, external counsel, and customers on legal matters.
• Support governance and compliance projects across the EMEA region.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Commercial law

GDPR / data privacy

Stakeholder management

English communication

MS Office

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Law

Job description

At Vertiv, we’re on a mission to empower the people that will power the future. From a simple swipe to life-changing medicines, from push notifications to generative AI. We design, manufacture, and service the products and solutions that keep the world connected. With $6.9 billion in sales, a strong customer base and global reach spanning nearly 70 countries, we are uniquely positioned to deliver greater value to our customers and create new opportunities for our people.

We are looking for a Legal Counsel to join our EMEA Legal Department and provide legal support across commercial operations, with a particular focus on contract management, compliance, and risk mitigation. Working closely with senior legal counsel and cross‑functional stakeholders, you will support the business by drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, ensuring compliance with applicable legislation, and providing practical legal advice to internal teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft, review, negotiate, and interpret a wide range of commercial agreements, including sales, services, software licensing, and other customer contracts.
• Provide day‑to‑day legal advice to business stakeholders on commercial, corporate, compliance, and regulatory matters.
• Support the business in identifying, assessing, and mitigating legal and commercial risks.
• Ensure company practices comply with applicable local and international laws, regulations, and internal policies.
• Monitor legislative and regulatory developments and advise the business on their potential impact.
• Assist with contract management throughout the full contract lifecycle.
• Support compliance initiatives, including GDPR and data privacy matters, as well as ethics and trade compliance programs.
• Conduct legal research and prepare legal analyses on a variety of commercial and regulatory topics.
• Collaborate with internal departments, external counsel, and customers on legal matters and contract negotiations.
• Support governance, compliance, and other legal projects across the EMEA region.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Law.
• 3–5 years of experience as an in‑house Legal Counsel or in a multinational environment.
• Strong expertise in commercial and contract law; knowledge of employment law is considered an advantage.
• Proven experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts.
• Experience advising internal stakeholders on legal, compliance, and risk management matters.
• Familiarity with GDPR, data privacy regulations, and corporate compliance frameworks is preferred.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• High ethical standards, integrity, and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced, international environment.
• Willingness to travel occasionally within the EMEA region when required.

What We're Looking For

• Excellent commercial judgment and problem‑solving skills.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship‑building abilities.
• A proactive, business‑oriented mindset with the ability to work independently.
• Effective time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to collaborate with cross‑functional and multicultural teams while maintaining high standards of ethics and compliance.

The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.

OUR CORE PRINCIPALS

Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Diversity & Inclusion.

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

• Customer Focus
• Operational Excellence
• High‑Performance Culture

OUR BEHAVIORS

• Own It
• Act With Urgency
• Foster a Customer-First Mindset
• Think Big and Execute
• Lead by Example
• Learn and Seek Out Development

About The Team

Work Authorization

No calls or agencies please. Vertiv will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We promote equal opportunities for all with respect to hiring, terms of employment, mobility, training, compensation, and occupational health, without discrimination as to age, race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy status (including childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression (including transgender status or sexual stereotypes), genetic information, citizenship status, national origin, protected veteran status, political affiliation, or disability.