Commercial Legal Counsel - DACH (m/f/d)

Principal duties include overseeing contractual matters with existing and future suppliers, participating in RFP and due diligence reviews of suppliers, providing commercial counsel on key strategic initiatives, providing day-to-day advice, resolving issues that arise in existing and new commercial relationships, providing interpretation of legislative acts, supporting commercial and product teams with business orientated legal advice, assisting on licensing matters and handling pre-litigation legal disputes and enquiries. In addition to the foregoing, the successful candidate would be expected to provide senior management in Vienna and Germany with a sounding board for day to day matters that may arise during the ordinary course of business.

The successful candidate will have a background in providing commercial advice in a fast paced sector and be able to apply sound, pragmatic judgement in a dynamic and evolving environment.

Key responsibilities will include;

• Structuring, negotiating, reviewing and drafting commercial agreements of varying degrees of complexity.
• Serving as lead counsel and directly advising business clients on strategic deals.
• Advising commercial and product teams on the launch of new products and/or services and managing all legal aspects (including identifying and mitigating potential risks).
• Advising on the commercial implications of existing contractual obligations.
• Resolving issues that arise in existing commercial relationships and handling pre-litigation legal disputes and enquiries.
• Serving as a key subject matter expert and strategic adviser to the businesses in relation to legal obligations.
• Assisting in the development and management of risk protection programmes across the company.
• Proactively monitoring and reviewing legislation in order to help ensure accurate and up-to-date inventories of all legal obligations.
• Building strong relationships with key stakeholders and becoming immersed in all aspects of the business within the DACH region.
• Bench-marking competitors, their products and customer flows in order to assist with best business practice suggestions.