Legal Counsel

G+D makes the lives of billions of people around the world more secure. We create trust in the digital age with integrated security technologies in three business areas: Digital Security, Financial Platforms and Currency Technology. We have been a reliable partner for our customers for over 170 years with our innovative solutions for SecurityTech! We are an international technology group and traditional family business with over 14,000 employees in 40 countries. Creating Confidence is our path to success. Trust is the basis of our co-operation within G+D.

The whole world trusts us when it comes to physical or digital currencies. We increase the security and efficiency of the cash cycle in collaboration with central banks and the entire currency industry. As the market leader in advanced currency management, would you like to join us in shaping the future of payments?

Scope and Purpose:

• To support the Legal Manager with a number of legal, compliance, data-privacy and administrative duties
  
  
  

Key Result Areas & Responsibilities:

• Legal Responsibilities
• Working with key areas of the business, assist with reviewing/drafting/amending a range of commercial/business contracts (customers, suppliers and services providers), offer/proposal, tender review and bid application.
• Perform legal research and provide general support to Legal Manager and various departments, such as but not limited to HR related matters, customer contract interpretation/implementation, inter-company agreements, corporate matters.
• Manage a variety of side projects and topics.
  
• Compliance Responsibilities
• Assisting the Legal Manager in the day to day activities in various aspects of Compliance , such as but not limited to due diligence screening of business partners, managing the sales partner application and agreements, drafting and amending agency and distributor agreements, ensuring all guidelines and policies are applied in the day to day business (procurement, gift & invitation, export control).
  
• Data Privacy Responsibilities
• Assisting the Legal Manager in the day to day activities in various aspects of Data privacy, such as but not limited to deletion process and organization's record of processing activities (RoPA) , in accordance with the GDPR
  
  
  

Job Requirements/qualifications:

• Minimum Bachelor degree in Law (strong academic credentials LLL and/or LLB)
• LLM preferred but not mandatory
• Member of a European and/or North American Bar association
• Must have minimum 4+ years of experience
• Strong and lengthy experience in drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts
• Strong negotiation skills and knowledge of legal concepts
• Profound commercial and contractual understanding with focus on exceptional client service
• Good project management experience and skills (planning, reporting , processes)
• Strong communication skills and capability in managing workload
• Excellent team player with good soft skills for use in cross functional and international teams
• Expertise in negotiation techniques, contract law, contract drafting and negotiation, software licensing agreement
• Strong multi-tasking skills and detail oriented
• Ability to work with challenging individuals/organizations
• English mandatory and French preferred but not mandatory