Hybrid Group Lead Commercial Counsel – Consumer and Fair Competition

at Verisure

• Job title: Group Lead Commercial Counsel – Consumer and Fair Competition
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Professional Certificate
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Geneva, Switzerland

About the role

• Legal Counsel providing leadership on consumer protection and fair competition legislation across Verisure’s European operations. Collaborating internationally to ensure compliance and strategic legal oversight.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic legal advice and leadership at Group level on consumer areas including: marketing claims and pricing strategies; sales practices, processes and sales materials for Verisure’s core alarm system services and ancillary personal protection services; customer T&Cs and contracting models; and consumer-facing aspects of new methods of getting to market.
• Lead and develop (in close collaboration with Verisure country counsel) our consumer and fair competition programme, involving: guidance, templates and training materials on common topics; consumer protection audits; and close collaboration with the Group Compliance team on Group internal minimum standards, Group policy and standards.
• As needed, support Verisure country counsel on complex regulatory inquiries.
• Monitor, assess and share information about consumer and fair competition enforcement cases and trends as well as proposals for EU consumer protection legislation.
• Together with the Group Legal Regulatory Advocacy team, develop and lead a strategy of engagement with relevant external stakeholders, which may include consumer associations, trade associations, regulators and legislators, both at a national and EU level.
• Together with other functions, analyse and interpret regulations.
• Lead fair competition legal strategy the Group, ensuring compliance across key business initiatives and monitoring fair competition in the market.
• Support Verisure country Heads of Legal and work with our Iberia & LatAm Competition Counsel to provide expert legal advice on antitrust and unfair commercial practices, aligning legal requirements with commercial goals.
• Conduct internal audits and implement compliance programmes, as relevant.
• Act as primary Group Legal contact for internal Legal and business colleagues on fair competiton topics, translating legal requirements into actionable business guidance.
• Manage external counsel and budget.

Requirements

• be a qualified lawyer in a European jurisdiction, with a minimum of five years of relevant experience;
• have excellent knowledge of EU consumer protection and fair competition legislation and practical experience of its implementation in at least one of Verisure’s European operating countries;
• have experience from consumer protection related litigation and enforcement actions of national consumer protection authorities.
• It would be advantageous to have experience of: commercialising technology and related services; working as an in-house lawyer.

Benefits

• Health insurance,• 401(k) matching,• Flexible work hours,• Paid time off,• Professional development opportunities