Hybrid Regional General Counsel – Europe

at CDP

• Job title: Regional General Counsel – Europe
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior, Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Postgraduate Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Berlin, Germany

About the role

• Regional General Counsel overseeing legal compliance for CDP in Europe. Leading legal strategy and supporting regional teams in informed decision-making through legal guidance.

Responsibilities

• Lead on the regional implementation of CDP's strategy and approach for legal, to enable the operational effectiveness of the global legal function.
• Ensure that the managing directors and the appropriate members of the Leadership Team are briefed on any existing or emerging issues or risks.
• Contribute to the creation and maintenance of precedents, template agreements, playbooks and know how.
• Maximize on the deployment of legal resources within the region, leverage the expertise within the global legal function effectively and provide guidance to regional stakeholders enabling delivery of CDP’s mission.
• Work closely with the global centers of expertise to implement internal policies, processes, procedures, and training on a regional level; to ensure regions are effectively supported.
• Lead on all corporate/charitable governance matters relating to the entities established within the region.
• Advise and support effective systems regionally to ensure compliance and adherence to data privacy requirements, and other statutory local rules to minimise CDP’s exposure.
• Keep the CLO informed, manage litigation and dispute resolution processes within region in order to assess and recommended appropriate courses of action.
• Drive legal compliance within region with applicable laws, regulations, and regional standards; to ensure alignment within the global legal function.
• Collaborate with the General Counsel, Commercial, Legal to manage the drafting and review of complex contracts and agreements within region where subject to local laws or which require local regional knowledge.
• Engage, instruct, and manage external legal counsel when specialist legal advice is required.
• Any other duties and responsibilities reasonably required that are commensurate to the role.
• Ad hoc global project work.

Requirements

• Admittance to the German Bar Association and ca 10 years’ experience.
• Excellent knowledge of company law, contractual/commercial law, IP, data protection, labour law, and broad legal and regulatory compliance experience is a must.
• Ideally proven expert knowledge of legal and regulatory frameworks which have a direct or indirect impact on CDP’s work (for example: ESG Regulation, Benchmark Regulation, DORA, GDPR).
• Ideally working experience in a regulated environment.
• Experience working in a matrix organisation and familiarity with the legal and taxation-related challenges that typically come with such structures
• Ideally experience advising on and ensuring fulfilment of all legal obligations applicable to a charity/not for profit.
• Experience working in international teams on global projects
• Experience working with and presenting to Boards, Committees and senior leadership
• Strong ability to provide legal advice to regional stakeholders and influence decision-making. Excellent communication and relationship management skills.
• Proven ability to foster collaboration and build relationships with regional internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent judgement with integrity.
• Adept at dealing with challenges and disputes in an effective and efficient way without losing sight of business goals.
• Be organised and methodical and able to deliver against a varied workload, managing competing priorities under your own initiative.
• Proactive, with a solution orientated attitude to resolving commercial/ business issues. Strong interpersonal, project management and communication skills.

Benefits

• Holidays and benefits in accordance with local regulations