Legal Counsel providing expert legal guidance on commercial agreements for Corporate Payments at WEX. Fast - paced role requiring innovation, collaboration, and efficient risk management.
About the role
- Lead and manage Landis+Gyr’s EMEA Legal and Compliance function, providing strategic legal advice.
- Draft, review, and negotiate contracts with customers, suppliers, and partners to ensure effective risk mitigation.
- Advise management on corporate structure, shareholder matters, and legal entity management.
- Serve as Company Secretary, maintaining statutory registers, corporate records, and governance documentation.
- Prepare board and shareholder meeting materials, agendas, and minutes, ensuring full compliance with statutory and internal requirements.
- Develop, implement, and oversee the company’s global compliance framework and programs.
- Ensure adherence to regulations in areas such as anti-bribery, antitrust, data protection, and conflicts of interest.
- Lead compliance training and communication initiatives to strengthen organizational awareness and accountability.
- Conduct internal compliance assessments and support investigations when required.
- Promote a culture of ethical conduct and transparency across the organization.
- Ensure compliance with data protection legislation (e.g. GDPR) and internal privacy policies.
- Maintain the data protection management framework, including incident management, risk assessment, and training.
- Oversee litigation, dispute resolution, and external counsel management, ensuring cost efficiency and strategic alignment.
- Coordinate with external advisors on regulatory and legal matters as needed.
- Lead and develop a small Legal and Compliance team, fostering collaboration, professionalism, and business focus.
- Partner with senior management, HR, Finance, IT, and Operations to ensure alignment between legal, compliance, and business priorities.
- Act as a trusted advisor and sparring partner to the CFO and Executive Management Team.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Law and bar admission in Switzerland or another European jurisdiction.
- Minimum 10 years of professional experience in legal and compliance roles within international industrial or technology-driven organizations.
- Strong expertise in corporate and commercial law, compliance, governance, and data protection.
- Proven ability to balance legal risk with commercial objectives and provide pragmatic business guidance.
- Experience leading small teams and managing external counsel efficiently.
- Excellent communication, influencing, and leadership skills with high personal integrity.
- Fluent in English; German language skills preferred.
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