Job Description
Legal Counsel EMEA South
Summary
Person will be responsible of contract negotiation and transactional legal work, with a primary focus on customer, supplier, and partner contracts across Hexagon’s EMEA South region (France, Italy, Spain, Middle East, Turkey, and Africa).
Reports to: Division General Counsel, Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence division (USA)
Job Responsibilities
- Legal/contracts support for Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence division for its EMEA South region (and other EMEA countries as assigned by manager).
- Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including software license agreements, professional services agreements, channel partner and supplier agreements, confidentiality agreements, and IT-related contracts.
- Ensure compliance with corporate and divisional policies and acceptable risk standards.
- Liaise with and escalate issues in a timely manner to internal stakeholders as appropriate for determination/resolution.
- Advise management of contractual rights and obligations and assist on requests for analysis of contracts in connection with other business transactions.
- Support local management and provide advice and counsel on regional or country-specific legal issues.
- Actively identify and drive improvements to contract risk management and contracting efficiency.
- Train business teams to enhance their working knowledge of contract risk management issues.
- Assist with other legal matters as may be required from time to time (e.g., corporate law matters, compliance programs, M&A activities, litigation, employment law matters).
- Occasional travel may be required.
Qualifications
- 4+ years legal experience in drafting and negotiating commercial technology agreements, in-house or in international law firms.
- Strong oral and written communication skills in English, French, and Italian, and ability to draft and negotiate contracts in English, French, and Italian.
- Prior experience in software, device, or cloud-based contract environments is highly desirable.
- Law degree and member of a European Bar. French or Italian qualified attorney preferred.
- Ability to independently develop and execute plans to negotiate and resolve contractual matters, to work independently on complex tasks
- Ability to interact with management, sales, and customers to effectively achieve business solutions within the acceptable legal framework.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability and willingness to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously to meet multiple time sensitive deadlines.
- Capable of working effectively under pressure.
- Good influencing and presentation skills.
- Prior experience in software, device, or cloud-based contract environments is highly desirable.
What we offer
At Hexagon MI, we are proud to offer you the opportunity to be part of our dynamic and diverse global legal team. As a member of our legal team, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with talented individuals from around the world and specifically from our Nordic countries as well as the entire EMEA region.
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Information at a Glance
Job Title:
Legal Counsel EMEA South
Job Function:
Legal
Job Location (Short):
Caponago, ITA, 20040
| Grugliasco (Torino), ITA, 10095
| Lyon, FRA, 69003
| Pomigliano D'Arco, ITA, 80038
| Roma, ITA, 00198
| SAINT AUBIN, FRA, 91190
| Saint Christophe du Bois, FRA, 49280
| Saint-Priest, FRA, 69800
| Saint-Priest, FRA, 69800
| Telford, GBR, TF7 4PL
| Grugliasco (Torino), ITA, 10095
| Lyon, FRA, 69003
| Pomigliano D'Arco, ITA, 80038
| Roma, ITA, 00198
| SAINT AUBIN, FRA, 91190
| Saint Christophe du Bois, FRA, 49280
| Saint-Priest, FRA, 69800
| Saint-Priest, FRA, 69800
| Telford, GBR, TF7 4PL
Workplace Type:
Remote
Workplace Details:
Remote (Italy, France, Spain)
Req ID:
2322