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About the Role

We are looking for a Chief Legal Counsel (Germany) (w/m/d) to advise sales teams, management, and departments on legal matters, focusing on B2B contract drafting. You will be responsible for creating, reviewing, and negotiating complex contracts, acting as a liaison between legal advice and business operations, and ensuring compliance with various regulations. This role involves leading a small team of lawyers and representing Schneider Electric in legal matters.

Responsibilities

Advise sales teams, management, and departments on all relevant legal issues, with a focus on contract drafting in the B2B environment.
Draft, review, and negotiate complex purchase, service, and works contracts, including construction and infrastructure projects.
Act as a productive link between legal advice, corporate guidelines, and operational business, developing sustainable, economically viable solutions.
Ensure compliance with antitrust, competition, export/import, data protection, and other compliance regulations, and provide proactive advice.
Lead a small team of lawyers, develop competencies, and ensure clear prioritization and efficient workflow.
Represent Schneider Electric in all legal matters internally and externally as a member of the Global Legal Department.
Independently conduct negotiations with external parties.
Coordinate and manage court, arbitration, and dispute resolution proceedings in close cooperation with external law firms and internal stakeholders.
Assess complex economic situations, identify risks, and develop pragmatic recommendations to operationally support Sales, Finance, and Management.

Requirements

Fully qualified lawyer (m/f/d) with completed 1st and 2nd state examinations.
Excellent knowledge of contract and sales law (B2B) and very good knowledge of public procurement law, VOB/B, antitrust, and competition law.
Experience in anti-corruption, product liability, and Health & Safety topics.
Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience, ideally in an internationally active company or comparable law firm.
Good understanding of industrial business models, technical products, and their legal frameworks.
Strong communication and negotiation skills, combined with a confident demeanor and high assertiveness.
Strong understanding of entrepreneurial contexts and a pragmatic, solution-oriented consulting approach.
Very good German language skills and fluent English.
Team-oriented, optimistic personality with drive, responsibility, and a high degree of independence.
Willingness to undertake occasional business travel.

Skills

Contract Drafting
B2B Contract Negotiation
Legal Advisory
Compliance
Team Leadership
Litigation Management
Risk Assessment
Negotiation
Communication

Location

Berlin
Düsseldorf

Work Type

Hybrid
Full-time

Experience Level

Minimum 8 years of relevant experience

Education Level

Fully qualified lawyer (m/f/d) with completed 1st and 2nd state examinations

Salary/Compensations

Performance-related pay (fixed annual salary and variable component)

Benefits

30 days/year vacation
Share program with employer subsidy and favorable conditions
Various development and career opportunities
Employer-funded pension plan with various financing components
Employee discounts via Corporate Benefits with external partners

About the Company

Schneider Electric offers digital energy and automation solutions to customers worldwide.
We are committed to optimal use of energy and resources.
We are one of the most sustainable companies in the world.
Company revenue: €40 billion worldwide.
Company organic growth: +9%.
Company employees: 150,000+ in 100+ countries.

Equal Opportunity

Schneider Electric strives to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world by offering equal opportunities to all people everywhere and ensuring that all employees feel valued and safe in a unique way to do their best.
We reflect the diversity of the societies in which we operate, and 'Inclusion' is one of our core values.
We believe that our differences strengthen us as a company and as individuals, and we are committed to advocating for inclusion in everything we do.
Schneider Electric upholds the highest standards of ethics and compliance.
Schneider Electric is an equal opportunity employer.
It is our policy to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or other legally protected characteristics or behaviors in all areas of recruitment, hiring, training, transfer, and promotion.