Head of Legal

Vor 2 Tagen


Zürich, Schweiz TN Switzerland Vollzeit

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Head of Legal & Compliance – Job ID 67281, ZurichJob Description:

Humentum AG is the expert in IT, engineering and finance recruitment. With our long term experiences, we have built a huge network of renowned companies and high potential candidates in Switzerland. This is reflected in the high customer satisfaction. In addition to recruitment, we offer specific candidate coaching and client consulting.

For our customer, a global supplier of high-performance industrial components and engineered solutions, who is expanding its business areas both horizontally and vertically, we seek you as:

Head of Legal & Compliance
Job-ID 67281

This task involves the internalisation and further setup of the legal department and reflects the organisation’s commitment to strengthening its legal and compliance capabilities. You will structure the department and in a second step hire 2 legal counsel/advisors to build a powerful team for future challenges.

As the Head of the Inhouse Legal and Compliance, you will be part of the Group Executive Committee, leading the legal and compliance department, overseeing all aspects of legal and regulatory affairs within the organization, and providing legal services that support business growth. You will play a critical role in safeguarding the organization’s legal and regulatory interests while fostering a culture of compliance and ethical behaviour.

Your responsibilities will include:

  1. Setting up the internal legal & compliance department and leading the team.
  2. Designing and implementing policies and procedures to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
  3. Providing expert legal counsel and guidance to senior management and key stakeholders.
  4. Managing relationships with external legal counsel and regulatory bodies.
  5. Reviewing and negotiating a variety of commercial contracts, non-disclosure agreements, etc.
  6. Developing and delivering legal trainings and tools to employees globally.
  7. Staying current with changes in legislation affecting the business.
  8. Building and leading an effective team of legal and compliance professionals to achieve departmental goals.

The following skills are required:

  1. Possession of a master’s degree in law; MBA or LLM qualification is an asset.
  2. A minimum of 3 years of professional experience ideally in M&A or consulting roles as an Inhouse Counsel.
  3. A deep and thorough understanding of commercial and corporate law; points of contact with the machine industry is a big plus.
  4. Exceptional skills in communication and presentation.
  5. Demonstrated excellence in negotiation and contract drafting.
  6. The capacity to cultivate and sustain robust professional relationships across the organization.
  7. The ability to convey legal matters and risks in terms understandable to non-legal colleagues.
  8. Proven capability to thrive in a highly autonomous role, being ambitious and self-driven, ready to deep dive and learn new things.
  9. Ongoing participation in specialized and relevant training programs.
  10. Excellent command of English and good German language skills.
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