Legal Counsel / Syndikusrechtsanwalt (m/w/d)

Shape & Create - And make it happen!

The Villeroy & Boch Group with its Ideal Standard brand is one of the world's leading manufacturers in the ceramics and lifestyle sector. With our innovative and stylish products from the Dining & Lifestyle and Bath & Wellness segments, we have been creating moments and rooms to feel good in since 1748. Our success is based on the passion, design expertise and innovative strength of our more than 13,000 employees in 42 countries.

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Your Responsibilities:

• As a Legal Counsel, reporting directly to the General Counsel, you will advise our company and its subsidiaries, particularly in legal matters, and represent us in all legal questions vis-à-vis various stakeholders.
• You will be responsible for drafting, reviewing, and revising contracts and policies.
• Furthermore, you will be responsible for preparing decision proposals and expert opinions, especially in the field of stock corporation law, corporate law, and commercial law, and will handle corporate and group law issues.
• You will support the business divisions and headquarters with all contracts within the scope of operational business and, across departments, together with colleagues from Finance/Tax/Operations, in potential M&A activities.
• Additionally, you will provide support for sales and antitrust law questions.
• Last but not least, you will always monitor current developments in the legal field.

Your Profile:

• As a fully qualified lawyer with both state law exams, you have at least 5-7 years of professional experience in a renowned law firm and/or in the legal department of an internationally operating commercial enterprise, and you possess sound knowledge of corporate law and contract law.
• Your confident demeanor, analytical thinking, and conceptual strength drive you to think outside the box, understand economic contexts, and find innovative solutions.
• You enjoy applying your structured and proactive work style daily, combining legal diligence with commercial decisions.
• You are fluent in negotiation and contract-level German and English.

Think outside the box with us! #shapeandcreate