Country
Germany
Job Family
Finance
Our Mission
At Consumer Panel Services GfK, our mission is clear: to provide key information on who buys what, where, how much, how often, and most importantly, why (or why not). We take pride in delivering high-quality, uninterrupted data, expert consultancy, and unparalleled expertise to empower our clients to deliver superior customer experiences at every stage of the shopper journey.
Job Description
At Consumer Panel Services GfK, our mission is clear: to provide key information on who buys what, where, how much, how often, and most importantly, why (or why not). We take pride in delivering high-quality, uninterrupted data, expert consultancy, and unparalleled expertise to empower our clients to deliver superior customer experiences at every stage of the shopper journey.
Consumer Panel Services GfK (CPS) is a growing business with a newly built & developing legal organization with excellent career opportunities.
Reporting to our President CPS , the General Counsel Lead is responsible for managing and leading a small (x6 ) legal team, overseeing all CPS legal matters and providing strategic legal counsel to guide CPS' continued growth. The General Counsel Lead defines legal and compliance strategy across the CPS business, championing legal and compliance best practice. The successful post holder will work closely with senior internal stakeholders and external partners to ensure the legal function is aligned with the company's objectives. The successful post holder will be a senior legal professional with a comprehensive understanding of data privacy, IP, B2B contracts and corporate governance and have demonstrable experience of leading a legal team within a B2B international business.
You will:
- Lead and monitor implementation of Global Legal & Compliance strategy across the CPS business.
- Deliver legal advice to functional, local and regional leaders, business partners as well as other support functions
- Advise on legal & compliance aspects related to implementation of new products
- Manage and protect the company's intellectual property assets, including trademarks, copyrights, and patents
- Oversee compliance with data protection laws and regulations, ensuring robust data privacy and security practices
- Advise on corporate governance matters, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations
- Drive effective implementation of legal & compliance guidelines, procedures and controls
- Draft, review, and negotiate on business critical and higher value contracts, including client agreements, vendor contracts, and partnership agreements
- Guide use of standard contract templates
- Deliver legal & compliance trainings to employees on legal matters, compliance, and ethical business practices.
You have:
- Significant previous experience of managing local corporate administrative activities, including authorization of representatives, board changes, business licenses, notarization/legalization
- Qualifications in Law degree (LL.B, LL.M, foreign qualified lawyer etc.)
- Minimum 5+ years of relevant professional experience as a lead or senior within an international law firm or legal department of an internationally operating B2B company
- Comprehensive knowledge in the field of IP/IT law, economic and general contract law
- Sound knowledge in the processing of English-language and international contracts
- Knowledge in the area of antitrust law advantageous
- Interest in economic and technical, in particular IT, data and consulting topics
- Fluent English language skills
- Good working practice experience across MS office suite
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We are an ethical and honest company that is wholly committed to its clients and employees. We are proud to be an inclusive workplace for all and are committed to equal employment opportunity, focusing on all of our employees reaching their full potential.
We respect and value every employee regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexual orientation, age, personality, experience, culture, faith, socio-economic status, or physical or mental disabilities.
We endorse the core principles and rights set forth in the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights and the Social Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, promoting the universal values of human dignity, freedom, equality, and solidarity.
Learn more about who we are and everything we do on: https://www.gfk-cps.com/about-gfk-cps
