Senior Legal Counsel

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Senior Legal Counsel

Hydro Extrusions is a world-leading aluminium extrusion business counting around 100 production sites in 40 countries and employing 20,000 people.

Through our unique combination of local expertise, global network, and unmatched R&D capabilities, we can offer everything from standard profiles, to advanced development and manufacturing for most industries.

Since 1905, Hydro has turned natural resources into valuable products for people and businesses with focus on a safe and good workplace for our 30,000 employees in more than 140 locations.

Hydro is committed to leading the way in shaping a sustainable future and in doing so, creating more viable societies by developing natural resources into products and solutions in innovative and efficient ways to industries that matter.

Job Location : Madrid / Barcelona

We are looking for a Senior Legal Counsel, who will be responsible for advising and managing the legal affairs of Hydro companies in Spain, Portugal and Italy.

Job Responsibilities :

You will become part of a team of ca. 50 international, generalist lawyers located around the world. In this position, it is expected to work on a variety of legal matters, for example :

• Partner with the business to respond to requests for assistance on a wide range of legal issues.
• Support ongoing compliance initiatives, including validating implementation of corrective actions, delivering training, and executing other strategic initiatives.
• Draft, review and negotiate a broad variety of contracts dealing with our customers and suppliers, including non-disclosure agreements, supply agreements, energy agreements, data privacy agreements, stocking / consignment agreements, and consulting agreements.
• Gather and prepare information necessary to resolve disputes, develop legal arguments, and work with outside counsel.
• Assist with an array of strategic enterprise-wide projects including introducing new internal legal playbooks and templates.
• Handle various real estate and environmental matters for our owned and leased locations.
• Handle corporate secretary filings, POA s and other legal administrative support.
• Actively partner with and manage outside counsel in the matters in which they are engaged.

Job Requirements :

• The ideal candidate will have great contract drafting, reviewing, and negotiating skills, will be a highly organized and detail-oriented self-starter, and will be able to work efficiently and effectively.
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills are desirable, along with the desire and ability to learn and grow.
• Must be fluent in English; positively valuing other languages such as Portuguese or Italian.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience as attorney in a commercial law-firm and / or in-house legal department in an international company.
• Registered as a practicing lawyer in the Spanish Bar Association.
• Proactive and enthusiastic, can do , team-playing attitude.
• 20% travel to plant locations in Spain, Portugal and Italy, with some international travel (e.g. to a global Legal Summit per year).

This is a hybrid position, with the flexibility to work from home one to two days per week.

Hydro is heading in a new and exciting direction, and we depend on different perspectives to solve our tasks and meet customer needs.

Building on our three core values Care, Courage and Collaboration we target a high performing and sustainable work environment based on inclusion of our differences.

We encourage all qualified applicants to apply for the position.

Diversity improves our ability to act in accordance with The Hydro Way.

Therefore all applications will be considered with equal suitability.

Please apply online in ONE with your CV and optionally a cover letter until. 03 / 04 / 2024

If you have any question, please contact :

Posted on : 2 Feb 2024

Location : Madrid, ES, 28020

Madrid, ES, 28020

Department : Group Legal Department