Legal Counsel and Operations Specialist

Our Finance and Administration department delivers efficient and effective operations and processes that are foundational to EcoVadis ability to drive continuous  improvement in companies sustainable business practices at scale.

EcoVadis is looking for a Legal Counsel & Operations Specialist to provide comprehensive legal support across all required areas with a focus on legal operations. Youll also optimize the KPIs of the legal department by implementing processes that improve the impact of the Legal team within the organization. Youll be joining an amazing Legal team with talented peers located all around the globe.

Key responsibilities include

Reporting to the Head of Legal you will carry out these key responsibilities:

Legal Digitalization: Collaborate with other legal department members and other teams within the company to drive digital transformation through the implementation and management of legal technology solutions. Stay informed about the latest trends and innovations in legal technology so that you can continuously enhance the departments digital capabilities.

Contract Management: Draft review and negotiate a diverse range of contracts focusing on SaaS agreements procurement agreements  and nondisclosure agreements (NDAs). Ensure all contracts comply with applicable laws and regulations while aligning with company policies and objectives. Regularly review and update standard contract templates and develop practical guides to streamline the contract management process. 

Legal Advisory: Provide strategic legal advice and support to various business units including Sales Procurement HR on legalrelated matters. Identify and mitigate legal risks associated with contracts and other business activities. Work closely with internal stakeholders to ensure compliance with contractual obligations and resolve any disputes that may arise.

Compliance and Governance: Support the development and maintenance of corporate policies and procedures related to contract management and legal digitalization. Conduct training sessions for staff on contractrelated topics and the use of legal technology tools.

Legal monitoring: Actively monitor and review legal changes in countries relevant to companys operations and provide timely updates on legislation that may impact the companys activities and operations including ESG regulations.

Qualifications :

• Masters degree in Law
• Minimum 8 years of professional experience as an inhouse lawyer in an international organization or law firm
• Languages: Fluent/bilingual in English; fluency in other European languages is advantageous
• Strong experience in the operational part of an international legal department
• Familiarity with CLM tools (Juro a plus) ticketing systems (Jira a plus) and automations (Slack a plus)
• Previous experience in tech companies and SaaS providers
• Legal Operations qualification

Required Soft Skills

• Strong business and operational acumen
• Ability to effectively balance legal risks against business and operational needs
• Proactive adaptable and resultsoriented mindset
• Excellent analytical skills
• Enthusiasm for leveraging technology to improve legal operations
• Exceptional communication skills (oral and written)
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with colleagues from multiple teams & locations to accomplish company goals
• Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines.
• Ability to work well in an international startup team environment.
• Interest or passion for Sustainability is a plus.

Additional Information :

Our growing team in Spain is full of talented professionals from various fields who all share a desire to make sustainability real. We offer competitive salaries and support personal growth from day one.
This includes extensive onboarding teammates support and a brand new elearning platform bursting with courses and modules. So you can learn new skills and finetune old ones!
In return for your expertise and energy we offer:

Working organization benefits:
Casual and very friendly work environment
Hybrid work organization (from the office or from home)
Home office allowance program
IT equipment allowance
Opportunity to work in a truly international atmosphere

Compensation benefits:
Base salary variable compensation plan
Meals and Transportation Vouchers (Cobee card)

Wellness and Healthcare benefits:
Health Wellness and Dental Benefits
Life & Accident Insurance
Unlimited and completely confidential sessions with psychologists and online wellbeing programs.

More:
Employee referral bonus policy
Paid employee volunteer day
Paid moving day ( 1/year)
90 days Working from anywhere policy 
Virtual and inperson teambuilding events

Our hiring team looks forward to reviewing your CV in English with a guaranteed response to every application. A new job with purpose awaits you!

Dont fit all the criteria but still think youd be a good candidate Please apply anyway to give our hiring team the opportunity to assess your skills and to learn more about what you could bring to EcoVadis. Were interested in hiring from a diverse and skilled talent pool regardless of professional and educational background.

Can the hiring process be adjusted to suit my needs Yes. We want everyone going through the hiring process with EcoVadis to feel confident that you are able to demonstrate your full potential. We welcome applications from disabled people people with longterm health conditions and neurodiverse candidates. If you need any adjustments including the provision of interview questions please let the hiring team know.

Our teams strength comes from everyones uniqueness and is founded upon mutual respect. EcoVadis commits to equity inclusion and reducing bias in our hiring processes. EcoVadis does not accept any form of discrimination based on color national or ethnic origin ancestry citizenship religion beliefs age sex gender identity sexual orientation neurodiversity disability parental status or any other protected characteristic that makes you unique. In your application we encourage you to remove personal information such as: photographs marital status number of children religion gender residential postal code university graduation date past medical or parental leave(s) taken nationality (instead please state if you are legally eligible to work in the job region/country) university name (instead please state any degrees obtained and the study major).

 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime