Legal Director, Europe
- Employer
- Barnaby Stewart Executive Search & Selection
- Location
- South East England (GB)
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- 2 Oct 2020
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- Sector
- FMCG / Retail, Manufacturing, Professional Services
- Responsibilities
- Legal, Policy
- Position/Level
- Director, Senior Management
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Language
- English
Job Details
Our client is a multinational branded food group with pan European revenues exceeding £500m across multiple manufacturing locations. They are succession planning and looking to appoint a legal director for Europe.
The Role
- Reporting to the regional CEO and a key member of the European senior leadership team with full responsibility for a multinational legal function and team.
- Provide legal leadership across the region, counsel senior executives, and functional business heads on complex and sensitive legal and business issues.
- Review and support the negotiation and amendment of commercial contracts and assisting in the day to day management including preparing and revising legal agreements.
- Will work closely alongside the CEO and CFO to design and implement business growth initiatives.
The Person
- With a law degree and relevant post-grad qualifications, you will have significant experience leading an in-house legal function in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Pan European experience preferred however would suit the UK focused executive from a larger multinational group looking for more autonomy.
- Comfortable operating in a pan European leadership role where regular travel will be required to mentor international team members and business leaders.
- The ability to prove you can work closely alongside a senior leadership team to increase business performance you will be commercially savvy with exceptional people, communication, and presentation skills.
Company
Barnaby Stewart is a leading Executive Search consultancy specialising in talent acquisition and recruitment services at senior management and board level, across a variety of sectors.
With both UK and International industry knowledge we respect your business, your deadlines and your challenges and strive to deliver a total quality service to our clients.
The key to our success is a thorough understanding of our clients’ requirements, with expertise in recruitment at the highest level we understand how to source top quality candidates.
With a proven track record of success, Barnaby Stewart enjoy an enviable reputation and a significant market presence.
- Website
- http://www.barnabystewart.com/
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