Senior Legal Counsel

Each person adds their skills and experiences to the team and what better place to do so than in Kyocera!
In this role, you will be advising and providing support on commercial and business legislation with a local and international scope. Your resilience and adaptiveness allow you to accomplish your goals and your interpersonal skills help you relay this to your colleagues. If these aspects speak to you, what a fit this could be!

What you will be doing

To be a business partner to company stakeholders while at the same time ensuring an ethical balance
between commercial interests and minimising risk. The Senior Legal Counsel supports the business on a
diverse range of commercial legal topics, including advising on commercial law to internal stakeholders and
clients, reviewing commercial contracts and negotiating with third parties including in-house legal counsel
and instructing outside lawyers if required.

Subject areas are: IT law, cyber security data privacy, corporate law, intellectual property law, leasing, sales
& distribution, procurement, competition law, and other areas as the need arises. Advising on corporate law
and corporate maintenance from time to time.

Main responsibilities:

Work with and advise commercial teams on a wide range of commercial legal and legal compliance matters
including mainly issues relating to contract law, IT, Cloud Computing and cyber security laws

• Provide guidance and practical solutions.
• Logistics and distribution knowledge and experience in terms of contract law, latest incoterms changes,
• sanctions, etc.
• Reviewing, drafting and negotiating various of complex legal contracts examples include EMEA sales and
• procurement framework agreements, supply, distribution, SaaS (Software as a Service), service and
• technology licensing agreements.
• Manage and provide legal advice and legal services relating to product liability and European cyber security
• laws.
• Identify and mitigate risks associated with various business practices and operations.
• Interact and cooperate with internal stakeholders from the Company Headquarters in Japan.
• Support the business and Legal Team on all legal aspects.

Who are you?

You are the type of individual who is flexible and eager to learn. You are a true team player but can work highly independently at the same time. You will further describe yourself as pro-active, and self-confident with great negotiation and coordination skills.

Your Knowledge & Skills

• Qualified lawyer to practice law in the Netherlands.
• Minimum 7 years of legal work experience (combination of law firm and in-house).
• Experience in commercial contracting and transactions, preferably in the areas of IT/technology/IP
• Highly preferred within the document solutions business
• Contract negotiations and SLA agreements
• Preference for postgraduate specialisation courses for lawyers (such as Grotius)
• Strong written and oral communicator in English and the ability to translate and communicate complex legal matters/terms plainly and simply to stakeholders
• Professional Dutch language skills (Minimum C2 level)

What do we offer?

Our employees are our most important assets. Happy and healthy employees contribute to the success of our organization. All employees together, with their unique skills and personalities, contribute to the success of our organization. As such, we offer an extensive and balanced package of benefits:

• A great work atmosphere in which we respect and support each other;
• The possibility to develop yourself professionally;
• A competitive monthly salary;
• A 13th-month payment;
• An attractive bonus plan which allows you to share in the success of the company and get rewarded for your individual contributions;
• An office gym;
• A minimum of 27 holiday days;
• A premium free pension plan;
• Company lease car or mobility budget;
• Discount on collective long-term disability insurance;
• 37.5-hours work week (7.5 hours a day, excluding lunch);
• Hybrid working model (2 days in the office, 3 days flexible);
• €40,- net per month internet allowance;
• Commuting allowance for when you come to our office in Hoofddorp;
• After the probation period, a budget of up to €500,- to set up your home office;
• An integrated company philosophy;
• And much more….

Do you recognize yourself in this profile? Or do you have any questions? Please contact our recruiter.

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