Legal Counsel - EMEA

This a FullRemote job, the offer is available from: EMEA About Woolpert Europe Woolpert Europe’s vision is to build and scale Europe’s leading provider of integrated AEG (Architecture, Engineering, and Geospatial) solutions — delivering connected Architectural, Engineering and Geospatial digital services/products to enterprise and infrastructure clients such as Heathrow Airport, Network Rail, ESMC, Deutsche Bahn, National Mapping Agencies, bolthires, and bolthires. Role Overview: We are seeking a seasoned and strategic Legal Counsel for EMEA to support and manage legal operations across the EMEA region.This role will be responsible for providing expert legal guidance across a broad bolthires of legal areas, including corporate, commercial, employment, data protection,The successful candidate will act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, ensuring legal compliance and mitigating risk while enabling business growth. Key Responsibilities: • manage all legal matters across the EMEA region, ensuring compliance with local and international laws. • Provide legal support across corporate, commercial, employment, regulatory, and litigation matters.• Advise on GDPR compliance and data protection strategies, including incident response and privacy impact assessments. • Support HR and operational teams on employment law issues, including contracts, disputes, and policy development. • Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial agreements, including vendor, customer, and partnership contracts. • Manage external counsel relationships and legal budgets across the region. • Monitor legal and regulatory developments and assess their impact on the business.• Lead internal training and awareness initiatives on key legal topics. • Collaborate cross-functionally with HR, Finance, Compliance, and Operations teams. Qualifications &Experience: • Qualified lawyer with a legal degree and admission to practice in at least one EMEA jurisdiction. • Minimum 7 years of post-qualification experience, ideally in a multinational corporate environment or top-tier law firm. • Broad legal expertise across corporate, commercial, employment, and regulatory law. • Strong working knowledge of GDPR and data protection frameworks.• Familiarity with health & safety legislation and its application in a corporate setting. • Proven ability to manage complex legal issues across multiple jurisdictions. • Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills. • Fluent in English; additional European languages are an asset. Preferred Attributes: • Strategic thinker with a pragmatic, solution-oriented approach. • Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, matrixed environment. • Strong leadership and team development capabilities.• High ethical standards and sound judgment. • Excellent cross-cultural communication skills, with the ability to navigate diverse legal and business environments across EMEA. • Deep commercial awareness, balancing legal risk with business objectives. • Proactive and influential business partner, able to build trust and credibility with senior stakeholders. • Skilled in managing complex, multi-jurisdictional matters and collaborating with external counsel when required. Find out more about what Woolpert has to offer here: who require an accommodation throughout the application and interview process should request this in advance by contacting [email protected] To all agencies: Please apply no phone calls or emails to any employee of Woolpert or any of our subsidiaries about this requisition.All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at Woolpert via email, the internet, or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of Woolpert, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by Woolpert's Talent Acquisition Team for this requisition and a valid agreement is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of Woolpert's applicant process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid. Woolpert is an equal-opportunity employer.Woolpert is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. You may view more about EEO on our website: Equal-Employment-Opportunity-The-Law.pdf and EEO is the Law Poster Supplement. CompensationDOEThis offer from "Murphy Geospatial" has been enriched by Jobgether.com and got a 77% flex score. Apply tot his job