We are seeking a smart, dedicated and detail-oriented Contracts and Legal Affairs Manager to join our fast-paced, start-up like, international legal team.

The successful candidate is a detail-oriented individual who is hands-on, has good communication skills and works efficiently and independently performing the following responsibilities:

• Negotiate, draft, review and manage a broad range of commercial contracts, both customers and vendors, as well as data processing agreements.
• Manage the pre-litigation phase effectively, aiming to reach satisfactory settlement agreements through skilled mediation between the interests at stake.
• Maintain corporate compliance and governance activities within an international context, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements and industry standards.
• Provide sound legal advice and opinions to business, finance, marketing, and other relevant teams on a broad spectrum of legal matters.
• Collaborate with and manage relations with external legal advisors, ensuring efficient and cost-effective legal support when required.
• Assist with ad hoc projects and tasks as necessary, contributing to the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the legal operations.

Drive. Your dedication matches the intensity of your ambition. You’re willing to put in the hard work necessary to achieve your goals, and the highly demanding challenges in your track record are proof of your relentless spirit.

Tenacity. Once you have a goal, there’s no stopping you! Failure doesn’t discourage you—after every stumble, you get right back up and try again.

Accuracy and precision. Your attention to detail is spot-on, and you’re painstakingly accurate. The quality of your output, whether in academia or at work, is consistently pristine.

Organization and structure. You’re meticulously organized and superbly structured, so you can handle multiple tasks and responsibilities with poise and precision.

Common sense. Your judgment and intuition are sound and well grounded in reality.

Some experience. After obtaining a law degree, you practiced at a law firm or as in-house counsel for a period of time, in which you encountered some of the main challenges you’ll face in the role.

Fluency in English and Italian. You can read, write and speak fluently both in English and Italian. Proficiency in German is a plus.

Tech savviness. You’re comfortable using Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat and find it easy to use new software solutions.