At Vertiv, we’re on a mission to empower the people that will power the future. From a simple swipe to life-changing medicines, from push notifications to generative AI. We design, manufacture, and service the products and solutions that keep the world connected. With $6.9 billion in sales, a strong customer base and global reach spanning nearly 70 countries, we are uniquely positioned to deliver greater value to our customers and create new opportunities for our people.
We are looking for a Legal Counsel to join our EMEA Legal Department and provide legal support across commercial operations, with a particular focus on contract management, compliance, and risk mitigation. Working closely with senior legal counsel and cross-functional stakeholders, you will support the business by drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, ensuring compliance with applicable legislation, and providing practical legal advice to internal teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Draft, review, negotiate, and interpret a wide range of commercial agreements, including sales, services, software licensing, and other customer contracts.
- Provide day-to-day legal advice to business stakeholders on commercial, corporate, compliance, and regulatory matters.
- Support the business in identifying, assessing, and mitigating legal and commercial risks.
- Ensure company practices comply with applicable local and international laws, regulations, and internal policies.
- Monitor legislative and regulatory developments and advise the business on their potential impact.
- Assist with contract management throughout the full contract lifecycle.
- Support compliance initiatives, including GDPR and data privacy matters, as well as ethics and trade compliance programs.
- Conduct legal research and prepare legal analyses on a variety of commercial and regulatory topics.
- Collaborate with internal departments, external counsel, and customers on legal matters and contract negotiations.
- Support governance, compliance, and other legal projects across the EMEA region.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Law.
- 3–5 years of experience as an in-house Legal Counsel or in a multinational environment.
- Strong expertise in commercial and contract law; knowledge of employment law is considered an advantage.
- Proven experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts.
- Experience advising internal stakeholders on legal, compliance, and risk management matters.
- Familiarity with GDPR, data privacy regulations, and corporate compliance frameworks is preferred.
- Excellent written and spoken English.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
- Strong analytical, negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- High ethical standards, integrity, and attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, international environment.
- Willingness to travel occasionally within the EMEA region when required.
What We're Looking For
- Excellent commercial judgment and problem-solving skills.
- Strong interpersonal and relationship-building abilities.
- A proactive, business-oriented mindset with the ability to work independently.
- Effective time management and organizational skills.
- Ability to collaborate with cross-functional and multicultural teams while maintaining high standards of ethics and compliance.
If YOU are the person we are looking for, feel free to apply and let's start drafting your future career in a healthy and growing environment!
The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.
OUR CORE PRINCIPALS: Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Diversity & Inclusion.
OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
- Customer Focus
- Operational Excellence
- High-Performance Culture
- Innovation
- Financial Strength
OUR BEHAVIORS
- Own It
- Act With Urgency
- Foster a Customer-First Mindset
- Think Big and Execute
- Lead by Example
- Drive Continuous Improvement
- Learn and Seek Out Development
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About the TeamSkills Required
- Bachelor's Degree in Law
- 3-5 years as in-house Legal Counsel or in a multinational environment
- Strong expertise in commercial and contract law
- Proven experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts (sales, services, software licensing)
- Experience advising internal stakeholders on legal, compliance, and risk management matters
- Familiarity with GDPR and data privacy regulations
- Knowledge of employment law
- Excellent written and spoken English
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Strong analytical, negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- High ethical standards, integrity, and attention to detail
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, international environment
- Willingness to travel occasionally within the EMEA region
What We Do
Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to ensure its customers’ vital applications run continuously, perform optimally and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today’s data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extends from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs approximately 20,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. For more information, and for the latest news and content from Vertiv, visit Vertiv.com.
