Legal Country Counsel Austria (f/m/d)

Legal Country Counsel Austria (f/m/d)<p>  </p>This role has been designed as ‘Hybrid’ with an expectation that you will work on average 2-3 days per week from an HPE office.<p></p><p></p><p><b>Who We Are:</b></p><p>Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We know diverse backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.</p><p></p><p></p><p><b>Job Description:</b></p><p>   </p><p>HPE’s Legal Department has approximately 500 employees worldwide in 40 countries. We provide legal advice and support that helps our clients achieve the company’s business objectives in a manner that complies with applicable legal and ethical standards.</p><p></p><p><span>As the <b>Country Counsel </b>for Austria, you will deal with a broad variety of legal matters. You will be part of a dynamical and high-quality working environment, where personal development is stimulated and personal initiatives are encouraged. Due to the huge variety of your legal work, combined with good understanding of the business, you have a great opportunity to further develop both your personal and legal skills as well as to build your career within our global organization.</span></p><p></p><p><span>As <b>Legal Country Counsel Austria </b>you:</span></p><ul><li><span>Act as primary legal advisor to the country management, business units and functions for direct and indirect sales and for marketing, distribution, supply chain and operations</span></li><li><span>Provide legal subject matter expertise and strategic advice on commercial, antitrust, employment, company secretarial, post-acquisition merger and acquisition (M&amp;A), litigation and local regulatory compliance matters</span></li><li><span>Draft, review and negotiate various kinds of business agreements and other legal documents, including structuring, negotiating and closing complex deals, often in multi-country transactions, to business opportunities in Austria and in Switzerland</span></li><li>Identify, analyze and resolve complex legal issues with solution-oriented focus while pragmatically balancing risk</li><li>Manage third party disputes and litigation working closely with business</li><li>Support on regulatory and compliance matters, such as anti-corruption, public procurement and competition law, to help prevent non-compliance and mitigate business risks</li><li><span>Promote legal awareness and lead legal training to business teams</span></li><li><span>Collaborate seamlessly with the wider Legal Department </span></li><li><span>Develop new ideas and methods to effectively address recurring legal issues or matters</span></li></ul><p></p><p><b><span>If you are…</span></b></p><ul><li>Good at partnering, innovating, and making things happen? Good start, you are aligned to our core values!</li></ul><p></p><p><b><span>If you have these Skills, Expertise, Attitude and Education…</span></b></p><ul><li><span>Advanced Austrian degree in law <span>(Rechtsanwaltsprüfung)</span></span></li><li><span>6 - 10 years commercial legal experience at a law firm or in a legal department of a multinational company</span></li><li>Ability to translate complex legal or factual issues into plain language communications</li><li>Broad and deep knowledge of local/regional laws, regulations, policies, and procedures</li><li>Prior experience in IT law and aaS business is a plus</li></ul><ul><li><span>Strong commercial and business interest</span></li><li>Strong interpersonal skills and good judgment</li><li><span>Sense of humor</span></li><li><span>Energetic and proactive approach with a sense of pragmatism and can-do attitude</span></li><li><span>Strong team orientation, still being comfortable operating independently</span></li><li><span>Ability to see the bigger picture, always with the customer focus at heart</span></li><li>Fluency in German and English language (written and spoken)</li></ul><p></p><p><b><span>Join us and make your mark!</span></b></p><p></p><p><b>We offer:</b></p><ul><li>Dynamic environment with an open feedback culture and flat hierarchies with short decision-making paths</li><li>Appreciative working atmosphere &amp; personal responsibility from the first day of work</li><li>A modern workplace at the vibrant Erste Campus with excellent public transport connections and numerous catering, shopping and leisure facilities</li><li>Individual support when starting out through a "buddy" and the "Young Employee Network"</li><li>V