Senior Legal Counsel - Business Partner Legal Commercial (all genders)

<p><span>For our Global Legal &amp; IP Team, we are seeking to recruit a <strong>(Senior) Legal Counsel – Business Partner Legal Commercial (m/f/d)</strong> for <strong>KWS Berlin GmbH</strong>. In this role, you will primarily be responsible for the legal matters of our globally active and rapidly expanding Business Unit Vegetables, providing high-quality, business-oriented legal advice. Acting as a proactive and pragmatic sparring partner, you will support the KWS business with an in-depth understanding of the seed industry and its market dynamics.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span>This is a permanent, full-time position based in Berlin or at our Headquarters in Einbeck.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><span>Your Tasks:</span></strong></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><span>Provide pragmatic, solution-oriented legal advice on a wide range of issues mainly relating to our global Business Unit Vegetables, focusing on licensing, distribution, service, supply, lease, purchase, confidentiality, marketing, and other commercial agreements</span></li> <li><span>Manage and coordinate civil and administrative litigation matters</span></li> <li><span>Act as a trusted sparring partner to the business, identifying new business opportunities, structuring marketing models, and ensuring legally sound solutions with a strong commercial focus</span></li> <li><span>Provide legal support for mergers and acquisitions</span></li> <li><span>Member and organization of Company Boards</span></li> <li><span>Support the Expert Hub Legal by developing and implementing standard contracts, templates, model clauses, document management, and know-how/license management, as well as supporting overarching corporate matters</span></li> <li><span>Manage and coordinate the work of external legal advisors</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong><span>Your Profile:</span></strong></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><span>Fully qualified lawyer or comparable degree</span></li> <li><span>Extensive professional experience in commercial law within an international business environment</span></li> <li><span>Broad knowledge of national and international law</span></li> <li><span>Ability to provide legally sound yet pragmatic and business-focused advice</span></li> <li><span>High degree of flexibility, mobility, and resilience</span></li> <li><span>Excellent customer orientation combined with an entrepreneurial mindset</span></li> <li><span>Strong communication skills across diverse stakeholder groups and hierarchy levels</span></li> <li><span>Team player with an independent, structured working style and strong social competence</span></li> <li><span>Fluent in English (written and spoken); knowledge of Portuguese and/or Spanish is an advantage</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong><span>We offer:</span></strong></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><span>An exceptionally interesting and diverse job in an international environment with the opportunity to contribute innovative ideas</span></li> <li><span>Working in an international, highly motivated and dynamic team with flat hierarchies</span></li> <li><span>Targeted professional and personal development opportunities</span></li> <li><span>Flexible working hours with the possibility of hybrid work</span></li> <li><span>Flexible choice of location between our headquarters in Einbeck, Lower Saxony, and our "KWS Kontor" in Berlin</span></li> <li><span>As a family-run company we are guided by the values of closeness, reliability, foresight and independence; this culture is lived out in practice, creating an open and friendly working atmosphere.</span></li> <li><span>True to our motto “<em>Make yourself grow!</em>”, we support employees’ professional and personal development.</span></li> <li><span>We offer excellent work equipment and sufficient parking spaces at the KWS location. </span></li> <li><span>We offer a company pension scheme, capital formation benefits, Christmas and holiday bonuses, special prices for company shares, childcare allowance and a job bike. </span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong><span>Seed your career by submitting your application today! </span></strong><span>We are looking forward to your application using our online application system.</span></p>