Legal & Compliance Counsel (m/f/d) 80-100%

About the job

Company Description

Wüest Partner is an innovative and independent software and service company in the real estate industry. Since 1985, we have been creating solid decision-making foundations by combining real estate expertise, data, and digital solutions. As an industry leader, we shape the future of the real estate sector together with our clients – offering comprehensive services in valuation, consulting, data, analytics, AI, software, sustainability, and education.

The Wüest Partner Group employs around 500 people at 15 locations across Europe, with its headquarters in Switzerland. The group includes the Swiss subsidiaries Durable, Datahouse, Qualicasa, and Signa-Terre.

Job Description

Your Team & Mission

Do you want to apply your legal expertise in a versatile environment and approach legal issues pragmatically and solution-oriented? In this role, you will advise our group companies on all matters of general contract law with a special focus on IT and data protection law. Together with the Group General Counsel, you will ensure appropriate compliance within the WP Group, further develop group-wide standards, and support strategic projects. You will work closely with various departments and make an important contribution to the legally secure development of our corporate group.

Your Responsibilities

• You advise our group companies in Switzerland and across Europe on all matters of general contract law, especially IT and data protection law, and involve external lawyers if necessary.
• You review, draft, and negotiate SaaS contracts, orders, NDAs, and other agreements, ensuring compliance with relevant legal and contractual requirements.
• You develop group-wide standards, contract templates, and directives, implement and maintain them, and ensure compliance within the group. This also includes identifying compliance risks and further developing the directive system.
• You monitor relevant legislative changes and developments in case law, derive possible impacts for the WP Group, and regularly train and raise awareness among internal departments on relevant legal topics.
• You lead strategic legal projects and participate in cross-departmental group initiatives, for example in contract management. If necessary, you also support M&A projects from a legal perspective and work closely with interdisciplinary teams.
• You represent the Group General Counsel when required and assume corresponding deputy responsibilities.

Qualifications

Your Profile

• You have a completed law degree, ideally with a Swiss legal qualification.
• You have at least 5 years of professional experience in a comparable legal role, ideally in a company or a commercial law firm.
• You possess solid knowledge of general contract law as well as a particular interest or proven experience in IT and data protection law.
• You are familiar with compliance topics and have ideally already developed and implemented group-wide policies, standards, or contract templates.
• You enjoy addressing complex legal issues pragmatically, clearly, and solution-oriented and advising different stakeholders competently.
• You work independently, in a structured and responsible manner, and convince with your analytical skills and negotiation expertise.
• You appreciate collaboration across departments and countries and like to contribute to strategic and interdisciplinary projects.
• You communicate fluently in German and have very good English skills. French skills are an advantage.

Additional Information

We Offer You

• Flexible Work Smart concept with home office option
• Refreshing, professional, and collegial corporate culture with great events (company celebrations, croissant breaks, etc.)
• High team spirit, flat hierarchies, and varied tasks
• Beautiful workplace in the centre of Zurich with modern infrastructure
• Generous training budget including time for it as well as other attractive fringe benefits

Contact

If you have any questions, Federica Arcella, Lead Talent Acquisition, will be happy to assist you at federica.arcella@wuestpartner.com.

For recruitment agencies: Only direct applications will be considered.

For data protection reasons, applications can only be accepted online.

Simply click "Apply now", fill out the form, attach documents, and we will have received your application!

We look forward to hearing from you!

Wüest Partner AG