Senior Legal Advisor

About the job

Company Description

For over 40 years, the IOTA group has been supporting its clients in their international expansion by combining compliance, agility, and seamless local integration in more than 150 countries.

We offer customised solutions that enable our clients to conduct their activities with confidence beyond borders, whether through designated employer services, technical advice, international payroll management, or global recruitment.

What sets IOTA apart is the strength of our global network, which brings together 165,000 professionals and a dedicated team committed to excellence.

Thanks to our international subsidiaries, we combine global standards with deep local expertise, ensuring smooth and compliant operations wherever our clients expand.

At IOTA, trust is our foundation. We build long-term partnerships rooted in transparency, reliability, and compliance, thereby fostering global success.

Job Description

The Senior Legal Advisor operationally leads the Group's legal function. They ensure the legal security of activities, oversee significant legal risks, and support the Group's strategic projects. They supervise the legal governance of the Group's companies, structure legal practices, define the function's priorities, and oversee the legal team's activities. The role retains a strong operational dimension while ensuring arbitration, supervision, and coordination responsibilities.

Responsibilities

Group Legal Governance

• Supervise the legal governance of the Group's companies and their subsidiaries
• Oversee corporate law operations: general meetings, boards, statutory amendments, delegations, restructurings
• Support projects for the creation, acquisition, dissolution, or reorganisation of Group entities
• Arbitrate governance and legal organisation issues within the Group
• Supervise intellectual property matters and protection of the Group's assets

Contract Law and Transaction Structuring

• Define and validate complex contractual frameworks
• Supervise negotiation and drafting of strategic contracts
• Manage Group contractual standards and templates
• Support international projects and sensitive operations

Legal Analysis and Risk Management

• Identify, qualify, and arbitrate legal risks affecting the Group's activities
• Assess operational, financial, regulatory, and reputational impacts of proposed decisions
• Define appropriate mitigation strategies
• Support cross-cutting and multi-jurisdictional issues

Operational Support

• Advise operational teams and support departments
• Define legally secure solutions enabling project realisation
• Support complex issues related to the Group's international activities
• Assist with labour law, international mobility, and labour relations matters

Compliance, Ethics, and Governance

• Participate in developing the Group's legal compliance framework
• Contribute to internal governance, compliance, and risk management policies
• Participate in internal control and risk management systems
• Engage in matters related to business ethics, anti-corruption, conflicts of interest, and international sanctions
• Participate in internal investigations and sensitive matters when necessary

Litigation and Pre-litigation

• Supervise litigation and pre-litigation cases
• Define strategies with external counsel
• Arbitrate sensitive legal risks and positions

Knowledge Management and Dissemination

• Structure and maintain the Group's legal references
• Develop legal knowledge capitalisation
• Participate in raising awareness and training internal teams on legal and compliance issues
• Strengthen the dissemination of legal standards and best practices

Management and Structuring of the Legal Function

• Supervise and coach the legal team
• Structure working methods, tools, and processes
• Develop a pragmatic and business-oriented legal culture

Process and Continuous Improvement

• Improve legal workflows and monitoring tools
• Develop Group standards and methodologies
• Enhance documentation and dissemination of legal knowledge

Qualifications

Education

University degree in Swiss law, business law, international law, or equivalent. A lawyer's licence or additional training in governance, compliance, or risk management is an asset.

Experience

• Minimum 8 to 12 years of experience
• Significant experience in an international and multi-subsidiary environment
• Experience in contract law, corporate law, and risk management
• Experience in managing or coordinating a legal team

Key Skills

• International contract law
• Governance and corporate law
• Legal structuring of operations
• Risk management and compliance
• Labour law and international HR issues
• Contract negotiation
• Arbitration and prioritisation skills
• Excellent command of French and English, both spoken and written

Personal Qualities

• Leadership
• Strategic thinking
• Pragmatic and solution-oriented
• Ability to manage complex environments
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to structure and develop a team

Additional Information

Permanent full-time position based in Mies
Start date: as soon as possible