Group Legal Manager M/F

About the job

"From Mind To Motion"

Join the Sonceboz adventure, a Swiss family business specialised in the design and manufacture of mechatronic drive solutions

With 1300 employees and recognised expertise, Sonceboz is a place where innovation comes to life and ideas turn into concrete solutions for our clients.

From R&D to production, everything is done in-house. This total control allows us to combine cutting-edge innovation, industrial excellence and a zero-defect quality objective.

Based in the heart of the Jura Arc, in Sonceboz-Sombeval and Boncourt, we operate in a region known for its industrial and technological expertise.

We are recruiting our future Group Legal Manager

Location: Sonceboz-Sombeval

As Group Legal Manager, you play a key role in securing the Group's activities and supporting operational teams in an international industrial environment.

A true business partner, you handle all legal matters related to commercial activities, regulatory issues and data governance.

Reporting to the Sales / Marketing & Legal Director, you are at the heart of the Group's strategic challenges and oversee the legal function, including managing the Intellectual Property Lawyer.

Your missions:

• Contract law & operational support
• Manage contract management (including negotiation, drafting, review and structuring), from both sales and purchasing perspectives, to establish the company’s best contractual practices;
• Analyse clients’ standard contracts and identify risks
• Support sales teams during negotiations
• Conduct legal analysis of claims and participate in dispute resolution
• Raise awareness of legal and compliance risks as a defence strategy to reduce litigation;
• Collaborate and coordinate cases with external law firms in Switzerland and internationally
• Contribute to the structuring and continuous improvement of internal processes (incl. TQM)
• Compliance & regulatory requirements
• Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements
• Monitor issues related to compliance, safety and occupational health
• Data protection
• Advise the company on matters related to personal data protection
• Ensure compliance with GDPR and the Swiss nLPD
• Review IT contracts and aspects related to data governance
• Intellectual property
• Supervise and support the lawyer in charge of intellectual property, and manage related matters
• Act as interface with external counsel and operational teams