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Nestle Corporate Counsel in Vevey, Switzerland
Position Snapshot
Location: Vevey, Switzerland
Company: Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
Act. Rate: Full-Time Act. Rate 100%
Type of contract: Permanent contract
What we offer at Nestlé
Flexible work policies in terms of core hours and working from home. Please talk to us during the recruitment
process about what flexibility could look like for you!
Genuine opportunities for career and personal development
Modern “smart office” locations providing agile & collaborative workspaces
Dynamic international working environment
Attractive additional benefits
Position Summary
As a Corporate Counsel at Nestlé, you help shape and drive the organization’s corporate and financial governance. You support the business and corporate functions and protect Nestlé’s interests by providing strategic legal counsel, managing legal risks, and ensuring compliance.
We offer a dynamic, inclusive, and international working environment with many opportunities across different businesses, functions, and regions. Don’t miss the opportunity to join us and work with different teams in an agile and diverse context.
A Day in the Life of a Corporate Counsel
Provide advice on Swiss law as well as legal and regulatory developments
Prepare legal documentation and corporate acts for Annual General Meetings of Nestlé S.A. and its Swiss-based subsidiaries, and execute resolutions
Ensure corporate legal housekeeping for Swiss-based Group entities, including preparing Board meetings and maintaining up-to-date constitutional documents
Provide corporate legal advice to the business and corporate functions
Advise on, prepare, and execute corporate transactions such as corporate reorganizations and closing of M&A transactions
Handle the legal relationship with external auditors
Ensure compliance with SIX Swiss Exchange regulations and debt capital markets regulations
Support Treasury in its group external and internal financing transactions, cash management and hedging as well as related compliance activities
Provide legal advice to the share registry, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications teams
Interact with Group Accounting & Reporting, and Group Tax departments
Instruct and monitor external counsel where required
What will make you successful
Master in Law, bar exam (preferably Swiss, or track-record as an attorney-at-law practicing in Switzerland)
Excellent understanding of corporate law, corporate governance, and securities regulations
Demonstrable experience in managing corporate governance matters
Proficiency in advising on and executing corporate transactions, such as corporate structuring, and other strategic initiatives
Familiarity with corporate finance concepts, including financing, banking and hedging transactions
Proven ability in navigating complex regulatory frameworks, including international corporate structures and stock exchange regulations
Ability to build and develop relationship with cross functional teams
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Capability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines
Demonstrated experience in drafting and negotiating complex commercial contracts
Experience in instructing and monitoring external counsel
Proficiency in English and French or German is essential, any additional language is a plus
At Nestlé, we want to help shape a better and healthier world, inspire people to live healthier lives and deliver impact at a scale and pace that makes a difference. We do this by fostering a diverse, friendly, supportive, and collaborative environment, that creates positive disruption, embraces innovation, and empowers people and teams to win.
We aim to hire friendly, respectful, inspiring people who care about the people’s lives that we touch every single day.
Be a force for good. Join Nestlé and visit us on www.nestle.com .
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