Assistant General Counsel

The Company is seeking an Assistant General Counsel to lead legal support for complex cross-border corporate transactions across EMEA and take primary ownership of regional legal entity management. Responsibilities include advising on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and joint ventures from structuring through integration; managing due diligence; and drafting and negotiating transaction and related commercial agreements. The role also leads entity formation, governance, restructuring, and simplification, while coordinating with business, finance, tax, compliance, and other stakeholders. Additional duties include managing external counsel, advising senior leaders on transaction and structural risks, developing legal playbooks, monitoring regulatory developments, and mentoring legal team members. Candidates must hold a Juris Doctor from an accredited law school and an active license to practice in at least one U.S. jurisdiction. Significant corporate law experience is required, with deep expertise in M&A, entity governance, and transaction-related commercial agreements, as well as the ability to independently manage complex transactions and multi-jurisdictional entity structures across EMEA. Strong drafting, negotiation, and executive communication skills are essential. Preferred qualifications include experience in a multinational legal department or major law firm, ownership of entity simplification initiatives, sound commercial judgment, and a record of influencing senior stakeholders and leading cross-functional work.