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You enjoy creating and innovating. You never stop striving for better. You take responsibility and you get results. You love being part of a team. Above all, you want your work to matter: Welcome to our world! At Sonova we create sense by bringing sound to life. Our innovative hearing care solutions help millions of people enjoy life’s unforgettable moments.

We offer exceptional career opportunities through market-leading brands from consumer to medical, products and services that keep pushing hearing care forward, and a culture where you can quickly belong and perform at your best.

If you want the freedom to explore, opportunities to grow, and make positive change on people lives through your work, this is the place for you.

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Barcelona, Spain

Director Legal Counsel

The Director Legal Counsel supports several HQ allocated functions, drives the legal operations in the subregion EMEA South including UK/IRL, supports as needed on various legal matters for Advanced Bionics International Markets (ROW – Outside US) and Sonova Consumer Hearing in the assigned countries.


Your tasks:

  • Partner with local and regional management and HQ teams to implement corporate policies and ensure compliance
  • Advise on key legal areas, including Distributor Markets, Global Key Accounts, Competition (Antitrust), and Human Resources
  • Provide regulatory and strategic guidance on Clinical Research, Marketing, and Quality matters
  • Support mergers, acquisitions, and business development projects with a hands-on approach
  • Establish and refine contract templates, related processes, and conduct legal training
  • Oversee legal operations and corporate governance for assigned EMEA South and/or UK/IRL regions
  • Work closely with business partners to mitigate risks and align legal strategies with business goals
  • Conduct legal research and manage external counsel relationships effectively


Your profile:

  • Master of Law or Juris Doctor degree with bar admission in at least one key jurisdiction (Switzerland, EU member state, or UK/IRL); additional qualifications (LLM, MBA, CAS) are a plus
  • 10+ years of legal experience in a top-tier law firm or in-house within a multinational company, preferably in the med tech, high tech, or life sciences sector
  • Background in litigation, corporate governance, compliance, and regulatory matters with a hands-on approach
  • A business-oriented, strategic approach, balancing legal expertise with commercial insight
  • Proven problem-solving and negotiation skills, crafting practical, rapid solutions while mitigating risks
  • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, synthesizing complex legal topics for stakeholders at all levels
  • Resilient, motivated self-starter with sound judgment and high ethical standards
  • Fluent English (native or near-native); proficiency in at least two other main European languages (German and/or French highly desirable)
  • Tech-savvy, comfortable working with MS Office Suite, particularly PowerPoint and Excel

 

Join us in making a difference through innovation. Apply now to be a part of our dedicated team and help us shape the future of hearing care solutions!

We can offer you a new challenge, with interesting tasks and much more – including an open corporate culture, flat hierarchies, support for further training and development, opportunities to take on responsibility, an excellent range of facilities, attractive employment conditions, and flexible working time models in various roles.


Sabrina Bortolussi, Talent Acquisition Manager, is looking forward to receiving your complete application via our online job application platform.

 

For this vacancy only direct applications in English will be considered.


Sonova is an equal opportunity employer.

We team up. We grow talent. We collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds to win with the best team in the market place. We guarantee every person equal treatment in regard to employment and opportunity for employment, regardless of a candidate’s ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation or marital status, gender, genetic identity, age, disability or any other legally protected status.

Sonova is an equal opportunity employer.

We team up. We grow talent. We collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds to win with the best team in the market place. We guarantee every person equal treatment in regard to employment and opportunity for employment, regardless of a candidate’s ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation or marital status, gender, genetic identity, age, disability or any other legally protected status.
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