Senior Legal Counsel (f/m/d) – Commercial Law

To further strengthen our Legal Department in Munich, we are looking for an experienced, pragmatic and business-oriented Senior Legal Counsel (f/m/d) – Commercial Law.

In this role, you will take ownership of the drafting, review and negotiation of a broad range of national and international commercial agreements across the Agile Robots Group. You will work closely with our Business, Engineering, Procurement and Management teams, providing practical legal advice on commercial transactions and projects involving robotics, hardware, software and industrial automation.

You will report to the Legal Director Germany and join our Legal team in Germany, currently comprising four members. You will also collaborate with five additional Legal Counsel across the group internationally. This is a full-time, permanent position based in Munich, with the option to work remotely one day per week.

Your Responsibilities: 

• Independently draft, review and negotiate a broad range of complex national and international commercial agreements, including supply, procurement, sales, service, cooperation, development, licensing, software and technology agreements as well as NDAs, taking ownership from initial instruction through negotiation and execution.
• Advise on complex project-related contracts and support cross-functional teams throughout the entire project lifecycle, including Proof-of-Concept and Proof-of-Technology projects.
• Address IP-related provisions in commercial, technology and development agreements, particularly licensing and the allocation of intellectual property rights, in collaboration with colleagues specializing in IP.
• Act as a trusted legal business partner for internal stakeholders across multiple jurisdictions and international group companies, proactively identifying legal and commercial risks and developing pragmatic solutions.
• Support legal matters across the group's international subsidiaries and acquired businesses, collaborating with other members of the Legal team on cross-functional matters as needed.
• Develop and maintain the group's commercial template library, negotiation playbooks and contracting processes together with internal stakeholders.

Your profile:

• You are a fully qualified German lawyer (Volljurist) with strong academic credentials.
• You have at least five years of post-qualification experience, including relevant experience in commercial contract law gained at a leading international law firm. Previous in-house experience, whether through an in-house role or a substantial secondment, is highly desirable.
• You have substantial hands-on experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating complex commercial agreements and are comfortable independently leading negotiations with sophisticated counterparties.
• Experience advising technology, software, hardware or industrial businesses, including IP-related contractual matters such as licensing and the allocation of intellectual property rights, is an advantage.
• You have excellent drafting, negotiation and communication skills, take ownership of your work and provide pragmatic, commercially oriented advice.
• You combine professional excellence with a down-to-earth attitude, a sense of humor and a collaborative mindset, and are happy to support colleagues beyond your immediate area of expertise.
• You are fluent in German and English and comfortable negotiating sophisticated commercial agreements in both languages