Legal Leader Europe (m/f/d)
About Us
Nemak is a leading provider of innovative lightweighting solutions for the global automotive industry, specializing in the development and manufacturing of aluminum components for
e-mobility, structure & chassis, and ICE powertrain applications. With approximately 24,000 employees at 40 production sites worldwide, we generated revenues of US$4.9 billion in 2024. Together, we make sustainable mobility possible.
Together, we make sustainable mobility possible.
Objective
To strengthen our European headquarters in Frankfurt am Main, we are seeking an experienced professional who will take on a key role in providing business-oriented legal support across a broad range of corporate and commercial matters. This position ensures consistent governance standards, effective contract management, and aligned legal strategies across the region. By partnering closely with cross-functional teams, the Legal Leader Europe safeguards Nemak’s interests, ensures compliance and enables efficient and sustainable business operations across 8 countries in Europe.
Main Responsibilities
1. Provide strategic legal guidance to the European Purchasing organization on supplier contracts, negotiations, disputes, and commercially relevant decisions across key material and service categories.
2. Oversee corporate secretarial responsibilities for Nemak’s European entities, ensuring compliant documentation, and effective coordination of shareholder and board activities.
3. Provide legal support to HSE topics, ensuring awareness with standards and compliance with relevant European environmental, sustainability, zoning, and energy regulations.
4. Manage and coordinate legal procedures, claims, and litigation in Europe, including the supervision of external counsel and alignment of legal strategies with business priorities.
5. Represent Nemak before regional governmental agencies and trade associations
6. Support daily business operations by assessing legal implications of strategic initiatives, conducting investigations, and providing pragmatic, risk-aware legal advice.
7. Monitor European legal and regulatory developments, evaluate potential risks and opportunities, and ensure proactive alignment across key stakeholders.
Position Requirements
8. A German law degree or an equivalent legal qualification, combined with a solid understanding of European legal frameworks.
9. Broad professional experience gained in a legal department or law firm, including exposure to senior legal stakeholders and complex corporate or commercial matters.
10. Strong expertise in cross-border European corporate and commercial law, compliance, governance, and regulatory topics.
11. Demonstrated ability to draft, negotiate, and manage contracts and legal disputes effectively.
12. Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills, combined with a hands-on and business-oriented mindset.
13. German native speaker. Fluency in English; additional European languages are an advantage.
14. Confident use of MS Office tools.
Our Benefits
Nemak is committed to providing a fair, equitable and competitive compensation and benefits package to its employees.
15. Competitive salary
16. Retirement Plan / Pension Fund
17. Life Insurance
18. Mobility Support
19. JobRad - a company bike leasing model
20. Flexible mobile work
21. Childcare allowance
Your contact person
Christine Thomas, Tel.: +49 69 69 53 76 4065
Nemak Europe, The Squaire 17, Am Flughafen, 60549 Frankfurt
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At Nemak, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (D&I) play a fundamental role in everything we do and are the underlying platform on which our culture is built. We foster a culture that is safe, respectful, fair and inclusive for all of our employees and job applicants. Our value proposition relies on innovation and cross-cultural teamwork, which is only possible when we strive for belonging and commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. We understand the impact equality and of varied perspectives that welcome better ideas to solve complex problems for improvement and transformation.
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