Global Senior Legal Counsel Competition Law and CD competition lead

UNILEVER IS LOOKING FOR Global Senior Legal Counsel Competition Law and CD Competition lead

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Location: CityDox, Brussels/ EU Agnostic

Local conditions apply

Full-time

ABOUT UNILEVER

With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world. 

At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future. 

We want our business to flourish, and we know that our success depends on others flourishing around us. That's why our purpose is to make sustainable living commonplace, and why sustainable, long-term growth is at the heart of our business model.

Introduction

Unilever’s Global Competition Team is responsible for identifying and managing competition law risks and opportunities, providing advice that supports and drives the achievement of Unilever’s strategic objectives, and business partnering the global sales (Customer Development – CD) team. We are a dynamic small team of four senior lawyers and one paralegal/assistant. Our ambition and purpose is to pioneer cutting-edge competition legal work and CD business partnering to help steer Unilever ahead of the curve as the purpose-driven leader in fast-moving consumer goods markets worldwide.

We now have an exciting opening for a leading role in the team with a broad range of responsibilities.

The position is historically based in Brussels but other locations – London, Rotterdam or Barcelona – are also possible, also depending on personal preferences of the candidate.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE?

• Advising Unilever-internal business partners across Business Groups and functions in competition law-related matters.

• Across all of Unilever’s Business Groups and functions, updating and delivering global policies, guidelines and training on competition law.

• Continuously optimising the competition law skills of other internal lawyers and or global (antitrust) compliance champions.

• Lead all competition-related aspects of the global strategic business partnering for CD to enable growth while complying with applicable (especially competition) laws and regulations.

• Business partner CD in all competition-related developments of global and European CD strategies – notably on Unilever’s route-to-market, pricing and trade terms, cooperation agreements, growth enablers such as category management.

• Work with the European business unit legal teams in drafting, review, and negotiation of international / multi-countries CD contracts and agreements.

• Develop and initiate/support the implementation of policies and procedures to ensure (competition) compliance in CD projects and sales operations.

THE QUALITIES WE LOOK FOR

• Excellent legal skills are indispensable especially in relation to the rules on horizontal agreements, vertical restrictions and abuse of dominance. A EU legal background/practical experience is helpful given the particular relevance of European markets and jurisdictions for this role.

• Candidates should have minimum 10-year competition law experience from working in international law firms, multinational companies and/or leading competitor enforcers. A strong expertise in behavioral antitrust (as opposed to merger control which is of less importance to this role) is key.

• Substantial experience in strategically advising and supporting sales teams of multinational company is an important additional qualification.

• Outstanding communication skills are a key requirement to succeed in this role.

• Strong business acumen is essential to acquire a deep understanding of Unilever’s business and especially our route-to-market models.

• Capacity to reduce complexity in easily comprehensible, impeccable English is a critical requirement for this position.

• A collaborative mindset and excellent project management skills are important for the successful implementation of complex legal solutions in a dynamic global business environment.

• A bias for action and a creative, solution-orientated approach.

• Ability to handle multiple assignments and manage major projects to successful completion.

• Self-motivation and ability to work independently.

WHAT DOES UNILEVER OFFER?

Unilever is the place where you can be yourself and bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. We offer an exciting & dynamic work environment where you can make things happen. Furthermore, we offer some great reward and benefits!  

• Attractive total remuneration package; excellent company pension, bonus, share scheme. 

• Flexible cross-disciplinary career opportunities and a wealth of training opportunities & wellbeing resources whenever and wherever.  

• Plenty of company-paid holidays to further ensure your work-life balance is maintained.  

• Home work allowance  

• Company laptop and mobile phone 

• Mobility Budget   

EXCITED?

Join Unilever and our team! To apply, you must do so online. Please do not forget to upload your CV and a motivation letter.  Your application will be reviewed against our requirements, and we will be in touch shortly after the closing date to provide you with an update on the status of your application.

Looking forward to meeting you! 

Please note this is a Direct Search led by Unilever. Applications from agencies will not be accepted, nor will fees be paid for unsolicited CVs.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Unilever is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, disability, age, parenthood, pregnancy or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against. 

By highlighting the gender diversity at the workplace, Unilever encourages women equally men to apply. If you look for a job after a long career break or after any type of leave, do not hesitate to apply.

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Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.