Senior Legal Counsel, Lotus Cars
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Car manufacturer
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Car manufacturer
1001+ employees
Open for applications
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To stand as the performance brand of choice for those who dare to look beyond the conventional and ordinary.
Role
Who you are
- Are you a Dutch qualified lawyer expert in Commercial law across Europe?
- Ideal candidates for this role will have strong business acumen and experience in continuous improvement and driving enhancements that benefit an organization
- At least 7 years of experience in Dutch and EU commercial law managing teams and legal projects in a complex environment, ideally in automotive premium brand
- Previous experience in supporting business partner as Dutch qualified lawyer able to provide in-house legal advice to a Dutch company and EU subsidiaries
- Excellent communication/relationship building skills with an ability to influence at all levels both internally and externally
- Excellent communication skills with a full proficiency in English. Dutch and any other additional European language is highly desirable
- Team player who has a strong sense of ownership as well as collaborative and supportive
- Excellent organizational and leadership skills with a big picture vision
What the job involves
- Lotus Cars Europe B.V. is responsible for the Marketing, Sales and After Sales of the Lotus Cars products in the European region
- To bring the company to the level we want it to be, we are looking for a Senior Legal Counsel in the Legal and Compliance Department to join us in our European HQ based in Amsterdam
- The Senior Legal Counsel, in direct report to the Head of Legal and Compliance, will be the legal business partner to the European Team providing legal support for a diverse range of legal matters, especially related to Commercial law
- Provide advice on all legal matters to senior management and employees from several group companies
- Draft and negotiate commercial contracts
- Provide practical advice to business leaders on operational aspects and consumer protection legal matters, and on how to ensure compliance with these legal requirements across various consumer-facing channels
- Identify and address Corporate Secretariat, data protection, competition and consumer regulatory issues in the region
- Analyse potential legal risks to establish and implement solutions to mitigate those risks and achieve business objectives
- Manage external law firms for specialised legal advice
- Increase efficiency of legal operations by developing and maintaining procedures, guidelines, internal training
- This role will be working from our Amsterdam office within our flexible working policy
Our take
The market for luxury cars is projected to keep on growing, serving new wealthy consumers on a global scale. But competition between brands is high, with success dependent on modern customer service, global reach, and EV offerings. Lotus Cars is an established sports car manufacturer working to transform for this new market, building on its past successes selling to individuals and to Formula 1.
Lotus Cars was founded in 1948 and has operated consistently in the space since then. To stand out in the changing market, the company has recently focussed on electrification, digitisation and globalisation – raising impressive investment towards launching all-electric vehicles, enabling online browsing and shopping of its products, and shifting international focus to China, which is predicted to be the world’s next engine for luxury brand growth.
Lotus recently released its first ever SUV, an all-electric vehicle, aligning with the brand’s push towards EVs. The company has also opened a factory in China’s Hubei Province to support expansion there, as well as a showroom in South Korea's Seoul.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
7% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Nov 2013
$12.6m
GRANT
Total funding: $12.6m
Company values
- RESPECT: To continue being a respected brand outside, we have to instil a culture of the utmost respect inside. Taking pride in what we do and what we are is key.
- ONE TEAM: Giant leaps come from the incremental steps made by everyone, working together for a common goal.
- AMBITION: Raising the bar, aiming high, never settling for ‘that’s good enough’.
- DRIVE: Igniting our performance and fuelling our innovation by taking responsibility to solve problems and deliver results.
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Leadership
Matt Windle
(Managing Director, not founder)Former Operations Director at Zenos Cars.
Qingfeng Feng
(CEO, not founder)VP and CTO of Geely Auto Group.
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