Contract & Compliance Manager (m/w/d)

Role Summary

Advising sales and other specialist and business areas on contractual issues as well as supporting national and international contract negotiations with customers, suppliers and cooperation partners

• Reviewing, drafting and negotiating complex commercial contracts, especially in international mechanical and plant engineering
• Assessment of contractual risks and development of strategies to avoid and defend against supplementary claims, claims for damages and contractual penalties
• Creation and further development of contract templates, contract standards and associated processes in close cooperation with the specialist departments
• Further development of the compliance management system and the group-wide risk management system
• Advising management, managers and specialist departments on compliance, governance and risk issues

Identification, assessment and monitoring of significant business risks as well as support for the implementation of regulatory requirements (including supply chain compliance, information security, CRA, NIS2, AI Act, antitrust law, corruption prevention, export control and whistleblower protection)

Coordination of risk analyses, internal controls and audits as well as development of reports, action plans and international training and awareness measures

Requirements

Completed studies in law, business law or a comparable legal qualification, for example first or second state law examination or degree as a business lawyer (m/f/d)

• At least five years of relevant professional experience in a legal department, a commercial law firm or a comparable corporate function
• Profound experience in drafting and negotiating national and international commercial contracts
• Practical experience in contract and claims management, ideally in mechanical and plant engineering or a comparable industrial and project-oriented environment
• Knowledge and practical experience in the areas of compliance, risk management, corporate governance, internal controls or regulatory consulting
• Strong legal expertise combined with a high level of understanding of economic contexts
• Structured, pragmatic and solution-oriented way of working as well as high personal integrity, discretion and professional judgment
• Confident appearance towards management and international stakeholders as well as business fluent written and spoken German and English skills

Benefits

As a Contract & Compliance Manager / Legal Counsel (m/f/d) you will take on a key role at the interface of contract management, compliance and risk management. In close collaboration with internal and international stakeholders, you will actively shape the legal and regulatory framework.

About the Company

Be part of a team that moves the world: With over 1,300 colleagues, we develop and manufacture mills, mixers and dispersers that set standards - from precise laboratory mills to impressive systems that fill entire halls. For us, every machine is unique, individually tailored to the requirements of our customers. Our technologies bring color to life, make chocolate melt-in-the-mouth, create sustainable protein alternatives and drive the energy transition with innovative battery materials. Behind all of these applications is the most modern grinding and dispersing technology. Our work combines technological precision with the enthusiasm to make the world a better place. At NETZSCH-Feinmahltechnik GmbH you will not only find exciting tasks, but also space to develop and contribute your ideas.