Senior Legal Counsel – M&A and Corporate (M/F)

Engie HQ brings together all of the Group’s corporate functions which define, support and manage the deployment of policies across all Group entities. HQ is also in charge of leading business and operational sectors to bring them towards excellence and support performance (Finance, HR, IT, Legal, Communication, Health and Safety, etc.).

It is made up of business sectors (Finance, HR, IT, Purchasing, CSR, Communication, etc.) as well as GBU HQ (Renewables, Infrastructure, Energy Solutions, Flex Gen).

The organization of HQ is characterized by the dual location of its teams, distributed between Paris – La Défense (T1) and Brussels, the importance of matrix relationships and the structure of its workforce.

Group Legal & Ethics Department 

The Legal & Ethics Department is responsible for steering and coordinating the function, which is made up of everyone who carries out a legal or ethical role in the Group. Its purpose is to: 

• Support the Group’s development and growth as well as that of its operational activities;
• Contribute to controlling legal and ethical risk;
• Contribute to a cross-functional approach, by ensuring the consistency of legal activities (development of legal policy, etc.) and supporting company synergies;
• Ensure compliance with the Group’s ethical principles.

We are looking for a

Senior Legal Counsel – M&A and Corporate (M/F)

Based in Paris

Available for occasional traveling abroad, on short notice

Reporting Line

Head of Group Legal M&A

Mission

• Provide legal support to major mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, and divestments files for the ENGIE Group and its affiliates
• Counseling on corporate law and financial markets law issues from time to time

Internal interfaces

• Finance M&A department
• Group executive committee members
• GBUs executive management
• Support Function line of Engie (AIFA; DOSGG; Ethics…)
• ENGIE Legal Line

External interfaces

• Partners, sellers, buyers and their respective teams and counsel
• External counsel and technical experts; investment bankers and advisors
• Public authorities such as: ministries, administrations, regulators

Degree and experience

• Law degree from a reputable French university, with an outstanding academic track record; additional degrees, especially abroad, are a plus
• At least 7 years of relevant M&A practice in a global law firm or, alternatively, in a large multinational corporation.
• Extensive demonstrated hands-on experience in conducting complex M&A files in a cross-border context.
• Experience abroad is highly valued.
• Additional experience in or knowledge of French corporate law, corporate governance, financial markets regulation, tax, competition law, energy regulation is a plus.

Languages

Fluent in French and English

Any other language is a plus

Skills

• Ability to provide commercially sound legal advice & to actively negotiate with external stakeholders in a tense negotiation context.
• Attention to details and legal acumen.
• Outstanding writing and presentation skills.
• Ability to see the big picture in a complex, international organization.
• Ability to work autonomously, take initiative and make decisions or judgment calls even when working with ambiguous or conflicting data.
• Team player with strong interpersonal and relationship management skills capable of influencing and persuading others and deliver success through others.
• Positive and can-do attitude willing to walk the extra-mile to achieve the results.
• Multi-tasker: organizational skills to achieve multiple and sometimes conflicting objectives on time in a tense context.
• Good understanding of cultural differences and ability to manage them.
• Willingness to contribute to the development of the M&A team expertise and of the Engie Legal line.
• Respectable, accountable, ethical, fair & trustworthy.

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