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Our purpose is to guide all companies toward a sustainable world.

EcoVadis is the leading provider of business sustainability ratings. Our solutions are backed by an international team of experts and powerful technology. We analyze data and build sustainability scorecards that give companies actionable insights into their environmental, social and ethical risks.

Why apply to EcoVadis? Be a part of the global sustainability change in business. Grow your career. Work with extraordinary people. Feel valued for your contribution.

Learn more about our team and culture on EcoVadis careers page. If you have questions about the company or open roles you can chat with an insider.

As our Legal Counsel, you will be responsible for all aspects of the contracting cycle. This includes clients within the EcoVadis Group, their suppliers and our providers.

• This will include revision and negotiation of standard contracts, general terms and conditions, as well as customer specific contracts, identifying and mitigating the contractual risk and giving guidance as to necessary approvals;
• This may include revision and negotiations of supportive documentation such as Non-Disclosure Agreements, Data Processing Agreements, etc.;
• Legal Counsel will draft, review and negotiate various agreements, including marketing and sales contracts, agreements with business partners, software license agreements, service and vendor agreements, SaaS contracts and will collaborate with other teams – Sales, Finance, Marketing;
• HR support;
• Responding to variety of requests coming from other functions;
• Support to Data Protection Officer on data protection issues;
• IP, including trademark support.

• You are qualified to practice law in Germany with an excellent academic degree;
• Fluency in German and English is required as you will be expected to provide legal service in both languages;
• You have demonstrable legal experience as an in-house lawyer or in a leading law firm;
• You have deep knowledge and experiences in IT agreements, focusing on SaaS contracts and bring knowledge and experiences in data protection and privacy law;

In addition, you will:

• Be able to multitask and work in a fast-paced, international environment;
• Be team oriented, professional, focused on cooperation not competition, with the ability to respond and be flexible to client demands, looking for alternative solutions, whilst adhering to internal policies;
• Enjoy taking the initiative and acting independently and with good judgment, with little or limited daily supervision or guidance.

Location: Berlin / Remote in Germany
Start date: ASAP

Everyone at EcoVadis contributes to a culture of trust, respect and empowerment. Our growing team in Germany is full of talented professionals from various sectors who all share a desire to make an impact.

We offer competitive salaries and support personal growth from day one with extensive onboarding, mentoring and a brand new e-learning platform bursting with courses and modules so you can learn new skills and fine-tune old ones.

Benefits:
• Support with all the necessary office and IT equipment
• Wellness allowance for mental and physical wellbeing
• Annual performance bonus
• Remote work from abroad policy
• Flexible working hours
• Hybrid/ full remote work
• Health coverage and optional pension scheme
• Internet and electricity bill allowance
• CSR activities
• Subsidized travel and BahnCard 50
• Community service day when volunteering.

Our hiring team looks forward to reviewing your CV, in English, with a guaranteed response to every application. A new job with purpose awaits you!

Don’t fit all the criteria but still think you’d be a good candidate? Please apply anyway to give our hiring team the opportunity to assess your skills and to learn more about what you could bring to EcoVadis. We’re interested in hiring capable people, regardless of professional and educational background.

Can the hiring process be adjusted to suit my needs? Yes. We want everyone going through the hiring process with EcoVadis to feel confident that you are able to demonstrate your full potential. We welcome applications from disabled people, people with long-term health conditions, and neurodiverse candidates. If you need any adjustments, including the provision of interview questions, please let the hiring team know.

Our team’s strength comes from everyone’s uniqueness and is founded upon mutual respect. EcoVadis commits to equity, inclusion and reducing bias in our hiring processes. EcoVadis does not accept any form of discrimination based on color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, citizenship, religion, beliefs, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, neurodiversity, disability, parental status, or any other protected characteristic that makes you unique. In your application, we encourage you to remove personal information such as: photographs, marital status, number of children, religion, gender, residential postal code, university graduation date, past medical or parental leave(s) taken, nationality (instead, please state if you are legally eligible to work in the job region/country), university name (instead, please state any degrees obtained and the study major).