Help shape the future of mobility.
Aptiv's newly opened Schaffhausen, Switzerland office offers a unique opportunity to be part of our global team. With over $17 billion in revenue each year across 48 countries, we enable customers to transition to software-defined vehicles with electrified and intelligently connected architectures.
Position Summary
As Legal Counsel Corporate Development & Finance, you will report directly to the Vice President, Chief Corporate Development & Finance Counsel. Your key responsibilities include providing advice and counsel to corporate development, technology, and business teams globally on a broad range of corporate development matters, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, strategic investments, and licensing transactions.
Your Role:
* Provide legal support and analysis on M&A transactions
* Partner with corporate development team and key stakeholders to structure, negotiate, and execute strategic transactions
* Conduct/oversee M&A due diligence
* Review, draft, and negotiate LOIs, NDAs, and other standard corporate development documents
* Manage outside counsel
* Track post-closing legal obligations and requirements in connection with completed strategic transactions
* Provide integration support on acquisitions from an enterprise risk and compliance standpoint and ongoing support for key joint venture relationships
* Partner with the treasury team and key stakeholders to structure and execute financings and other debt and equity capital markets or liability management transactions
* Assist with banking engagements and relationship management, including account documentation requirements and the establishment of credit or working capital facilities, guarantees, and loans
* Provide support on risk mitigation strategies, including foreign exchange and commodity hedging programs and insurance claims and renewals
Your Background:
* 5+ years post-qualification experience (PQE)
* Experience in law firm or multinational company
* Qualified to practice as an attorney in Switzerland
* Experience as an attorney advising multinational organizations on complex global matters and transactions
* Sophisticated law firm experience
* Experience working in a corporate legal environment with increasing levels of responsibility preferred
* Ability to handle a variety of complex legal matters and identify, anticipate, and develop solutions-oriented strategies that mitigate legal risks, while achieving commercial objectives
* Ability to work well independently and lead on projects as part of a global team that manages international transactions and projects in a fast-paced environment
* Experience working on matters involving cutting-edge technology
* Ability to serve as a business partner and build consensus on complex legal and business issues while viewing legal issues through a business lens
* Excellent oral and written communication skills in German and English
Why join us?
* You can grow at Aptiv. We provide an inclusive work environment where all individuals can grow and develop, regardless of gender, ethnicity, or beliefs.
* You can have an impact. Safety is a core Aptiv value; we want a safer world for us and our children, one with: Zero fatalities, Zero injuries, Zero accidents.
* You have support. We ensure you have the resources and support you need to take care of your family and your physical and mental health.