The Role Our client is a general manufacturing business. Acting as a trusted legal partner to the business across commercial, corporate, compliance and employment matters, in a fast-paced, high-volume international in-house environment. The role suits a lawyer who thrives on ownership, values follow-through, and enjoys operating with autonomy inside a structured, disciplined team. This is a genuinely hands-on position, combining substantive legal advisory work with structured contract review, matter administration and follow-through documentation. Discipline, attention to detail and comfort with meaningful transactional volume matter as much as substantive legal knowledge – the ability to close matters properly and on time is what defines success here. Key Responsibilities * Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a broad range of commercial contracts – distribution, service, NDAs, licensing and procurement – with business stakeholders across multiple jurisdictions. * Advising on corporate governance and entity management for international subsidiaries, including board resolutions, powers of attorney and corporate records. * Supporting employment and labour law matters across the international footprint, in coordination with HR and local counsel. * Advising on data protection matters (GDPR and other applicable privacy regimes) and supporting enforcement of the group’s data protection policies. * Supporting the anti-corruption, sanctions and trade compliance programme (FCPA, UK Bribery Act, EU/OFAC sanctions) within a US-listed public company framework. * Supporting internal investigations and compliance escalations, in coordination with the Chief Legal and Compliance Officer. * Managing the intellectual property portfolio in coordination with external agents, ensuring timely filings and renewals. * Instructing and coordinating external counsel across jurisdictions,



keeping matters on track and within budget. * Identifying, assessing and mitigating legal risk proactively. Must-Haves * Law degree from an accredited institution. * 4 to 6 years of post-qualification experience gained in a law firm and/or in-house at a multinational corporation. * Proven experience in international commercial contracts and corporate matters. * English to full working proficiency, written and spoken – all internal work product, headquarters communication and cross-border matters are handled in English. * Fluent Spanish, for a Spain-based team. * Ownership and accountability: takes matters from inception to resolution, manages workload proactively and honours commitments. * Rigorous and detail-oriented, performing reliably under pressure with consistent execution and closure. * Autonomous yet collaborative, with a strong sense of when to escalate and a habit of arriving at alignment meetings with a clear assessment and a proposed path forward. Nice-to-Haves * Exposure to compliance, data privacy or employment law. * Experience within a US-listed public company governance and compliance framework. * Prior work supporting EMEA, LATAM and APAC jurisdictions. * Experience managing an international IP portfolio through external agents. * Additional European languages. What’s in it for you? * A genuinely international remit – EMEA, LATAM and APAC, from a Spanish base, with the choice of Madrid or Barcelona. * Direct reporting line to the Deputy General Counsel – International, with visibility to the Chief Legal and Compliance Officer. * The breadth of a lean in-house team: commercial, corporate, employment, data privacy, compliance and IP, rather than a single narrow specialism. * A platform to consolidate an in-house career within a US-listed multinational, supported by established systems and processes. * Real autonomy and ownership, within a structured and disciplined legal function.

📌 International Corporate Counsel (Madrid)
🏢 Witan Search
📍 Madrid