Legal Counsel

We are looking for a** Legal Counsel** to join the Bridgestone Mobility Solutions legal team that supports the technology division of Bridgestone. The team in Amsterdam consists of three senior legal counsels, an IP counsel and DPO/digital trust manager and the Head of Legal. This team is part of the BSEMIA legal team and Bridgestone Corporation global Legal Department. This means you will join an EMIA team of 40+ attorneys based in 12 countries and will become part of a global legal community of more than two hundred Legal & IP teammates, who are constantly looking for ways to share best practices and align their way of working across the globe.

In this position you will closely work together with the Bridgestone Mobility Solutions’ business stakeholders from different (internationally based) departments, such as sales, marketing, operations, IT, providing pragmatic legal advice. Bridgestone Mobility Solutions needs someone with experience drafting and negotiating (international) commercial contracts, preferably in the technology industry and SaaS. Because data is at the core of Bridgestone Mobility Solutions’ business, you will also need some knowledge of privacy laws to support the sales teams to help close commercial deals. You will also provide general legal advice to the supportive functions (HR, IT, Marketing, Operations and Finance) and be responsible for managing the corporate legal work for the Bridgestone Mobility Solutions group entities, together with the shared service center.

We just issued a new Legal department mission statement emphasizing, amongst others, our Focus on What Matters to ensure we provide the right level of service to our clients in fields and ways we add the most value. In that light, we have also set up a global shared services center in India to handle recurrent and less critical support requests. In this role, you will be a key driver of our efforts to make our department more agile and aligned to focus on what matters.

**Who are you?**
- Master’s degree in law with a minimum of 3 years of PQE, ideally gained at an international reputable law firm and/or in an in-house IT/Tech environment;
- A good grasp of technology industry and relevant trends;
- The ability to draft and negotiate a wide variety of (tech) agreements, including Data Protection Agreements;
- Ability to find practical, pragmatic and creative solutions to compliance issues;
- Pro-actively facilitate completion of corporate tasks, relating to headquarters entities and their subsidiaries, being undertaking by shared services center;
- Design and implement policies and procedures to provide legal services more effectively to the business and/or address compliance-related concerns or needs;
- Good commercial awareness and a pragmatic, solutions-oriented, point of view;
- Strong values in line with Bridgestone’s behavioral expectations (= Ownership, Agility and Courage);
- Ability to work effectively with teammates at all levels of the organization, and in a matrixed work environment;
- High level of business and personal ethics.
- Strong written and oral communications skills in English;

**What can you expect from us?**
- The chance to work in the tech sector, in a fast moving, innovative and international team, dealing with different countries and cultures;
- A company culture that likes to work hard and play hard. We like to have fun. There is no sense coming to a job everyday if you don’t like the people you work with;
- Decisive actions. We don’t like to wait. It’s in our DNA to move forward. So, it only makes sense that we don’t jam the company with lots of layers. We make things happen. Quickly.

**Let’s not forget the good stuff**
- 25 annual leave days with option to buy up to 10 days;
- Working from home up to 3 days a week;
- 500 euros gross to set up your home office;
- Chance to work abroad for 40 working days per year;
- Birthday off and volunteering time off;
- Social committee: office parties with food and drinks;
- Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning;
- Free English and Dutch lessons;
- Employee Assistance Program;
- Contributory pension scheme and health insurance discounts;
- Flexible benefit plan (get up to 250 euros reimbursed on benefit of your choice);
- 30% discount on Bridgestone Tyre.

**Who are we?**

We are Bridgestone Mobility Solutions, and we are on a mission to move the world towards a sustainable future using data-driven mobility.

The high-value products and services we develop for fleets, original equipment manufacturers and governments make travel smoother, reduce congestion, increase accessibility, improve vehicle and road safety and cut carbon emissions.

Bridgestone Mobility Solutions is a Business Unit of the Bridgestone Corporation, a global leader in tyres and rubber, present in Europe, the Americas, Australia and Africa.

Webfleet is one of our lines of business within Bridgestone Mobility Solutions. A globally trusted fleet management solution