Legal Counsel H/F FORVIA

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

The main mission of the Interiors Systems Business Group Legal Counsel:

Faurecia Interiors Systems Legal Counsel will be responsible for supporting the main transactional matters worldwide related to Interiors Systems business globally, under the supervision of the VP Legal and in close cooperation with specialist lawyers, as well as all stakeholders of the legal community. Beyond this mission, the Legal Counsel will promote an awareness and understanding of regulatory requirements and ethical principles consistent with the laws, regulations and Faurecia Procedures, through its participation to management meetings as well as trainings in France and abroad.

- Become familiar with the automotive industry environment and the key people, activities, products and key risks of Faurecia's automotive businesses; to become an efficient partnership with the business group he/she serves;
- Manage the legal affairs of the above business by advising clients on day to day issues in a wide variety of areas;
- Draft and review a wide range of commercial contracts (with customers, suppliers, service providers, etc ) and legal documents with a special focus on preventing legal risks and litigation;
- Advise business teams and upper management on proposed business strategies, thereby identifying risks to mitigate them,
- Handle or assist in transactional work, such as acquisitions and joint ventures and support business integration activities following such transactions;
- Select, where needed, control and monitor outside legal counsel;
- Be a full member of the global legal team, to maintain close interaction with specialist lawyers and other business group colleagues

Your profile and competencies to succeed

The ideal candidate will have:
- Master's degree in law, bar exam is a plus
- Minimum of 5-6 experience, with a strong focus on contractual and transactional matters, ideally in the manufacturing industry and/or in an international law firm where he/she has developed a strong capability as a generalist lawyer
- Strong oral and written communication skills in English
- Knowledge of common law is appreciated
- Good editorial skills, synthesis and rigor
- Flexible and creative approach to solving legal problems, with risk management and negotiation skills
- Business oriented
- Dynamism and responsiveness
- Curiosity combined with solution orientation & pragmatism

Take the opportunity to reveal your potential within a global company that offers you the best possible conditions for progressing in your career.

What we can do for you

- At Forvia, you will find an engaging and dynamic environment where you can contribute to the development of sustainable mobility leading technologies.
- We are the seventh-largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in more than 40 countries which makes a lot of opportunity for career development.
- We welcome energetic and agile people who can thrive in a fast-changing environment. People who share our strong values. Team players with a collaborative mindset and a passion to deliver high standards for our clients. Lifelong learners. High performers. Globally minded people who aspire to work in a transforming industry, where excellence, speed, and quality count.
- We cultivate a learning environment, dedicating tools and resources to ensure we remain at the forefront of mobility. Our people enjoy an average of more than 22 hours of online and in-person training within FORVIA University (five campuses around the world)
- We offer a multicultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration. We believe that diversity is a strength. To create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity create real value for the company, we have adopted gender diversity targets and inclusion action plans.
- Achieving CO2 Net Zero as a pioneer of the automotive industry is a priority: In June 2022, Forvia became the first global automotive group to be certified with the new SBTI Net-Zero Standard (the most ambitious standard of SBTi), aligned with the ambition of the 2015 Paris Agreement of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. Three principles guide our action: use less, use better and use longer, with a focus on recyclability and circular economy.

Why join us

FORVIA is an automotive technology group at the heart of smarter and more sustainable mobility. We bring together expertise in electronics, clean mobility, lighting, interiors, seating, and lifecycle solutions to drive change in the automotive industry.

With a history stretching back more than a century, we are the 7th largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in 43 countries. You'll find our technology in around 1 out of 2 vehicles produced anywhere in the world.

In June 2022, we became the 1st global automotive group to be certified with the SBTI Net-Zero Standard. We have committed to reach CO2 Net Zero by no later than 2045.

As technological innovation and the need for sustainability transform the automotive industry, we are ideally positioned to deliver solutions that will enhance the lives of road-users everywhere.