Legal Counsel
Core
Provide operational legal support and ensure regulatory compliance for business activities across Italian subsidiaries within the international KION group, excluding HR matters.
Role type
In-house legal counsel
Builds
Contract management, compliance frameworks, and legal risk mitigation strategies for material handling and intralogistics operations
Domain
Industrial equipment / Intralogistics / Material handling
Required skills
Contract negotiation, regulatory compliance monitoring, legal risk assessment, internal legal consultation, litigation management, corporate governance support
Preferred skills
Process standardization, cross-functional collaboration, autonomous work management
Technologies
Contract management systems, legal databases
Responsibilities
Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements (sales, rental, distribution, procurement, services, maintenance, tenders, NDAs); monitoring regulations and ensuring corporate alignment; identifying and mitigating legal and operational risks; serving as internal legal reference for business functions; managing disputes with clients, suppliers, and partners; overseeing the contract lifecycle including organization, monitoring, and archiving; supporting corporate governance including management of company books and preparation for board meetings and general assemblies