General Counsel 100% (Canton Basel)

On behalf of our client, global event company with entities in multiple countries, we are looking for an experienced, motivated and dynamic professional for a position located in the canton Basel, Switzerland as:

General Counsel 100%

Tasks

Your Responsibilities:

• Responsible for advising the CEO and Senior Executive Team on all legal and commercial matters affecting the Company’s reputation, risk, and strategy
• Responsible for working closely with the Senior Executive Team on corporate and commercial strategy, including business and corporate development initiatives
• Responsible for supporting the development of the global strategy and its implementation in commercial transactions
• Responsible for leading and supporting major transactions and negotiations, including M&A, partnerships, and similar matters
• Structure deals and guide execution for new business/corporate development
• Lead and manage board and corporate approval processes
• Provide legal support for fair operations (e.g. content, infrastructure, etc)
• Embed the Company’s Group governance & compliance best practice across the business
• Build and implement legal tools and processes for Company operations
• Align legal and risk requirements & outcomes across the Company’s value chain (galleries, visitors/VIP’s, partnerships, operations)
• Standardise and professionalise the Company’s legal outputs (eg visitor rules, exhibition regs, online terms)
• Provide legal support to the HR team, including employment and organisational matters.
• Manage and resolve commercial disputes
• Liaise and align with the Company Group’s legal, risk, finance and tax functions as required
• Liaise with the Company Group’s Board of Directors as required
• Responsible for the instruction of external counsel and the management of the Company’s legal budget.

Requirements

Your Profile:

• Law degree with a strong focus on international law is required
• Additional academic qualifications or continuing education in business, or management is required
• At least 20 years of senior-level professional experience in the event, entertainment media industry, with a deep understanding of media, cultural and digital business models, including technological developments, digital transformation and innovation
• 15 years of in-house experience in complex global organisations, including direct experience with businesses operating in Asia, Europe, the United States and the Middle East is required
• At least 10 years of proven experience in senior legal roles with primary responsibility for leading and executing complex international M&A transactions, including large‑scale, cross‑border deals with transaction values in the multi‑billion range
• At least 10 years’ of deep expertise in IP law, ideally within the event/entertainment/media business
• Minimum 10 years of experience at General Counsel level, including responsibility for managing, transforming and developing operating and organisational structures
• Strong corporate and commercial law expertise across multiple jurisdictions, including leading complex deal negotiations, managing multiple stakeholders and supporting business/operating teams
• Proven track record in leading and managing multi-disciplinary project workstreams, including strategy, tax, finance, compliance/risk and operations
• Extensive experience working with senior/board-level executives in global organisations, with the ability to positive influence decision‑making at executive and board level in a constructive and credible manner
• Native/business-level proficiency in English
• Ability to work independently, manage novel structures and take responsibility for commercial risk
• Flexibility to operate across multiple jurisdictions, including a willingness to travel regularly.

If you can identify yourself with the requirements of this challenging position, we look forward to receiving your application (English CV and certificates/diplomas)