Legal Counsel, Corporate Development and Finance – 5281

With Aptiv’s newly opened Schaffhausen, Switzerland office, you’ll be one of 200,000 sharpest minds generating over $17 billion in revenue each year across 48 countries. Through our deep domain expertise, we enable customers to transition to software-defined vehicles with electrified and intelligently connected architectures. Join us as one of our founding members in Switzerland and provide the strategy, service & support our colleagues need as we strive to make our planet safer, greener, and more connected.

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Position Summary

As Legal Counsel Corporate Development & Finance you are reporting directly to the Vice President, Chief Corporate Development & Finance Counsel. You will support proactively the companies Treasury Group & integrate newly acquired companies into the group.

Your Role:

Corporate Development  

• Provide advice and counsel to corporate development, technology, and business teams globally on a broad range of corporate development matters, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, strategic investments and licensing transactions 
• Review, draft, and negotiate LOIs, NDAs, and other standard corporate development documents 
• Partner with corporate development team and key stakeholders to structure, negotiate and execute strategic transactions 
• Conduct/oversee M&A due diligence 
• Provide legal support and analysis on M&A transactions 
• Manage outside counsel 
• Track post-closing legal obligations and requirements in connection with completed strategic transactions 
• Provide integration support on acquisitions from an enterprise risk and compliance standpoint and ongoing support for key joint venture relationships 

Finance and Treasury 

• Partner with the treasury team and key stakeholders to structure and execute financings and other debt and equity capital markets or liability management transactions 
• Assist with banking engagements and relationship management, including account documentation requirements and the establishment of credit or working capital facilities, guarantees, and loans 
• Provide support on risk mitigation strategies, including foreign exchange and commodity hedging programs and insurance claims and renewals 

Your Background:

• 5+ years post qualification experience (PQE)  
• Experience in law firm or multinational company
• Qualified to practice as an attorney in Switzerland
• experience as an attorney advising multinational organizations on complex global matters and transactions.
• Sophisticated law firm experience
• Experience working in a corporate legal environment with increasing levels of responsibility preferred
• Ability to handle a variety of complex legal matters and identify, anticipate, and develop solutions-oriented strategies that mitigate legal risks, while achieving commercial objectives
• Ability to work well independently and lead on projects as part of a global team that manages international transactions and projects in a fast-paced environment
• Experience working on matters involving “cutting edge” technology
• Ability to serve as a business partner and build consensus on complex legal and business issues while viewing legal issues through a business lens
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in German and English

Why join us?

• You can grow at Aptiv. Aptiv provides an inclusive work environment where all individuals can grow and develop, regardless of gender, ethnicity or beliefs.
• You can have an impact. Safety is a core Aptiv value; we want a safer world for us and our children, one with: Zero fatalities, Zero injuries, Zero accidents.
• You have support. We ensure you have the resources and support you need to take care of your family and your physical and mental health.

Apply today, and together let’s change tomorrow!

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Aptiv is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.