🚀 Legal Counsel CEMEAI - Madrid

Legal Counsel CEMEAI - Madrid

Swissport

Job Summary

With 300 airports in around 50 countries and a global workforce of 60,000 employees, Swissport is the world’s largest provider of ground handling, cargo, and other aviation related services.

We are looking for a Legal Counsel who will be based in our Madrid office to cover the CEMEAI region. The legal counsel will be a key contributor to the group’s global legal team, primarily serving as a business partner to our business colleagues in legal, compliance, transactional, and corporate matters for the CEMEAI region.

Reporting to the Head of Legal CEMEAI, you will be responsible for negotiating and drafting commercial agreements, corporate governance, overseeing litigation and claims, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and providing legal advice to the regional executive team.

Job Responsibilities

• Work closely and collaboratively with Swissport’s business executive and global legal team on strategic, governance, risk, legal, and compliance matters.
• Provide legal support to business and finance colleagues in contract negotiations, and with respect to corporate, commercial, and compliance issues.
• Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of contracts, leases, licenses, trademarks, confidentiality agreements, and other legal documents.
• Manage the corporate governance of all regional subsidiaries within the legal counsel’s regional responsibility.
• Monitor the company’s business activities and assess legal and compliance risks that may impact the company’s business and reputation.
• Manage and oversee litigation and/or administrative proceedings and manage outside counsel to minimize the cost of such proceedings versus settlement value and potential recovery.
• Assist the business in ensuring clients’ legal compliance with antitrust laws, anti‑bribery and corruption laws, equal‑opportunity regulations, and similar regulatory requirements.
• Deliver training to the business.
• Support the HR team on matters related to employment law.
• Advise on complex legal matters and projects as may be assigned from time to time.
• Support in M&A projects.

Qualifications And Competencies

• European or international qualified lawyer.
• Proficiency in English with the ability to read, write and negotiate legal documents in English is a must; good command of other European languages – German, French or Dutch – is a plus.
• 8+ years of in‑house and law firm commercial and corporate legal experience, preferably in the aviation and/or freight transport industry.
• Strong business acumen with a demonstrated ability to partner with regional leadership teams.
• Significant experience with commercial and corporate transactions, contract negotiations, corporate governance, compliance, HR issues, overseeing litigation and disputes, and managing outside counsel. Experience in M&A is a plus.
• Experience working with a global company on cross‑border matters.
• A proven team player with the ability to build consensus with diverse stakeholders and third parties and form strong, collaborative working relationships with internal clients.
• A problem solver, a creative thinker, and a facilitator, who is comfortable in front of customers, suppliers, peers, and senior management in both leading and supporting roles.
• A self‑starter with the ability to manage a significant number of projects simultaneously and to thrive in a dynamic and fast‑paced environment while always maintaining the highest level of integrity.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.