Senior Legal Counsel

About BYD

Our Purpose is to build a zero-emission future that reconnects humanity with nature. We are looking for talent that connects with this mission and want to create positive impact by joining a diverse and dynamic team.

BYD is a leading, high-tech multinational, based in Shenzhen, China. Operates in four core fields of IT, automotive, new energy, and rail transit and employs over 800,000 people worldwide. As a global pioneer in New Energy Solutions BYD is dedicated to building a zero-emission ecosystem.

BYD Europe BV located in Schiedam and Hoofddorp, Netherlands is the marketing and sales HQ of BYD Co., Ltd based in Shenzhen, China. BYD Europe BV offers a full line of BYD electric vehicles, including all-electric cars, all-electric buses, and all-electric forklift trucks.

Responsibilities:

• Draft, review, negotiate and advise on a variety of complex commercial contracts which may include distributor or dealer agreements, supply contracts, procurement agreements, and after-sales service agreements etc.

• Cooperate with the business team to prepare for the public procurement procedures.

• Provide legal advice to business managers to ensure that legal issues are identified and resolved and that legal risk is managed appropriately.

• Handle legal disputes, including coordination of litigation/arbitration procedures, and collaboration with external lawyers.

• Provide support on legal compliance matters.

• Summarize potential risks of current business activities and provide training to the business team.

• Manage a small group of legal team.

• Liaise and cooperate with the legal team in BYD HQ and European local countries.

Your profile:

• Master of Law degree, with knowledge of European law

• 8+ years of professional legal experience and team leadership experience for small groups, either as an in-house counsel or in private practice, experience in data privacy area and/or in automotive industry is a strong plus

• Experience in commercial contract matters, corporate law and legal compliance

• Good commercial/transactional negotiation skills, particularly in cross-cultural and multi-jurisdictional transactions

• Able to develop and implement legal strategies and solutions

• Demonstrate excellent analytical skills, precise and able to multi-task effectively

• Proactive, diligent, team player and also be able to work independently

• Excellent command of English both verbally and in writing, knowledge of any other European languages or Chinese is a plus