Legal Counsel

Join Our Global Legal Team

About the Role:

We are looking for a Legal Counsel to join our Global Legal team at our headquarters in Waalwijk. As Stahl embarks on a journey of strategic repositioning and innovative growth, we're seeking a Legal Counsel to play a crucial role in our evolving business landscape. In this critical position, you'll be at the heart of our legal operations, driving the entire contract lifecycle from execution to completion. Your expertise in international and Dutch law will be instrumental as you craft, negotiate, and manage agreements that take our business forward. You will work closely with two direct colleagues, and your manager is the Group Director Legal and Company Secretary.

Contract Scope

• Distribution agreements
• Agency contracts
• Joint development partnerships
• Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs)
• Supply and purchase contracts
• Quality assurance agreements
• General terms and conditions

Our innovative initiatives with start-ups and scale-ups demand customization and creative legal solutions.

Your Impact

• Coordinate the end-to-end contract process, ensuring our agreements are compliant and aligned with Stahl's strategic objectives
• Provide insightful legal advice across the organization, mitigating potential risks
• Play a key role in our acquisition strategy, offering legal guidance throughout the integration process

Internally, you'll be a trusted advisor to:

• Finance teams across our global locations
• Business units driving our core operations
• Our tax department, ensuring fiscal compliance and optimization

Externally, you'll build strong relationships with local legal experts, leveraging their insights to complement your own expertise.

What do we ask from you?

• Hold a Master's degree in Law
• Bring 4-7 years of experience as a practicing Lawyer or In-house Business Counsel
• Demonstrate a strong track record in independent contract drafting and negotiations
• Possess in-depth knowledge of Dutch law
• Bring a solid understanding of IP law (preferred)
• Excel in verbal and written communication in English
• A flexible mindset with the ability to think creatively and innovatively
• Showcase an entrepreneurial spirit and a proactive approach to challenges
• Demonstrate practicality and pragmatism in legal problem-solving
• Bring authenticity, compassion, and respect to all professional interactions
• Living in the Netherlands

About Stahl

Stahl is a world leader in specialty coatings and treatments for flexible materials. Nearly 2,000 Stahl colleagues around the world are driven by a clear purpose: Touching lives, for a better world. Our diverse teams work on creative and innovative solutions that help our customers create fantastic products. Our coatings can be found on everyday materials in the automotive industry, luxury goods, and in the packaging, clothing, and home furniture markets.

What do we offer?

• The opportunity to work in a global role and fast-growing environment
• Being part of a close team where humor and helping each other is key
• You start with a one-year contract and if our collaboration is successful, there will be an extension for an indefinite period
• This concerns a part-time (28-32 hours a week) position in Waalwijk with the possibility to work from home 2 days a week
• Travel costs: €0.23 per km for a maximum of 50 km one way when traveling to the work address
• Good pension scheme (employer contribution = average 19%, employee contribution up to an annual salary of €51,800 (2025) premium-free, above that 7% employee premium)
• Working from home allowance of €2 net/day
• You get 29 days of vacation and the option to buy 8 additional days of vacation
• You have €750 personal budget for sustainable employability in 2025
• A paid volunteer day every year to put our motto – Touching lives, for a better world – into practice
• Collective health insurance through VGZ – 10% discount on supplementary insurance and dental insurance. Discount of up to 16% on car insurance via Allianz Veilig Op Weg Pakket

We're looking for a legal professional who not only has the technical skills to excel in this role but also embodies the personal qualities that will make them a valuable addition to our team. If you're ready to apply your legal expertise in a dynamic, forward-thinking environment, we would like to hear from you.

Stahl is a world leader in specialty coatings and treatments for flexible materials. Stahl employs more than 2,000+ employees driven by a clear purpose: Touching lives for a better world. Working at Stahl means being part of a versatile, ambitious team that is committed to working on innovative, high-quality coating solutions for our customers while making the world a better place. Stahl operates a network of 13 Manufacturing sites and 38 Application laboratories in 24 countries.