Legal Manager - M&A and Projects

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Legal Manager - M&A and Projects

• Zaandam
• Bachelor
• Legal & Public Affairs
• Bachelor
• European Business Services
• The Netherlands

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What do we offer?

• To be courageous
• To live wholeheartedly
• To keep growing

What do you bring?

• Een aanpakkersmentaliteit
• Een inventieve instelling
• Focus op kwaliteit

Why Ahold Delhaize

• Huge Impact
• Work with fun and smart colleagues
• (Inter)national growth opportunities

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How you can
make a difference

As Legal Manager – M&A and Projects you are involved in and manage legal M&A work in the EU and if need be, globally for the Ahold Delhaize organization, activities which are relevant in portfolio expansion together with the relevant brand legal teams and involving EU / AD Group senior and executive management.

About Ahold Delhaize

We’re Ahold Delhaize, one of the world’s largest food retail groups and a leader in both supermarkets and e-commerce. Together with our 16 strong local retail brands in the United States, Europe and Indonesia, we make a meaningful difference in the lives of our brands’ customers, our people and the world around us. We offer a highly dynamic, international work environment in which our associates thrive.

Your new work environment

As Legal Manager – M&A and Projects you are part of the Legal Strategy, M&A and Operations team.

You will be given the freedom and responsibility to take ownership of your work and broaden your horizons by working together with knowledgeable colleagues from different countries who have an abundance of expertise in many areas. We will continuously support you and help you build on your talents and skills for the future.

Key responsibilities of your role

You will provide legal advice in project teams across the organization, in a broad range of projects and matters that are of strategic and business importance to the global and/or EU Ahold Delhaize organization as well as in ad hoc situations as may be required in the team. This may involve assisting with complex or high stakes matters such as litigations, regulatory investigations, activism, new business initiatives or business solutions or partnerships, or other sensitive or strategic projects that require timely and well-considered legal solutions to support the organization’s goals while mitigating risks / establishing adequate compliance.

The incumbent will be acting as legal advisor and legal project manager, helping to enhance interconnectivity and alignment between the different teams in the organization.

Management of outside counsel is part of your responsibilities.

Your role is highly diverse and encompasses various responsibilities. Here are the key ones:

• M&A legal focus
  You will provide legal advice on M&A legal matters. Advice the brand legal teams towards successful signing, closing and implementation of a new acquisition, divestiture or a merger.

• Projects
  Manage strategic projects from a legal perspective. This will include actively participating in and facilitating problem solving sessions, leading the legal design and follow up on projects that will support and improve the strategic position of Ahold Delhaize.

• Ad hoc legal advice
  Part of the role is to provide advice on an ad hoc basis on a range of legal related topics, as they may arise in the organization from time to time. You will provide clear, accurate and actionable advice on the topic at hand, using a crisp and actionable communication style

What’s in it for you?

Aside from what we ask of you in this role, we also have a great deal to offer you: plenty of growth opportunities and various cross-brand career options; flexible working hours; a hybrid working model; and the chance to drive meaningful change on a global scale. You can look forward to an inclusive environment that wholeheartedly encourages growth and welcomes you just the way you are.

Plus:

• A gross annual salary between €93.000 and €103.000 based on full-time employment

• Attractive bonuses

• A first-rate pension plan

• 20 vacation days and the option to buy an additional 12,5 days from your personal ‘flex budget’

• Travel expenses or an NS travel card

• A laptop and smartphone

Requirements

We think you’ll be best geared for success if you meet the following requirements:

• At least 6+ years of experience in a similar role / corporate/M&A practice at a law firm or as in-house counsel. Experience within a Dutch corporate practice is a significant plus;

• Master of Law;

• Excellent in ENG, NL and other languages are a plus;

• Ability to work independently;

• Strong coordination skills; and

• Ability to take the lead in order to get things done and communicate throughout the business.

Aside from these hard skills, we think you should also bring some much-valued soft skills to the table: a connector with a hands-on attitude and outspoken communication skills will take you far. In addition to these, strong connective skills, able to combine expertise with strong pragmatism and risk management reflexes are very much appreciated within our company.
Apply now!

Are you keen to join the Legal Strategy, M&A and Operations team? Even if you don’t tick all the boxes, but you still believe you have the personality and skills that make you a suitable candidate, we strongly encourage you to reach out to us. Apply now via the button on this page.

At Ahold Delhaize and our local brands, we broadly define diversity as being inclusive of thoughts and skills, generational differences, LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disabilities, nationalities and more, and we accept all people for who they are.

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What
matters to us?

Ahold Delhaize is one of the world’s largest food retail groups and a leader in both supermarkets and e-commerce. Together, we help people eat well, save time and live better – it’s how we make a difference. And we do it because we care: for our customers, our people and the world around us.

Be courageous

"I realized how much impact you can truly have as an individual, working for such a huge international company.”

Live wholeheartedly

“The support this company has always offered means the world to me."

Keep growing

“I feel the freedom to show initiative, propose changes and try new things. Having that freedom gave me wings to fly.”

Your workplace
would be like

Atrium, Zaandam, The Netherlands Albert Heijn floor, Zaandam, The Netherlands Albert Headquarters, Prague, Czech Republic Headquarters Delhaize, Asse, Belgium Gall&Gall floor, Zaandam, The Netherlands Maxi office, Belgrade, Serbia Mega Image, Bucharest, Romania

What our selection
process looks like?

1

Application

Share your enthusiasm for Ahold Delhaize or of our great local brands — explain why do you want to work for us and how you can add value. Your goal is to engage the hiring manager and to get them thinking about you as a potential new hire. Give it your all!

2

Job interview(s)

After you have been selected and depending on the role, you will be invited for one or more job interviews. The job interview, which is a two way conversation, will take place online (via Teams) or at the office. You will be informed by the recruiter. This is your moment to shine (but you always do ofcourse)

3

Online Assessment

When both parties would like to continue the conversation you will be invited for an online assessement, also known as pre-employment tests. The purpose of the test is helping hiring manager determine whether a candidate has the skills, work style, knowlegde of personality to succeed in a the role.

4

Job Offer

We are thrilled to get you onboard and would like to offer you the job. In this phase we start the conversation about the details which comes with the job, such as compensation, benefits and other contract details.

5

Welcome the Ahold Delhaize family

We do our utmost for you to feel at home, heard and valued and encourage you to be courageous, live wholehearted and keep growing. Therefore, we start the (pre)onboarding process as soon as you accepted the job offer. This process includes a technical and functional onboarding within Ahold Delhaize or our great familiy of local brands.

Need help with application or orientation?

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Anouk Reus

Talent Acquisition Partner

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