Legal Counsel Commercial

Shape the legal future of our business – as Senior Legal Counsel!

This senior legal role is at the heart of the business – consulting on all legal business matters, from product development to supply, marketing and product liability. You will also act as main legal counsel for our large project and engineering service offering, advising on design contract and marketing concepts. The role is based in our office in the Netherlands in Berkel, near Rotterdam, functionally reporting to the Head of Legal Commercial located in Schaan, Liechtenstein (Hilti headquarters).

What You'll Do

• Advise dedicated Hilti Business Units on legal day-to-day business matters, covering product and service developments end-to-end, from R&D and direct supply contracts to market launch and beyond.
• Provide legal support for our engineering and design service offering with a focus on large projects, including developing practical contract and marketing concepts and coordinating their global rollout to our 10 region legal teams.
• Cooperate with Brand, Marketing, and Quality teams to strengthen our legal processes & policies, including delivering legal trainings and supporting on product liability and misleading advertising topics.
• Work closely with our 10 region legal teams on content for knowledge build-up and experience sharing.

What You’ll Bring

• A law degree at minimum equal to a master’s degree; advanced professional education (e.g. LL.M, admission to the bar) is a plus.
• At least 5 years of experience as a commercial lawyer in an international company and/or in a leading law firm.
• Strong conceptual skills and enjoyment in working on and implementing policies and processes to manage legal risks.
• Curiosity and willingness to gain a basic understanding of technical & engineering topics to provide practical, legally sound advice.
• Fluency in English, with the ability to provide legal support in English.
• Willingness to travel occasionally to Hilti headquarters in Schaan (4-6 times per year).

What’s In It for You

This unique opportunity will shape the future of Hilti’s growing location in Berkel. You will have the chance to build up the new teams as part of Hilti’s LEAD2030 strategy and contribute to our purpose of Making Construction Better. Our office in Berkel en Rodenrijs, near Rotterdam, is a multicultural workplace, where our teams are working together with a shared set of values and goals. Show us what you’re made of and we’ll offer you opportunities to move around the business – to work abroad, experience different job functions and tackle different markets. It’s a great way to find the right match for your ambitions and achieve the exciting career you’re after. We have a very thorough people review process, unlike any we know of in any other business. We screen everyone in the company in a yearly career performance matching process. It means we can pair talent with opportunities - developing our people in their current roles or challenging them to work in new ways or in new places. It’s how we find the right fit and further our teams personally and professionally. Additionally, we offer you a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits.

Why Hilti

Hilti is a global leader in construction innovation, with more than 34,000 team members across 120 countries. Guided by our purpose, Making Construction Better, we’re driven to keep learning, growing, and finding new ways to make a lasting impact. Here, you’ll be empowered to use your strengths, work with a global and inclusive team, and take on meaningful challenges. At Hilti, you’ll have the chance to make your ideas, achievements, and growth real through purpose, passion, and teamwork.

Join the team that keeps a market leader moving forward, growing our capability, guiding our growth and managing risk.