Legal Counsel For Italy And Malta Vimercate

Legal Counsel For Italy And Malta
Vimercate
Lombardia, Vimercate

Come create the technology that helps the world act together

Nokia is committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks.

Your career here will have a positive impact on people's lives and will help us build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable, and inclusive world.

We challenge ourselves to create an inclusive way of working where we are open to new ideas, empowered to take risks and fearless to bring our authentic selves to work.

**The team you'll be part of

You will join the Legal & Compliance organization which has the following essentials:

- Vision: To be an innovative and progressive legal, compliance and contracting team that enables Nokia's strategy.

- Mission: We are a diverse and inclusive team that provides pragmatic and sustainable business minded solutions to achieve Nokia's key objectives, always with high integrity.

- Strategic pillars: Partner for sustainable business, Innovation & Digitization, and Inclusion & Diversity

As part of the Legal & Compliance Nokia Business Operations team for Europe, you will be the primary advisor and support to all Customer Experience and Regional Business Center teams for legal and contract/deal matters mainly in Italy and Malta, working in close interlock with BG legal team, reporting to the Head of the L&C NBO Mediterranean region and Telefonica account.

**What you will learn and contribute to

We are looking for an experienced Qualified lawyer in Italy to join our Legal & Compliance team, based in Milan or Rome (preferred locations) to provide legal support and strategic legal advice to Nokia's commercial operations within the Market Unit Mediterranean (mainly Italy and Malta, supporting eventually Greece and Albania).

**In this job, you will**:

- Support Customer Operations including drafting and negotiation of commercial agreements end-to-end in coordination with the relevant sales team and in cooperation with other legal functions and teams as needed;

- Provide strategic legal advice to Nokia's commercial operations; become the legal expert and the pivotal point of contact for legal support to the relevant Market Unit;

- Support the sales teams across Nokia's internal approval process for sales transactions;

- Provide legal advice end-to-end in connection of the customer activities including Data privacy, Security, and others in liaison with the relevant local stakeholders of Nokia;

- Support local procurement in achieving back-to-back contracts with local suppliers and subcontractors, as needed;

- Support compliance matters and be the ambassador of Nokia's Ethics and Compliance program;

- Be a contributor to the priorities and projects of Nokia's Legal Department;

- Work alongside with Market Unit Mediterranean, Europe Legal and Compliance team, BG Legal, other Legal Functions.

**Your skills and experience

**You have**:

- Qualified lawyer in **Italy**;

- Outstanding academics;

- Previous experience: 10-13 years PQE working in a strategic legal counsel role at a global company ideally in the telecommunications / IT industry having worked in complex contracts or as a practicing lawyer (preferably at a top tier international law firm);

- Languages: English and Italian (fluent);

- Demonstrable excellent contract drafting and negotiation skills with strong commercial sense on risk & reward; detailed oriented combined with strategic advise mindset.

**It would be nice if you also had**:

- Other European language;

- A combination of both company and law firm experience.

**What we offer

Nokia offers flexible and hybrid working schemes, continuous learning opportunities, well-being programs to support you mentally and physically, opportunities to join and get supported by employee resource groups, mentoring programs and highly diverse teams with an inclusive culture where people thrive and are empowered.

**Nokia is committed to inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer

Nokia has received the following recognitions for its commitment to inclusion & equality:

- One of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere

- Gender-Equality Index by Bloomberg

- Workplace Pride Global Benchmark

- LGBT+ equality & best place to work by HRC Foundation

At Nokia, we act inclusively and respect the uniqueness of people.

Nokia's employment decisions are made regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

We are committed to a culture of inclusion built upon our core value of respect.

Join us and be part of a company where you will feel included and empowered to succeed.