Head of Legal Markets & Technology (80-100%) Job Details | Swissgrid

Electricity moves our lives. And we move electricity. Every day, we commit ourselves to grid-side security of supply in Switzerland. On behalf of Switzerland and in cooperation with international partners, our employees ensure a high-performance and reliable power grid.

For our team in Aarau, we are looking for a

Head of Legal Markets & Technology (80-100%) - 1662

Ensuring electricity in Switzerland

In this exciting position, you will particularly undertake the following tasks and responsibilities:

• Responsibility for the legal support of central business areas of Swissgrid:

Comprehensive advice and support for the specialist departments on demanding issues of private and public law with a focus on energy, contract, financial market, IT, and data protection law.

• Sparring partner of the business and co-shaping strategic decisions:

Development of legal positions, preparation of statements, and accompanying important business and regulatory projects in a dynamic and technically oriented environment.

• Responsibility for complex contracts and legal proceedings:

Management of the contracting activities of the supported business areas as well as responsibility for cross-border proceedings of Swissgrid in cooperation with commissioned law firms.

• Active participation in regulatory and legislative developments:

Assessment of regulatory issues as well as co-shaping and representing company positions in legislative and consultation processes in Switzerland and partly in the European environment.

• Leadership and further development of a team of Legal Counsels:

Functional and personnel leadership of a team of 8 to 9 employees, ensuring effective use of resources, and promoting the professional development of the team.

• Driver of legal digitalization initiatives:

Leading or accompanying cross-departmental projects for the digitalization of legal processes, further development of Legal Operations and Legal Process Engineering, as well as participation in the introduction and use of Legal-Tech solutions.

How you make the difference
For this position, we are looking for you as a team player with a reliable, structured, and quality-conscious way of working and a high competence for the technical leadership of project employees. You bring the following:

• Completed studies in law and attorney patent:

Good knowledge of the legislative and judicial processes in Switzerland and ideally also in the European Union

• Several years of professional experience in relevant legal fields:

At least five years of experience in several of the areas relevant to the function, particularly contract, energy, financial market, IT, or data protection law; experience in a company with infrastructure-intensive business activities, namely telecom, railway, gas, etc., is an advantage,

• Leadership competence and a pronounced business-partner mentality:

Ability to lead employees functionally and personally, set priorities, use resources efficiently, and act as a reliable contact person for management.

• Experience in project management and in the leadership of complex projects:

Proven experience in leading interdisciplinary projects as well as enjoyment in driving changes organizationally and professionally.

• Affinity for Legal Operations, Legal Process Engineering, and Legal Tech:

Interest or practical experience in the analysis, design, and digitalization of legal processes as well as in the use of modern Legal-Tech solutions.

• Strong analytical, communicative, and linguistic skills:

High ability to solve complex issues in a practical manner, conduct negotiations, and convince stakeholders at all levels; German at native speaker level as well as very good English and good French skills.

How we inspire you

We offer versatile and exciting tasks in a company that is unique for Switzerland and a modern working environment in the immediate vicinity of the train station in Aarau. Additionally, you will benefit from the following benefits with us:

• Flexible working hours (42 hours per week), including home office possibilities
• 25-30 working days of vacation as well as company holidays between Christmas and New Year
• Progressive social benefits and an attractive pension fund
• Opportunities for professional development
• Financial and/or temporal support for internal or external continuing education
• Competitive salary and recognition of good performance

Introducing ourselves

The Legal, Regulatory & Compliance department is the competence center for all legal, regulatory, and compliance issues of Swissgrid. It offers legal advisory services for the entire company - among other things for contract creation or for projects such as line construction. At the same time, the department ensures compliance with national and international laws and regulations. Legal, Regulatory & Compliance is also the contact point for the regulator and an important partner for other authorities.

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Your contact person ##

Charlotte De Keersmaecker
Talent Acquisition

If interested, Charlotte looks forward to your complete application documents. Please apply online via our career portal. Applications via email cannot be considered.

Swissgrid AG
Bleichemattstrasse 31
Postfach
5001 Aarau
Switzerland

www.swissgrid.ch
Telephone +41 58 580 21 11