Legal Director, Commercial EMEA

🔥 12 hours ago

🇩🇪 Germany – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

⚖️ Legal Counsel / General Counsel

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Dentsply Sirona

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1899

🏭 Manufacturing

🏥 Healthcare

🧬 Biotechnology

Manufacturing • Healthcare • Biotechnology

Dentsply Sirona is a leading global provider of dental solutions dedicated to transforming dentistry worldwide. The company works with dental professionals in over 50 countries to deliver innovative and revolutionary products that enhance oral health. With a focus on research, development, and manufacturing, Dentsply Sirona aims to impact the dental industry positively both today and in the future, offering a range of opportunities in various business areas including sales, supply chain, and corporate functions.

📋 Description

• Lead the EMEA Commercial Legal agenda and serve as principal legal adviser to regional leadership • Partner with EMEA leaders on business strategy and significant commercial and operational decisions • Advise EMEA leadership and country teams • Support growth, go-to-market and distribution models, market entry, product launches, pricing, promotions, strategic accounts and business transformation • Lead legal support for material regional contracts, including distribution and dealer arrangements, public tenders, strategic accounts, services, software and digital solutions, and partnerships with dental professionals and institutions • Identify and assess material legal risks across EMEA • Collaborate with Regulatory, Compliance and Ethics, Privacy, Intellectual Property, Operations Legal, Employment, Tax and Corporate Legal teams • Oversee significant EMEA commercial disputes and administrative matters, including strategy, outside counsel, financial exposure and reporting • Lead, coach and develop the geographically dispersed EMEA legal team • Manage high-volume, fast-moving matters while maintaining quality, responsiveness and appropriate escalation • Contribute EMEA insight to global Commercial Legal priorities and common standards • Advise Procurement and business teams on purchasing, supply and service agreements, including drafting, negotiation and contractual risks • Independently assess complex legal, commercial and operational risks • Provide recommendations, practical alternatives, constructive challenge and determine when specialist input or escalation is required

🎯 Requirements

• Law degree and qualification to practice in an EMEA jurisdiction or equivalent professional standing • 15 or more years of relevant legal experience, including substantial in-house work and multi-country EMEA responsibility • Experience leading lawyers and complex cross-border legal work • Experience developing talent and working effectively across different cultures, time zones and reporting lines • Strong record advising international sales organizations and negotiating complex commercial agreements • Ability to translate legal issues into practical choices, explain risk in business terms and challenge constructively • Familiarity with digital products, distribution networks, public procurement and interactions with healthcare professionals is valuable • Experience in medical devices, healthcare or another regulated EMEA business is preferred • Fluent professional English is required • German is highly valued • Proficiency in additional EMEA languages is an advantage • Must be eligible to work in the country the position is based

🏖️ Benefits

• 30 days of annual leave • Flexible working hours • Option to work remotely • First-class company pension plan • Subsidized company cafeteria • Employee parking • Company sports programs • Comprehensive onboarding • Professional development opportunities • Access to LinkedIn Learning • Global mentoring and coaching program • JobRad benefit • Free charging stations for electric cars and e-bikes • Comprehensive global employee support program • Attractive compensation package