Director Legal Affairs XING

We currently have a job opening for a Director of Legal Affairs (m/f), available at the soonest possible starting date. The position is based at our headquarters in Hamburg, Germany.

XING is the social network for business professionals. More than 11 million members worldwide use XING to boost their business, job, and career. XING is a platform where professionals from all kinds of different industries can meet up, find jobs, colleagues, new assignments, cooperation partners, experts and generate business ideas. Members can meet and exchange views in over 50,000 specialist groups, while also getting together at networking events. The platform is operated by XING AG, which was founded in Hamburg, Germany, in 2003 and has been publicly listed since 2006. In December 2010, XING acquired amiando AG, a Munich-based company and Europe’s leading provider of online event management and ticketing. Please visit www.xing.com for more information.

Summary of Key Responsibilities:

• Head the legal department at XING AG
• Provide comprehensive independent advice to XING AG’s Executive Board in terms of stock corporation and corporate law issues
• Organize and participate in the Company’s AGM
• Ensure risk management and compliance processes are in place and properly executed
• Draft, negotiate, and analyze commercial agreements in both English and German
• Assume responsibility for special projects and support the Company’s M&A activities

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Qualified lawyer (minimum magna cum laude) with at least 8 years of professional experience in stock corporate law at a law office or within a company’s legal department
• Highly proficient in terms of stock corporation law, corporate law, and compliance
• Excellent negotiation skills and assertive
• M&A experience
• Deep understanding of economic relations
• Analytical, structured and independent approach
• Hands-on approach and strong business acumen
• Prepared to assume responsibility beyond the scope of the legal department and assist in executing cross-functional projects
• Several years of experience in the online industry would be advantageous
• Excellent English skills

If this profile matches your expertise, experience and aspirations, we’d be delighted to receive your complete application, including salary requirements and a possible starting date.

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