Senior Legal Counsel - Europe Data Privacy

• Anheuser-Busch InBev is the world's leading brewery with over 200,000 employees.
• The Group is the world's largest consumer goods manufacturer.

About Our Client

We are AB InBev. Committed to driving growth that leads to better living for more people, in more places. Through brands and experiences that bring people together. Through our dedication to brewing the best beer with the best ingredients. And through our commitment to helping farmers, retailers, entrepreneurs and communities grow. We are building a company to last. Not just for a decade, but for the next 100 years. Through our brands and our investment in communities, we will bring more people together, making our company an integral part of our consumers' lives for generations to come.

Our brewing heritage dates back more than 600 years, spanning continents and generations. From our European roots at the Den Hoorn brewery in Leuven, Belgium; to the pioneering spirit of the Anheuser & Co brewery in St. Louis, US; and the creation of the Castle Brewery in South Africa during the Johannesburg gold rush. Now, with operations in over 50 countries, and our brands sold in over 100, we are truly a world leader, and our diverse portfolio of well over 400 beer brands includes global brands Budweiser®, Corona® and Stella Artois®.

Job Description

• Providing strategic and constructive Data Privacy legal advice to internal stakeholders
• Developing tactical and practicable solutions corresponding to our internal data protection compliance requirements
• Coordinate and support actions & initiatives with major legal requirements and internal codes & policies, in close cooperation with Internal Audit
• Form and lead high-performance cross-functional and multi-jurisdictional internal country teams on Food & Labelling as wells as Competition and Advertisement Law.
• Full legal support to European Procurement agenda incl. contract template standardisation, contract reviews and approvals in close collaboration with Global Procurement functions, Data Privacy work stream, external law firms and Procurement Compliance function
• Development, roll-out, maintenance & further improvement of Food and Labelling Law, Competition and Advertisement Law agenda in Zone Europe to have a standardised approach reflecting also country specifics
• Supporting all legal colleagues in cases where a strong litigation expert profile is needed.
• Ability to work on a project basis locally in defined European countries (on-site) to dis-burden and support local teams in cases of crisis or when specific expert knowledge is required.

The Successful Applicant

• Fully qualified lawyer (Legal university degree); additional Master of Laws (LL.M.) in European Law is a plus
• Ideally 7 years or more of experience gained at Law Firms or Legal Departments of international companies, in data privacy *
• Significant previous experience with cross border work
• Entrepreneurial thinking, distinctive negotiation skills and high mobility
• Strong communication and persuasion skills relating to high level contacts inside; high interpersonal and communication skills, ability to persuade people from different cultural backgrounds
• Strong organisation skills and high level of pro-activity, Strong analytic skills combined with high capability to conceptualise
• Ability to work autonomously, in a result-orientated and effective problem-solving way
• Availability to travel across Europe incl. to work on-site in defined countries to dis-burden and support local teams in cases of crisis or when specific expert knowledge is required.

• *candidates with less experience who have the required skills and experience (in line with job description) will also be considered.

  What's on Offer

• The chance to work in a globally operating company
• Attractive products to work for
• An international team with a distinctive team spirit
• Individual Training for personal development
• Application details: Applications must be made by applying online to this advertisement or by contacting our nominated partner, Heather Ninnes of Michael Page

Contact telephone number: 0207 269 2477

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