Senior Legal Counsel Trade Compliance (m/f/d)

We have a clear commitment: putting best-possible solutions in the hands of medical professionals, enabling them to find the right answer to the challenge they face. Fresenius Kabi is a driver of healthcare for the coming decade. We truly live diversity and value different backgrounds and motivations. Around the world, all of us are committed to our shared endeavor: caring for life + ?

Bad Homburg / Hessen Permanent Full-time As of now

Senior Legal Counsel Trade Compliance (m/f/d)

As Senior Legal Counsel Trade Compliance, you will play a critical role in ensuring Fresenius operates in compliance with trade regulations across global markets. Supporting the Trade Compliance function and its national and international entities, you will provide legal expertise on trade compliance matters, including import / export regulations, sanctions, and customs requirements. Your contributions will ensure adherence to global legal standards while fostering a culture of compliance across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Legal Advisory:
  • Provide expert legal advice on trade compliance matters across the EU, UK, USA, and other relevant jurisdictions
  • Interpret and apply import / export laws, customs regulations, sanctions rules, and trade agreements to business operations
• Contractual Expertise:
  • Draft, review, and negotiate contract clauses addressing trade compliance issues
• Policy Implementation:
  • Develop and implement legal frameworks to ensure compliance within corporate operations and global supply chains
  • Create, update, and refine global compliance documentation, including guidelines, procedures, and SOPs
• Training and Awareness:
  • Conduct training sessions and prepare educational materials on regulatory updates, court decisions, and administrative procedures
• Regulatory Engagement:
  • Represent Fresenius in interactions with external parties and authorities concerning trade compliance issues
  • Provide legal guidance on administrative proceedings and support during audits or inspections
• Collaboration and Communication:
  • Work closely with internal legal teams, trade compliance experts, and business leaders to ensure cohesive compliance strategies
  • Prepare and deliver presentations to internal and external stakeholders
• Continuous Improvement:
  • Develop and analyze compliance questionnaires and reports
  • Stay updated on regulatory developments, ensuring proactive adaptation to legal changes

Qualifications and Experience

• A degree in law with excellent academic credentials and a specialization in business law.
• A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in trade compliance within a corporate or leading law firm setting, including international exposure.
• Strong knowledge of procurement, logistics, customs processes, and sanctions compliance.
• Fluent English skills, both written and spoken; additional languages are a plus. Good German skills (min. B2).
• Proven ability to work independently and handle complex legal challenges with sound judgment.

Skills and Attributes

• Exceptional organizational, analytical, and conceptual thinking abilities.
• Outstanding communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
• Proactive, results-oriented approach with a structured and goal-focused mindset.
• High degree of team orientation, intercultural competence, and flexibility.
• Demonstrated resilience, reliability, and a commitment to excellence.

What We Offer

Joining Fresenius means becoming part of a global organization dedicated to improving lives through healthcare innovation. In this role, you'll enjoy:

• Opportunities to work on challenging, high-impact projects in an international environment.
• A collaborative and inclusive workplace culture that fosters professional growth and development.
• Flexibility to travel moderately while engaging with diverse global teams.

If you're ready to bring your legal expertise to a purpose-driven company committed to compliance and excellence, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

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Maik Littmann
Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH
Bad Homburg (EK2)
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At a glance

Job category:

Finance / Controlling

Working condition:

Full-time

Business segment:

Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH

Location:

Bad Homburg / Hessen

Closing date for application:

none - We are looking forward to your application

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Information about the application process

Our offer at a glance

Fresenius Kabi is a global healthcare company that specializes in lifesaving medicines and technologies for infusion, transfusion and clinical nutrition. Our products and services are used to help care for critically and chronically ill patients.

We welcome diversity

At Fresenius all job applicants are welcome - regardless of gender, age, origin, nationality, religion, disability, sexual identity and orientation, or any other personal characteristics. All terms used in this job advertisement to denote persons refer to all genders equally (male, female, diverse).
All references to persons in this job advertisement apply equally to all genders (male, female, diverse).

at Fresenius

Over 300,000 people across the globe work at Fresenius to provide better ever medicine for ever more people. Our independent business segments Fresenius Medical Care, Fresenius Kabi, Fresenius Helios and Fresenius Vamed offer a wide spectrum of products and services in the health sector. We offer you the opportunity to make a difference with your career - and to become part of our impressive growth story.