Legal Contracting Associate Manager with French in Bucuresti

Since 1998, we've been active in the Human Resources consulting market, providing regional coverage across four key areas of expertise: recruitment and selection, personnel leasing, assessment centers and consultancy. As leaders in Transylvania, we've expanded our reach to embrace a culture of continuous improvement, thereby strengthening our position in the Romanian and also regional market. This commitment underscores our dedication to evolve alongside the dynamic needs of our clients and the ever-changing landscape of the business environment. Our success stems from the professionalism of our services, the multidisciplinary expertise of our consulting team and our ongoing collaboration with those who rely on our consultancy services. Building long-term partnerships with clients across diverse industries such as IT&C, automotive, outsourcing, pharma, banking, FMCG and more, is our primary objective. Our commitment to client orientation, teamwork, flexibility, excellence, dedication and responsibility reflects our aim to bring added value to our services. Global Legal Network (GLN) is a group of professionals operating globally from 11 countries. It provides a broad spectrum of differentiated services - focused on delivering value and innovation. We partner with Legal teams across our company to build efficiencies and centers of excellence related to Legal services; through our size, geographic spread, and language diversity. The role of the Contracting Associate Manager is to support Gallia's business by being responsible for the legal reviews assigned to her/him facing the Clients, the business team, and the legal onshore team. How you’ll make an impact: Advise and consult senior company executives, from business or other corporate functions, based on accurate interpretation of contract documents and the elements of a business opportunity. Lead, structure, negotiate, and close our company's complex client transactions to be most advantageous from a legal and business perspective; Stay abreast of developments affecting the company, its clients, and industries and synthesize the information to incorporate it into the company’s transactional practices; Educate and advise company executives concerning legal and risk management issues; Develop subject matter experience in one of more areas that benefit Legal and/or our business; Participate in developing internal guidelines, toolkits, and packaged knowledge capital on various legal and business issues; Support, promote and implement Legal Group initiatives; Embrace and evolve to gain experience in seven Contracting attributes, including becoming a pathfinder, architect, business-minded, nonconformist, inspired, relevant and technology enabled contracting professional Provide prompt legal advice to more junior members of the Contracting team that may be required during the daily course of business; Achieve accreditation in all service lines included in local scope following priorities set by Team Lead/Area Lead; Provide Contracting support to the business on basic contracting tasks using limited effort and minimal quantity of time; Represent company’s interests and interface directly with client negotiating teams; Structured client transactions are most advantageous from a contracting and business perspective. By being part of our team, you will work from Monday to Friday, 09:00 AM - 18:00 PM (Romania time) in a 99% remote setup. Requirements: Qualified lawyer /entitled to practice law /university degree in law; Minimum 6 years of relevant experience in contracting matters preferably in the IT /Technology field; Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and French; Highly positive and collaborative outlook; Highly skilled and experienced in all aspects of contracting; Strong negotiation skills, executive presence and the ability to influence significant business and contracting decisions; Proven ability to manage escalations effectively; Strong time management, prioritization, and organizational skills; Excellent judgment; Highly developed touch and tone; Demonstrates proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Microsoft Word skills; Apply the internal reporting process, including reporting required by Team Lead/ Area Lead; Ability to address contract discussions/negotiations, both internal and external with minor escalations. Employee Benefits – Be well, work well, live well Be at your physical best & take advantage of additional financial support: Flexible medical & dental subscription plan with Regina Maria; Nutrition counselling & Wellness subscriptions (7Card, Worldclass, SanoPass, or other providers); Benefit Online platform for gift vouchers, transportation passes, vacation, cultural activities and many others; Referral bonus, depending on the career level of the job opening; Life insurance for you and your loved ones. Follow your purpose: 23 vacation days with our loyalty scheme, granting additional days: 1 extra day after 2 years, another after 5 years, and an additional day every 3 years until reaching a total of 30 vacation days; Additional private pension plan, starting the second month of employment; Flexible working hours depending on project specifics; Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities; Communities of interest: sport, volunteering, and employees' resources groups (parents, mental health allies, Pride, disability, expats).