Senior Legal Counsel, South Europe

What to Expect

Tesla is accelerating the world's transition to sustainable energy. Revolutionary strategies and products were developed within a few years and successfully launched on a large scale. This is only possible through extraordinary speed, innovation and efficiency.

The Legal Counsel, Senior Legal Counsel or Managing Counsel, will be part of Tesla's EMEA legal team working on legal matters in our Southern Europe region, ranging from sales, service and marketing to , ranging from sales, service and marketing to commercial contracts, consumer protection and regulatory matters as well as Tesla's Supercharger business. The focus for this role is to be the trusted advisor for the business leadership. You will specifically support in legal matters related to the service and sales business within Tesla and advise on applicable statutory and consumer protection laws, regulatory matters, marketing and real estate and Supercharger contracts, as well as proactively manage outside counsel.

You are a team player, highly organized, self-motivated, pro-active and entrepreneurial. You have the ability to think strategically and know how to successfully and independently manage complex legal matters while prioritizing your resources efficiently. This is a great opportunity to work at a fast growing, highly diversified and dynamic company while having significant impact in your market.

Please note that this role can be based in Spain, Portugal or Italy and we are advertising in these countries for one role.

What You'll Do

• Be a legal trusted advisor for all Tesla business leads in the southern region
• Support all sales and services initiatives (B2C and B2B), including drafting and reviewing terms and conditions, as well as all related legal matters
• Provide legal advice for marketing of sales initiatives, the Tesla website and other customer communications
• Draft and review contracts relating to Tesla real estate for showrooms and service centers
• Draft and review contracts relating to Tesla's fast growing Supercharger business incl. support of all other related legal matters
• Manage all regulatory matters relating to Tesla products in your regions, build strong relationships with key regulators
• Liaise regularly with your peers in EMEA, the EMEA Litigation team as well as all relevant global team members and stakeholders

What You'll Bring

• You are a qualified lawyer in one of our southern European countries i.e. Spain, Portugal, Italy, with experience at a law firm and/or in-house corporate international environment., with experience at a law firm and/or in-house corporate international environment. Ideally with a background in being a country/regional lawyer, with an exceptional ability to handle a high workload of complex legal matters at the same time
• You are a team player with the ability to proactively identify problems, drive projects, and execute pragmatic/creative legal and business solutions on a timely basis
• You inspire trust, forge relationships quickly with key stakeholders at all levels, and earn the confidence and cooperation of your business partners
• You work well both autonomously, collaboratively and transparently, and are effective at juggling and prioritizing competing tasks in a fast-paced, challenging environment
• You possess an entrepreneurial mindset, quick and flexible learner, with high standards, impeccable integrity and ethics, unquestionable good judgment, well-honed analytical skills
• You have excellent communication skills, with a business level to near native level fluency in English (written and spoken), an additional language from one of our southern countries would also be desirable
• Some business travel will be required

Tesla is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

Tesla is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.