Legal & Contracts Counsel - France / EMEA

Overview

Keysight is at the forefront of technology innovation, delivering breakthroughs and trusted insights in electronic design, simulation, prototyping, test, manufacturing, and optimization. Our ~15,000 employees create world-class solutions in communications, 5G, automotive, energy, quantum, aerospace, defense, and semiconductor markets for customers in over 100 countries. Learn more about what we do.

Our award-winning culture embraces a bold vision of where technology can take us and a passion for tackling challenging problems with industry-first solutions. We believe that when people feel a sense of belonging, they can be more creative, innovative, and thrive at all points in their careers.

We are looking for a Legal and Contracts Counsel to join our EMEA legal team, to provide legal, contracts, and compliance advice and support for Keysight entities, in France and potentially more broadly across EMEA. Keysight Legal is an exciting and challenging place to work where every day is different; bringing new opportunities to develop experience and skills in a dynamic, hi-tech environment and as part of a cohesive, friendly team.

Responsibilities

Primary Objectives

Legal and ethical compliance: Provide legal guidance that ensures internal clients understand and act on obligations to comply with ethical and applicable legal standards.Strategic alignment: Partner closely with internal clients and stakeholders to understand business and function objectives and participate in strategic planning; prioritize delivery of legal service in alignment with local entity's primary objectives to ensure highest legal value add.Solution orientation: Provide responsive, pragmatic, solution-oriented advice that advances the strategic objectives of internal clients while protecting Keysight's assets, intellectual property, and reputation.Strategic matters: Lead or add value to complex transactions (including in respect to customer contracts, partnering agreements and sourcing agreement), programs, projects and other strategic matters to allow for rapid completion; provided clear, concise counsel on risks, likelihood and impact; ensure accountability for decisions involving high levels of risk at appropriate management levels. Such activities will be primarily focused on Keysight' French entity but may extend to jurisdictions with EMEA. Preventive law and education: Provide training and day-to-day counseling on relevant legal topics that promote the highest standards of legal and ethical compliance and better enable clients to identify areas of risk unique to their strategic objectives.

 Roles & Responsibilities

Provide sound, efficient and effective legal services and advice to all of functions mainly in France and more broadly in EMEA, including:

Drafting, reviewing and negotiating all forms of agreements, including sales agreement, purchasing agreement, services agreement, collaboration agreement, license agreement, co-development agreement and non-disclosure agreement.Localizing and updating contract templates.Coordinating with staff members specializing in handling customer-related contracts, including drafting and reviewing them, collaborating with sales and business teams to develop negotiation strategies, negotiating with customers and obtaining approvals about making agreements from internal stakeholders under internal policies and rules.Providing legal advice to HR in France in respect of various HR matters, including Workers councils and Collective Bargain Agreements, Handling consultation from internal clients regarding legal affairs and compliance matters and ensuring the timely and effective provision of legal advice and guidance to them.Handling complaints from customers and business partners or providing support to internal clients who handle them.Ensuring effective and efficient management and resolution of disputes and litigations.Providing contracts management and legal support for M&A and divestment initiatives. Assist with customers contract transitions during and post-acquisition.Providing legal support for Keysight initiatives, including amendment of registered items (such as corporate structure, capital amount and purpose of company), interim dividend and change of sales model.Planning and implementing trainings to employees related to legal affairs and compliance.Handling matters related to corporate governance, including holding general meetings of shareholders and board of directors meeting and preparing minutes of them.Investigating violations of internal policies and non-compliance cases. Supporting internal audit conducted by Keysight's global internal audit team.Participating in company management councils and other local committees as required, reviewing and examining legal affairs and compliance-related matters in relation to the operation of Keysight entities in France and other EMEA entities and providing clear advice and guidance.Serving as a contact point with outside counsels and managed costs related to them.Qualifications

Law Degree or University Degree or equivalent with qualification in France. Comprehensive understanding of French and EU civil laws and corporate/commercial practice.Experience in employment law and HR related issues would be very beneficial.Fluent in French (written and spoken); English: business-level reading, writing, listening and verbal communication, other additional languages are beneficial. 5+ years post qualification experience.Experience of working in a multi-country matrix organization, with adaptable communication skills to operate at all levels, including the Executive level.Experience in managing legal and contract matters in EMEA is beneficial.

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