Senior Legal Counsel Mergers & Acquisitions, Head of Legal M&A (m/f/d)

Senior Legal Counsel Mergers & Acquisitions, Head of Legal M&A (m/f/d)

Country: Germany

Department: Corporate Functions

Job ID: 45231

Management | Permanent | Full-time | Hybrid

Our Corporate Functions teams make sure everything at Grünenthal runs smoothly by bringing together people with a wide range of skills – from experts in finance, IT, HR, law and compliance through to business strategists and creative media minds. If you’re a great collaborator and a strong communicator, you’ll feel right at home here. Join our team and join forces with colleagues across our business to maximise our company’s positive impact on patients and their families.

What the job looks like

Each day you'll enjoy a variety of challenges, such as:

• Act as a trusted senior legal advisor to internal stakeholders at all levels in an international pharmaceutical M&A environment
• Provide end‑to‑end legal support across cross‑border M&A transactions, including due diligence, structuring, drafting, negotiation and execution of share and asset deals (incl. product and licensing transactions)
• Serve as a key legal contributor during M&A integration phases and post‑merger activities
• Ensure legally sound, pragmatic and business‑oriented transaction solutions aligned with business objectives
• Manage and coordinate external international M&A law firms, ensuring quality, efficiency and cost‑effectiveness
• Lead and further develop a small team of experienced Senior Legal Counsels M&A

What you'll bring to the table

To make the most of this role and truly thrive, you should have:

• Fully qualified lawyer status under the German legal system with an above‑average degree
• At least 5 years of significant experience in M&A transactions and corporate law
• Several years of relevant professional experience in an international law firm within an M&A‑driven life sciences environment
• Excellent drafting, negotiation and stakeholder management skills in complex, international settings
• Strong performance‑driven mindset combined with pragmatism, persuasiveness and a high sense of responsibility
• Confident, integrative and interculturally savvy team player who enjoys working in a collaborative, international environment
• Business‑fluent German and English negotiation skills; additional languages (e.g. Spanish) are a plus

What are some of the local benefits

• Bilingual daycare centre “Karlinis“ and holiday activities for employees’ children
• 30 holidays, plus 6-8 bridging days and possibility to convert salary into up to 5 additional holidays
• (E-) Bike leasing and e‑charging stations