Legal Counsel (f/m/d) / Syndikusrechtsanwalt (w/m/d)

Organization: Legal, Compliance and Intellectual Property Field of work: Legal & Compliance

Company: Siemens AG Experience level: Early Professional

Job type: Full-time Work mode: Hybrid (Remote/Office)

Employment type: Fixed Term Location(s): Erlangen - - Germany, Munich - - Germany

As Legal Counsel (f/m/d) in Munich or Erlangen, you’ll shape the future of the Factory Automation business by providing hands‑on legal guidance, driving innovative contract solutions, and collaborating across functions in a dynamic, international environment. Ready to make an impact and grow with us?

What we offer you

• Attractive remuneration package
• 30 leave days and a variety of flexible working models that allow time off for yourself and your family
• Share matching programs to become a shareholder of Siemens AG
• Continuous Learning: Benefit from specialized training and daily challenges to keep your expert knowledge up-to-date
• Innovative Environment: Be part of a team that values innovation and continuous improvement

Since each of over 300,000 employees feels that other benefits are particularly important, and we cannot list our entire benefit portfolio here, you can find more information here.

The individual benefits are subject to regulatory, contractual, or corporate conditions.

Your impact

• Provide practical legal advice for the Factory Automation business with a focus on tasks such as bid preparation, contract drafting, review, and negotiation and claims management and coordination with the legal professionals advising the business in the regions (matrix organization)
• Support in developing innovative and scalable business models and standardization including drafting of respective contract templates
• Ensure effective legal risk management by addressing legal risks and opportunities and applying a legal and entrepreneurial perspective
• Close collaboration within Legal for DI and with other functions (e.g. CMP, DP, compliance, tax, HR, strategy, quality, etc.)

Role Requirements

• Education : You are a fully qualified lawyer with excellent academic credentials
• Experience and Skills :
  • Post-qualified experience in the relevant fields of work are a plus but not a must
  • Legal expertise and hands‑on knowledge in international project business, new digital business models and cloud services, particularly in developing new business models, bid preparation, risk identification and assessment (LoA), contract negotiations, and claims management
  • Negotiation and claim management skills combined with effective communication across all management levels
  • Interest in optimizing and simplifying in‑house legal advice through standardization, automation, and harmonization, as well as interest in legal tech
• Ways of Working :
• Passion in respect of working on international topics across geographies and cultures
• Strong analytical skills, good business sense, a results‑oriented working mode and a hands‑on mentality
• Excellent teamwork skills and the ability to quickly build trustful relationships with business partners and colleagues across functions both locally and internationally to jointly tackle complex issues
• Languages : Business‑fluent English and German language skills, both verbal and written required.

You are much more than your qualifications, and we believe in the potential of every single candidate. We look forward to getting to know you!

At Siemens, we believe that feeling valued and included is the foundation for doing great work. That’s why we aim to create an inclusive workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging, and where individual perspectives and experiences are celebrated. Our commitment to fairness and respect extends to every applicant.

As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and particularly encourage applications from persons with disabilities.

About Us

The world never stands still. And new challenges arise every day. With a passion for questioning things, for supplying ideas, and intelligently driving things forward we are helping society move towards a smarter tomorrow. Be it with technologies that reduce carbon emissions in cities or hyper‑intelligent robots. This is how we are able, to tackle the most important projects and push them forward together. Help us invent the future.

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