Mergers & Acquisition Legal Counsel (m/f), Toulouse

Airbus pioneers sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world. The Company constantly innovates to provide efficient and technologically-advanced solutions in aerospace, defence, and connected services. In commercial aircraft, Airbus offers modern and fuel-efficient airliners and associated services. Airbus is also a European leader in defence and security and one of the world's leading space businesses. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions and services worldwide.

Tasks

• Taking a day-to-day lead in managing the legal aspects of the transaction
• Co-ordinating the input of outside counsel with the internal members of the project team e.g. M&A department, tax, finance HR, compliance, export control, insurance, real estate and relevant business stakeholders,
• Drafting preliminary agreements and draft or supervise the drafting of transaction documents by outside counsel,
• Co-ordinating with and support where necessary other members of the legal department, especially with the antitrust team
• Monitoring compliance with relevant laws and regulations
• Being prepared to assist and support in the provision of legal advice generally
• Handling special assignments, and Being an active member of the M&A Legal Practice Area.
• This role will involve frequent travel (at least 2/3 per months) for business and as such you must be able to travel accordingly.

Required skills

• Educated to a Master's degree level (or equivalent) in Common / Anglo-Saxon Law and Corporate Law,
• At least 5 years' international M&A experience as a practicing lawyer in international firms,
• Ability to interface and communicate well with the transaction team, including internal operational and management staff as well as outside counsel, bankers and consultants,
• Prior experience must evidence a hands-on, practical, business-oriented approach,
• Demonstrating appropriate level of initiative, credibility and self-confidence including in new jurisdictions and uncertain environments, whilst nevertheless maintaining an effective reporting channel within the department,
• Providing top-level guidance to senior Airbus executives in an understandable way, often in a fast-moving and ambiguous environment,
• Ability to quickly earn the respect of senior management in order to be credible and effective in this complex and constantly-developing business,
• Reactivity, creativity, result and team oriented and able to work in an international, multi-cultural, fast-moving and complex/technical environment,
• A negotiation level in English is mandatory,
• Any other Airbus languages such as French, German or Spanish would be an asset.