YOUR TASKS
WHAT TO EXPECT?
Ownership
You drive and coordinate the legal workstream in complex transactions. With full ownership over drafting, negotiating, and closing deals, you play a key role in shaping sunfire’s future.
High-Level Governance Processes
You take the lead in providing legal support for key governance processes - overseeing board meetings, shareholder meetings, and general assemblies. Your work ensures that decisions at the highest level run smoothly and are made on a solid legal foundation.
Corporate Law and Regulation
You act as a strategic advisor to management and leadership, supporting them with well-prepared documentation to enable sustainable decision-making aligned with good corporate governance. You guide the organization on corporate governance, shareholder rights, and other legal frameworks. Staying ahead of regulatory developments in corporate and finance law is part of how you ensure we’re always prepared for future milestones.
Internal Legal Operations
You collaborate closely with teams in finance, compliance, and investor relations to align legal requirements across the organization. You build and optimize internal legal processes, templates, and policies. At the same time, you implement shareholder requirements throughout the entire group and provide training to the leadership team to ensure consistent understanding and compliance.
Werde Teil eines Teams voller Energie!
Du bist ein Teamplayer, brennst für Nachhaltigkeit und willst leidenschaftlich etwas Großes bewegen? Dann lass uns gemeinsam unsere mutigen Pläne in die Tat umsetzen!
Senior Legal Counsel – Corporate and Financing (f/m/d)
YOUR PROFILE
WHAT TO BRING?
Education
You have a very good university degree in law, business law or related fields.
Work experience
You have experience in a law firm, legal department, transaction support, legal operations, or similar fields in a comparable environment, as well as experience and knowledge of capital markets, M&A and / or venture capital.
Personality
You bring a strong strategic mindset and the ability to think long-term, as well as excellent communication skills. You're able to convey complex legal concepts clearly and effectively to non-legal stakeholders. Your proactive and solution-oriented approach is marked by a high level of initiative, independence, and precision - delivering accurate, pragmatic legal solutions in a timely manner. Thanks to your leadership skills, you are able to train, motivate, and influence senior management and leadership teams. Furthermore, you are a collaborative team player who fosters cross-functional cooperation and builds strong relationships across departments. Your strengths also include robust legal project management skills and a high affinity for structured processes and technology-driven solutions.
Language
You have strong communication skills in English and German.
OUR OFFER
WHY SUNFIRE?
Energy Transition
As a team member of Sunfire we offer you the diverse and challenging opportunity to work with a key technology of our future. With us, you can actively contribute to the preservation of our planet.
Development & Appreciation
You can develop your professional skills in our Sunfire Academy with a wide range of training courses. We also want to support you personally through regular feedback and development meetings. Your colleagues will not only support you during your induction, but will also be available to help you at any time.
Work Life Balance
Whether you prefer to concentrate on working from home or prefer personal interaction in the office - you coordinate your working day closely with your manager so that individual wishes and company processes fit together.
Health & Well-Being
Need a sporting break? Take advantage of our running group or find time to relax in our free weekly yoga class.
30 Days Vacation
Your colleagues will not only support you during your onboarding phase. They will also be there for you at all times with advice and support! A constant exchange at eye level is important to us and drives our vision forward.
Mobility
Safe and relaxed travel to your workplace - we support you on your way to work with a subsidy for your DVB monthly travel pass and/or a work bike lease.
Company Provision
To ensure you a relaxed life in retirement, we offer you a subsidy for our company provision scheme of up to 20%.
