Legal Counsel - Global Corporate Transaction

Kraft-Heinz is seeking a Global Corporate Counsel in Amsterdam responsible for corporate secretarial legal support for Dutch entities. The role involves overseeing board meetings, managing corporate governance, and coordinating with local legal teams on transactions. Candidates should have a relevant legal degree, Dutch qualifications, and 5+ years of experience in corporate governance and legal environments.
Job Description
What's on the Menu:

The Global Corporate Counsel is responsible for providing a broad range of advanced-level corporate secretarial legal support, primarily for the Kraft Heinz entities located in the Netherlands, and supervising the corporate health and compliance of international entities, with the support of local legal teams and outside law firms. This role will also oversee and manage global restructuring and financing transactions, led by tax and treasury, by managing local legal teams and law firms outside the Netherlands. This role will manage important and complex matters, collaborate effectively across teams, and have the technical skills and professional maturity to anticipate and initiate legal tasks independently.

Key Ingredients:
Corporate Governance
• Oversee all aspects of board and committee meetings, including coordinating meeting schedules, agenda preparation, material distribution using online portal Diligent Boards, minute-taking and managing actions items for Kraft Heinz entities based in the Netherlands (the “Dutch Entities”)
• Attend board and committee meetings and provide legal guidance on governance and compliance matters for Dutch Entities
• Draft and circulate meeting minutes, consents, and other corporate documentation for the board and committee meetings of the Dutch Entities
• Prepare actions, secretary and incumbency certificates, and powers of attorney for Dutch Entities
• Support the planning and preparation of the Dutch Entities’ annual meeting of stockholders
Legal Entity Management and Governance
• Support the maintenance and organization of Kraft Heinz global subsidiary management database (Diligent Entities) by working with local legal teams
• Coordinate with local legal teams and external law firms across EPDM with entity formation, dissolution, internal restructuring, such as mergers, consolidations, entity simplification, etc.
• Perform other related duties as required
• Manage commercial registry filings and statutory registers for Dutch Entities
• Process notarization, apostille, and legalization of certain domestic and international corporate documents for the Dutch Entities and if appropriate, the Relevant Entities
• Provide information and documents for Know Your Client (KYC) processes and Uniform Beneficial Ownership (UBO) processes for the Dutch Entities and if appropriate, the Relevant Entities
Corporate Transactional Support
• Assist with various intercompany corporate transactions involving the Relevant Entities, including intercompany financing transactions, global corporate restructuring projects, entity simplification and cash repatriation matters
• Coordinate with the local legal teams and external law firms across EPDM on the corporate transactions

Recipe for Success: Apply if it sounds like you
• Bachelor’s degree or higher with excellent academic credentials
• Appropriate Dutch legal qualification, education and/or experience in a law firm and/or corporate legal environment
• 5+ years relevant work experience
• Strong knowledge of corporate governance, board and committee support, and shareholder meeting procedures
• Familiarity with corporate treasury, structured finance, and tax-efficient funding structures
• Excellent analytical skills, with demonstrated ability to analyze legal advice and then apply it to the business needs
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to track and manage multiple priorities
• Strong organizational and administration skills, flexibility, and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent written, oral, and presentation skills with ability to speak to audiences of every level
• Demonstrated ability to interact effectively with a range of constituencies and levels within and outside of the company and to handle confidential information sensitively
• Proactive personality, eager to learn new areas of the law and committed to understanding the industry and the Kraft Heinz’s business
• Ability to manage complex projects across multiple jurisdictions
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration with finance, tax, treasury, and executive teams

What we offer you / You deserve
• An ambitious employer: we want to the best for you;
• A fast career track like only few other companies can match;
• Reimbursement for commuting costs
• Hybrid working model
• Discount on health insurance and gym membership
• Always room for new ideas; if you have an excellent idea, please let us know, and we can set it in action!

We grow our people to grow our business. We develop extraordinary people who bring ambition, curiosity, and dedication to the table as the guardians of our beloved and nostalgic brands. We choose greatness every day by challenging the ordinary and making ambitious decisions.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer - Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes
We hope you find a seat at our table!
Location(s)
Amsterdam

Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.