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Senior Legal Compliance & Regulatory Counsel (m/f/d) 100%

Zug Permanent View Job Description
In this key position, you will act as a trusted advisor to senior management and cross-functional stakeholders on all legal and regulatory compliance matters throughout the product life cycle. You will play a pivotal role in shaping, implementing, and continuously improving the organisation's compliance framework, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements while supporting commercial objectives.

Added 19/05/2026

  • Strategic, high-visibility role with direct access to senior leadership
  • Ownership of compliance across products, sustainability, and supply chain

About Our Client

Our client is an internationally active, well-established consumer goods business with a strong global brand presence and a long-standing legacy of quality and innovation. Operating in a highly regulated and dynamic environment, the company places a strong emphasis on product excellence, sustainability, and compliance across its global operations and supply chain.

Job Description

  • Provide strategic legal advice on complex regulatory and compliance matters to senior leadership and key stakeholders
  • Monitor, interpret, and assess the impact of existing and emerging regulations, particularly in product, packaging, sustainability, and supply chain areas
  • Design, implement, and maintain a comprehensive compliance framework, including policies, procedures, and governance structures
  • Develop and update internal policies, codes of conduct, and compliance standards
  • Conduct compliance risk assessments, gap analyses, and control reviews
  • Maintain compliance risk registers and define appropriate mitigation measures
  • Support regulatory considerations in new products, projects, and strategic initiatives
  • Manage relationships with external advisors and legal counsel
  • Support and lead internal investigations and compliance reviews where required
  • Develop and deliver training programs and actively promote a strong culture of ethics and compliance across the organisation

The Successful Applicant

  • Qualified lawyer (or equivalent legal qualification) with significant post-qualification experience
  • Strong background in legal compliance and regulatory advisory within an international and regulated environment
  • Proven experience in product-related regulations, including packaging, sustainability, and supply chain compliance (essential)
  • Demonstrated ability to design and implement compliance frameworks and governance structures
  • Strong commercial acumen with a pragmatic, business-oriented approach
  • Experience conducting risk assessments and advising on mitigation strategies
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills and ability to communicate effectively across functions and seniority levels
  • High level of integrity and commitment to fostering a strong compliance culture
  • Fluent in English; additional languages are an asset

What's on Offer

  • A strategically important role with high visibility and direct impact on business decisions
  • International exposure within a dynamic and regulated environment
  • Close collaboration with senior management and cross-functional teams
  • Opportunity to shape and enhance the compliance function
  • Attractive overall package and long-term career prospects
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Job summary

Job Function
Legal
Specialisation
FMCG & Consumer
Industry
FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods)
Location
Zug
Contract Type
Permanent
Job Reference
JN-052026-7020163

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