Legal Operations, Compliance counsel

Advario is a leading global player in the terminal storage industry, with a focused growth strategy on chemicals, gas and new energy and a strong commitment to embed ESG and sustainability. Advario is a carve-out of Oiltanking GmbH and they are committed to play a frontrunner role in the energy transition through developing transformational partnerships.

In this role, you shall be a trusted, hands-on business partner combining legal counsel, compliance operations, and operational execution for the Advario Group.

Legal Counsel Core Responsibilities:

• Draft, review and negotiate supplier contracts across multiple jurisdictions.
• Support the team in providing expert legal advice to the business.
• Work closely with various departments in multifunctional teams to provide legal support.

Legal Operations Core Responsibilities:

• Support Legal Operations implementation and critically, drive adoption post-implementation to ensure all tools, platforms and automated workflows are actively and consistently used by global stakeholders.
• Set up and maintain a knowledge database, including developing and providing online training for specific legal and operational topics.
• Prepare and implement Ways of Working (WoW) for standard legal and compliance processes; maintain and update these as Advario Group evolves.
• Pull structure and analyses compliance, legal (financial) data and produce regular stakeholder reports to support data-driven decision making across the LCIP department.

Compliance Operations & Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM):

• Actively participate in and support TPRM process, including handling of escalations, conducting due diligence follow-ups, and acting as key operational contact for the global TPRM program.
• Develop and maintain compliance and legal knowledge hub, including e-learning modules, training materials, policy summaries and topic-specific guidance notes.

Your Profile

• Master’s degree in law between 5 - 7 years of experience in a law firm and/or international company.
• Knowledge of Legal Tech / ProcesMangement (TOM/ISO)
• Working knowledge of core compliance topics, including Conflict of Interest (COI), Anti-trust, Anti-Bribery and Corruption, Gifts, Hospitality and Entertainment, Whistleblowing Frameworks.
• Demonstrable experience in legal operations, compliance programme management, TPRM or a combination thereof; hand-on experience with legal or compliance tools is a strong plus.
• Fluency in English; additional languages or an advantage.

Robert Walters Netherlands is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.