Legal Counsel

Position: Legal Counsel

Reports to: European Director of Legal

Department: Legal

Office Location: Via Torri Bianche, 24, 20871 Vimercate (MB)

Why Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions?

At Toshiba, we're transforming retail with innovative solutions that tackle everyday challenges. Our mission is to turn retail visions into reality by providing expert guidance and cutting-edge technologies. We help retailers navigate obstacles and accelerate their growth, reimagining customer engagement.

Innovation drives retail success, so we invest in future technologies to keep pace with evolving customer expectations. We work closely with clients to develop strategies and solutions that align with their goals, ensuring their business shines today and in the future.

Join Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions and be a key partner in our customers' success. If you share our vision of a seamless, interactive shopping experience, let's drive this together.

Role Purpose

The Legal Counsel supports the business from a contracts and commercial perspective across customer, supplier, and internal engagements. The role ensures that contracts are commercially sound, legally compliant, and appropriately risk-managed throughout the lifecycle—from negotiation through to execution and renewal.

Role Overview - What’s ‘In-store’?

This role sits at the center of the commercial function, supporting contract renewals, new business agreements, and RFP processes. You will ensure contracts are deliverable, commercially robust, and aligned with internal policies and legal requirements, while securing all necessary local and European approvals.

You will work closely with Sales, Services, Legal, Finance, and other stakeholders across Europe, with a strong focus on Italy and Spain.

Key Responsibilities

1. Customer-Facing – Contracts & Negotiation

• Support negotiation of customer contracts, particularly complex or multi-jurisdictional agreements, in collaboration with European Legal teams
• Partner with Sales and Services teams (primarily Italy and Spain) to support deal structuring, contracting, and closure
• Ensure consistent use of standard contract templates across European markets, adapting where necessary to local requirements
• Provide commercial and legal input to ensure contracts are balanced, executable, and risk-aware

2. Customer-Facing – RFP & Tender Support

• Support European Sales teams in responding to RFPs, RFIs, and other customer procurement processes
• Coordinate input from multiple internal stakeholders to develop high-quality, consistent submissions
• Maintain and enhance a best-practice repository of standard responses for common RFP requirements

3. Internal Controls & Compliance

• Co-own the contract lifecycle management process and system
• Review customer contracts and related supplier/subcontractor agreements, engaging Legal, Finance, Tax, and Business Controls as required
• Support compliance initiatives across Europe, including (but not limited to) data privacy, NIS2, Cyber Resilience Act, and other regulatory frameworks impacting the business
• Ensure appropriate governance, approval workflows, and documentation standards are followed

Who we’re looking for:

Skills & Competencies

• Strong experience in drafting, negotiating, and managing commercial contracts with customers and suppliers
• Solid understanding of contractual risk identification and mitigation
• Ability to manage complex workloads and meet tight commercial deadlines (including renewals and deal closures)
• Strong stakeholder management skills across sales, legal, and operational teams
• High attention to detail with a self-motivated and proactive working style
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, technology-driven environment
• Strong team player with a collaborative mindset

Experience Required

• 3–5 years’ experience either in a law firm (commercial contracts focus) or as in-house counsel in a corporate environment preferred.
• Master’s degree in Law

Languages

• Ability to operate effectively in English and Italian is essential
• Experience working in Spanish-speaking business environments is highly desirable as the role requires regular interaction with stakeholders across Italy and Spain.

Personal Characteristics:

• Strategic thinker with strong business curiosity.
• Proactive, resilient, and comfortable working in a changing environment.
• Highly collaborative, able to build strong cross-functional relationships.
• Hands-on and detail-oriented, while able to maintain a big-picture view.

EEO

Toshiba is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

Individuals who may require reasonable adjustments because of a disability for any part of the employment process should email to inform of any requests.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We at Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions firmly believe that our people are an integral part to the success of our customers. Furthermore, we’re committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for all our people as highlighted by our 5 Core Principles (Create Outreach, Foster Belonging, Unleash Opportunity, Diverse Cultural Engagement and Culture of Transparency).

With over 50+ years of commitment to retail, we are RETAIL. Our RETAIL values (respect, empowerment, teamwork, adaptability, leadership) characterize what our employees and clients can expect when they work with us every time and all the time. We’re passionate about our customers the retail industry and becoming a more responsible company as we help create a brighter future.