Peek & Cloppenburg Retail & E-commerce

Senior Legal Counsel (m/f/d)

Madrid, Spain In person Full-time

EINSTELLUNG

Vollzeit

BEGINN

as of now

BEFRISTUNG

permanent

GESELLSCHAFT

JC Brand Esp Market SL

STANDORT

Zentrale Madrid

Over 160 stores, 16,000 employees, 120 years’ experience: at the international fashion company Peek & Cloppenburg*, with its headquarters in Vienna and Düsseldorf, traditional family values meet a dynamic industry. For us, fashion isn’t just a product – it’s our common language. Here, you’re not just an employee – you become part of our community. A fashion community in which you can live doing what you love. Let’s create the future of retail. Together.

As an affiliated company of Peek & Cloppenburg* B.V. & Co. KG Düsseldorf, JC Brand AG is at the heart of the group's new private label strategy. Together, we are creating a dynamic, creative private label organization that combines the brand DNA of Peek & Cloppenburg* Düsseldorf with fresh ideas, market trends, and entrepreneurial spirit.

*There are two independent companies Peek & Cloppenburg with their headquarters in Düsseldorf and Hamburg. This advertisement refers to the Düsseldorf group of companies, whose store locations you can find here: peek-cloppenburg.de/de/stores.

WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

Commercial

  • Contracts: You
  • review, negotiate, and draft a wide range of commercial contracts, including
  • licensing, lease, delivery, IT/IP, and intercompany agreements. You also create
  • influencer contracts for our own brands like REVIEW and handle brand
  • collaborations such as VitaCoco, ANSON'S, and REVIEW.

EU

  • Sustainability & Compliance: You implement key EU sustainability regulations - including the PPWR and
  • the Green Claims Directive - while overseeing GDPR compliance, internal policies,
  • whistleblowing procedures, and consumer protection law.

Corporate

  • & Employment Law: You handle day-to-day corporate housekeeping, draft shareholder
  • resolutions, manage powers of attorney, and handle filings with the Spanish
  • Commercial Register (Registro Mercantil). You also support HR with employment
  • contracts, terminations, and labor disputes.

Litigation

  • & Group Legal: You
  • guide external lawyers, manage litigation budgets, and collaborate closely with
  • Group Legal in Zug (Switzerland) to shape company-wide standards.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Your Educational

  • Background: You
  • hold a fully qualified legal background in Spain (Grado en Derecho and Máster
  • Universitario de Acceso a la Abogacía y la Procura) or an equivalent
  • professional qualification, paired with admission to a Spanish Bar Association
  • (e.g. ICAM).

Your

  • strengths: You
  • impress with your strong communication skills, effectively explaining complex
  • legal issues to non-lawyers, and you combine native Spanish with fluent
  • English, solid MS Office and contract management tool skills, and an open
  • mindset towards AI-powered workflows.

Your

  • profile: You bring
  • 3 to 6 years of experience in an international law firm or corporate legal
  • department - ideally in retail, consumer goods, or real estate - and stand out
  • through your independent, pragmatic approach, business acumen, high integrity,
  • discretion, and confident demeanor in matrix environments.

WHAT WE OFFER

  • Room to Grow: Be part of an exciting new chapter from day one. In our Madrid design hub, your ideas and creativity will have a direct impact and help shape the future of our brand.
  • Start-Up Spirit, Strong Foundation: Experience the energy and flexibility of a start-up environment supported by the stability, structure, and reach of one of Europe’s leading fashion groups.
  • International Collaboration: Work with a diverse and inspiring team from across Europe, united by creativity, curiosity, and a shared passion for progress.
  • Work out on site: You have free access to the fitness room located in the building, perfect for fitting movement and energy boosts easily into your workday.
  • For more information, visit our careers website:career.peek-cloppenburg.com
  • If you have any questions, please email us at:[email protected]

ANSPRECHPARTNER

Emely Schnitzler

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