Senior Counsel - Legal and Compliance, Central and Eastern Europe

At Alcon, we're passionate about enhancing sight and helping people see brilliantly. With more than 25,000 associates, we innovate fearlessly, champion progress, and act swiftly to impact global eye health. We foster an inclusive culture, recognizing your contributions and offering opportunities to grow your career like never before. Together, we make a difference in the lives of our patients and customers. Are you ready to join us?

This role is part of Alcon's Legal & Compliance function, a team that safeguards our company and our innovations  to ensure our business is protected and our customers can access our eyecare innovations to see brilliantly.

The Manager, Legal & Compliance is responsible for supporting the business through proactive legal and compliance advice, risk assessment, and day-to-day legal support. The role operates as a trusted partner to business leaders, helping resolve legal and compliance issues, mitigate risk, and promote an ethical and compliant way of working across the organization.
 

In this role, a typical day will include:

Legal support and risk management

· Assist in identifying, assessing, and mitigating legal and compliance risks across business operations, supporting informed decision-making.

· Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial contracts, policies, and agreements to ensure legal soundness and regulatory compliance.

· Support the handling of disputes, litigation, and regulatory inquiries in coordination with direct manager, internal stakeholders and external counsel.

· Monitor legal and regulatory developments relevant to the business and support their translation into practical guidance.

· Provide legal advice on corporate governance, ethics, and business practices, escalating complex matters when appropriate.

Business partnering and negotiation

· Work closely with commercial and functional leaders to resolve legal issues and support compliant business solutions.

· Directly engage and negotiate with customers and business partners to resolve legal or compliance-related misalignments, ensuring outcomes aligned with regulatory requirements, contractual commitments, and company standards.

· Support contract negotiations across core business areas (e.g. sales, distribution, promotion, services), balancing legal risk and business objectives.

Compliance and ethics

· Support the implementation of compliance standards based on internal policies, applicable laws, and industry codes.

· Help ensure that business practices are conducted in line with global policies and relevant local regulatory requirements.

· Promote and help embed a strong compliance culture across the organization, supporting compliance training, communication, and awareness initiatives.

· Contribute to onboarding and refresher training on compliance topics such as Code of Conduct, ethical business practices, and interactions with customers or third parties.

· Support monitoring activities and internal processes aimed at identifying potential compliance gaps and implementing corrective actions.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO ALCON:

· Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience, preferably in-house, ideally within a multinational healthcare, medical device, or similarly regulated environment.

· Solid exposure to compliance-related matters, including ethics, regulatory frameworks, or industry codes.

· Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills, with the ability to translate legal requirements into practical business guidance.

· Ability to work autonomously on day-to-day matters while collaborating effectively within a matrix organization.

· Pragmatic, risk-aware mindset with strong stakeholder communication skills.

· University degree in Law from Romania

· Fluent in English and Romanian is a must

HOW YOU CAN THRIVE AT ALCON:

● Manage your own workload and schedule while hitting your set targets

● Collaborate with teammates to share best practices and learnings as work evolves

● See your career like never before with focused growth and development opportunities

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