Business Legal Counsel

We're looking for a Business Legal Counsel  to join our team in Granada, Spain. 

Our Technology: 

We’re the world leader in Resilient Positioning, Navigation and Timing (R-PNT) solutions that improve the reliability, performance and safety of critical applications, and high-risk operations, even in GPS/GNSS denied environments. We provide virtually fail-safe GNSS and PNT solutions for military and commercial applications worldwide. 

To this end, we have developed industry-leading solutions that are built around a sound foundation of ultra-accurate synchronization (sub-ns) and frequency distribution services. These combine to deliver a broad set of products and technical solutions based on the enhanced White Rabbit PTP synchronization technology for myriad applications, ranging from timing distribution in financial networks to robust and reliable positioning. 

In addition, Safran has great expertise in Time Sensitive Networking through several engagements carried out in the framework of aerospace with ESA to provide deterministic communications with zero-packet loss. Overall, we are a highly dynamic company with a clear focus on research and innovation for providing reliable solutions that have robust, dependable, and reliable timing at their core. 

 
The Position: 

As business legal counsel you will be working within the Sovereignty Division of the Safran Electronics & Defense Legal Department, in the ONE PNT Legal Department, you will be involved in all areas of contract law and will act as the key legal point of contact in Spain for various operational functions dedicated to Positioning, Timing, and Navigation and Defense equipment.

What you’ll be doing: 

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  • Contract management: drafting, analysis, negotiation, and monitoring of all types of contracts (sales, purchasing, partnership, R&T/R&D, etc.);
  
  
  • Drafting and updating contract templates;
  
  
  • Supporting operational teams: providing regular training and raising awareness on legal and contractual issues;
  
  
  • Managing pre-litigation: supporting operational teams in the event of claims or pre-litigation as the focal point of the Sovereignty Division of the Safran Electronics & Defense Legal Department;
  
  
  • Legal monitoring: keeping abreast of legal developments and ensuring that contractual documents are compliant;
  
  
  
  

What you Bring to Safran: 

• Holder of a Master’s degree in Business Law, ideally coupled with a business school qualification, specialist in Spanish law.


• You have significant experience in a similar role within an industrial and international company (ideally in the aerospace/defense sector).


• Interested in operational activities, you are recognized for your responsiveness, adaptability, and organizational skills.


• You are autonomous with a strong team spirit.


• Your analytical and synthesis skills will be key to your success.


• Fluency in English, Spanish and French is required.

The keys of our offer: 

• Be part of a leading and expanding company. 


• Health insurance after some seniority in the company. 


• Flexible work schedule. 


• International and dynamic environment in Granada, Spain with some travels and colaborations with other teams in the company at France and United States.


• High possibilities to grow inside the company. 


• Professional Career Plan. 

Safran is an equal opportunity employer who does not discriminate based on race, color, citizenship, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran’s status or any protected category.  We encourage veterans and people with disabilities to apply.