Europe Legal Counsel - Bi-lingual German/English

About Us

IHG Hotels & Resorts is one of the largest and most recognisable hospitality groups in the world with a family of nineteen brands including InterContinental, Holiday Inn and voco amongst many others. Approximately 350,000 people work across IHG's hotels and our corporate offices in 100+ countries. We are a FTSE 100 company and are proudly listed on the London Stock Exchange.

As part of our commitment to our customers and our global growth plan, we are currently recruiting for a Legal Counsel to join our dynamic Europe Legal team in Windsor.

Your day to day

Working as an integral part of the Europe legal team, you will be providing legal support to drive growth in Europe, supporting our Development, Operations, HR, and Finance Teams.

You will:

• Responsible for handling hotel signings, renewals and variation negotiations including preparation and review of contractual documentation and managing owner relationship and related contractual issues.
• Provide support to the business for any hotel disposal, acquisition, lease, joint venture, or other transactional activity.
• Support with legal template management, regularly reviewing and updating as needed for legal and compliance reasons.
• Ensures IHG business is conducted, and business objectives are achieved in compliance with the law and in accordance with IHG global and regional strategic priorities.
• Providing legal support to the Northern Europe hotel operations team on day-to-day issues, including coordinating with the hotel owners, Senior Legal Counsel Northern Europe, and Director of BRR Risk & Operations on contract variations, compliance, payment, and other hotel related issues.
• Responsible for managing legal disputes initiated by or against IHG
• Providing legal support to corporate functions, including HR, tax, and finance.
• Liaising with tax to ensure optimal deal structures.
• Managing IHG corporate entities for Northern Europe, particularly Germany, including the set-up of subsidiaries and branches where required for IHG's hotel operations, including organizing signatures, notarizations, board minutes and powers of attorney.
• Actively participate in the development and roll-out of regulatory compliance programmes together with responsibility for monitoring and evaluating impacts of new legislation affecting IHG business.

What we need from you

• Significant experience as a qualified lawyer (ideally in England & Wales or Germany), with understanding of legal transactions and a solid background in providing international corporate and commercial legal advice.
• Spoken and written German language skills essential; other European languages would be beneficial.
• Strong influencing skills to sustain high impact relationships with key owners, internal stakeholders, and results delivery.
• Strong negotiating and drafting experience
• Proactive in driving deals forward and project managing external and internal stakeholders.
• Good commercial acumen and creative problem-solving skills

What we offer

We give our people everything they need to succeed. From a competitive salary that rewards all your hard work to a wide range of benefits designed to help you live your best work life - including impressive room discounts.

Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams where we celebrate difference and encourage colleagues to bring their whole selves to work. IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability. We promote a culture of trust, support, and acceptance. Always welcoming different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

IHG gives every member of the team the room they need to belong, grow, and make a difference in a collaborative environment. We know that to work well, we need to feel well - both inside and outside of work - and through our myWellbeing framework, we are committed to supporting wellbeing in your health, lifestyle, and workplace.

So, join us and you'll become part of our ever-growing global family.

Closing date for applications: 8th September 2024

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Who we are

At IHG, we've made a promise. As one of the world's leading hotel groups, we're here to deliver True Hospitality for Good. Making our guests and colleagues feel welcome, cared for, recognised and respected - wherever they are in the world. Want to be part of the journey?

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we work together to deliver True Hospitality for Good on a global scale. With corporate offices and over 6,000 hotel destinations worldwide, a career at IHG is the perfect way to broaden your horizons. You'll experience our unique culture and brilliant colleagues who will support and inspire you. With a host of corporate opportunities to choose from, wherever you are on your career journey, and whatever you want to achieve there's Room for You at IHG.

Don't quite meet every single requirement, but still believe you'd be a great fit for the job? We'll never know unless you hit the 'Apply' button. Start your journey with us today.