About Nexperia

At Nexperia, legal expertise is a key enabler of our global business strategy. As a leading international semiconductor company, we operate in a complex, fast-moving environment where high quality legal advice truly matters. We are looking for an experienced Senior Legal Counsel who combines strong corporate and M&A expertise with business acumen and a collaborative mindset.

About the role

In this senior role, you will advise Nexperia on a wide range of national and international corporate law and corporate governance matters including M&A, while working closely with internal stakeholders and external advisors “

You will collaborate intensively with Nexperia’s international Finance, Treasury and Tax departments and provide pragmatic, high quality legal support to strategic transactions. In addition, you will support the legal team in litigation and dispute matters of varying complexity, contributing your expertise where needed.

Working closely with legal colleagues across the globe, you will coordinate and manage external counsel and ensure consistent, business focused legal advice across jurisdictions.

As a trusted sparring partner, you will support executive management and local organizations worldwide, translating legal complexity into clear, actionable advice.

The role is based at Nexperia’s headquarters in Nijmegen, and you will report directly to the Deputy Chief Legal Officer.

What you will need

The ideal candidate has 5–8 years of relevant experience as a corporate lawyer or legal counsel and is ready to further apply and deepen their expertise in an international environment.

Furthermore, you have:

• A completed university degree in law.

• Strong knowledge of and experience in corporate law in an international setting.

• M&A experience (considered a strong advantage).

• Experience working closely with Finance, Treasury and/or Tax departments.

• Litigation experience (considered an advantage).

• Relevant experience gained at a leading law firm and/or a multinational company (considered as an advantage).

• Proven experience working with C‑suite and senior management stakeholders.

• Excellent communication skills in English (written and verbal).

Why work for us

• Flexible working hours and possibility of overtime reduction to maintain a Work-Life-Balance.

• Permanent employment contract with a competitive salary and supplementary voluntary employee benefits.

• Bonus plan.

• A wide variety of training courses and career development options.

• Numerous further benefits, such as retirement provisions, travel allowance, company events, sports and leisure activities, employee discounts and even more.

About the team

You will become part of Nexperia's Global Legal & IP team. The team consists of 20 professionals working at different locations who work closely together in an excellent atmosphere.

So, join us and become an essential part of our energetic team, in a thriving global community of talented, multidisciplinary professionals. As a vital part of #TeamNexperia, you will be working on meaningful technologies that touch every aspect of modern life.

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D&I Statement

As an equal-opportunity employer, Nexperia values diversity not just because it is the right thing to do but because diverse teams perform better. We are dedicated to being inclusive, and a proof point of this dedication is that we were the main partner of the very first Dutch Paralympic Team NL House during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all, and we consider all applicants fairly, as well as providing a safe work environment and reasonable adjustments where requested.

In addition, we offer our colleagues the possibility to join employee resource groups such as the Pride Network Group or global and local Women's groups. Nexperia is committed to increasing women in management positions to 30% by 2030.