(Senior) Legal Counsel Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund

The Position
Are you ready for a new challenge in a growing international environment and do you want to make a true difference at the German headquarters of a growing top 20 pharmaceutical business? Do you want to leverage your experience in venture capital and support us pursuing our ambitions? Do you want to be part of our Corporate Legal & Compliance team and join our 300+ professionals?
If so, you now have the opportunity to apply for the (Senior) Legal Counsel position and join the Corporate Venture Fund at Boehringer Ingelheim (BIVF).
Tasks & responsibilities

• As (Senior) Legal Counsel BIVF you will provide proactive strategic legal advice to BIVF’s leadership and investment managers and you will implement BIVF’s new investments by drafting, negotiating, and executing the respective investment documentation.
• You will review and negotiate legal documentation regarding financing rounds for portfolio companies and provide legal advice and implementation support on exit strategies.
• You will advise and support BIVF investment managers in their role as directors of portfolio companies, partner closely with BIVF's Investment Committee and collaborate seamlessly with BIVF's finance professionals.
• As a member of the global BIVF team of investment managers, finance, and legal professionals you will enjoy collaborating across borders and you will select and manage outside counsel for investments, financing rounds and exits.
• You will guide the BIVF on corporate governance, corporate law and intercompany agreement matters and advise on applicable legal, regulatory and compliance developments.
• Furthermore, you will organize and supervise the corporate housekeeping in relation to BIVF's portfolio companies.
  

Additional Tasks & Responsibilities As Senior Legal Counsel

• As a key strategic partner, you will actively contribute to BIVF leadership and their key initiatives. Your insights and expertise will be integral to the relevant management teams.
• Taking over a leading role you will work with a team of lawyers from the R/OPUs in relevant matter on a global scale.
• You will represent BIVF in selected venture capital industry or attorney associations.
  

Requirements

• Fully qualified lawyer with admission to the bar (2nd State Examination or equivalent) with proven experience in an external law firm and/or as inhouse lawyer with international exposure in daily business
• Strong expertise in Venture Capital (VC), M&A as well as corporate law
• Adequate level of strategic and business understanding, preferably in the pharma, biotech or VC industry, with the ability to provide strategic legal advice in the highly dynamic area of corporate VC investments
• Experienced Legal business partner, well-versed in the daily handling of a broad range of legal matters relevant to the materia of VC, such as the handling and negotiation of investment documentation
• Strong communication skills are key, as well as the capability of steering and leading legal matters in cross-functional and international settings
• Business fluent in English
  

Additional Requirements As Senior Legal Counsel

• Several years of relevant working experience
• Project leadership competencies to lead cross-functional initiatives
• Entrepreneurial and business mindset, strategic thinking, and solution oriented
  

Ready to contact us? 
If you have any questions about the job posting or process - please contact our HR Direct Team, Tel: +49 (0) 6132 77-3330 or via mail: hr.de@boehringer-ingelheim.com
Recruitment process:
Step 1: Online application - application deadline is March 26th, 2024
Step 2: Virtual meetings till end of March
Step 3: On-site interviews from April 8th till 12th, 2024