About the GAC
GAC MOTOR Europe, part of the Guangzhou Automobile Group, is dedicated to delivering high‑quality passenger car sales, marketing and aftersales services in Europe.
Position: Legal Counsel – Austria
We are establishing the legal function at our Austria subsidiary and seeking a hands‑on, business‑oriented Legal Counsel to build and manage local legal and compliance operations from the ground up.
Who You Are
You bring experience in legal, compliance and contract management with a strong business focus, and you can work independently to set up processes in a fast‑growing environment.
Key Responsibilities
Build and structure the Austria legal and compliance function
Collaborate with Europe Regional Centre to set up local structure.
Localise and implement internal legal processes, documentation standards and approval workflows.
Localise and implement contract lifecycle management structure and risk review procedures.
Design local governance and compliance architecture aligned with EU and Austrian requirements.
Legal advisory and contracting
Provide day‑to‑day legal advice to management and business teams (importation, supply chain, manufacturing, distribution).
Conduct legal risk assessments and propose commercially sound compliance solutions.
Draft, review, negotiate and manage various commercial contracts and legal documents.
Compliance and control
Localise pan‑European compliance initiatives by implementing Austria‑level compliance programs covering data protection, competition law, trade compliance, ESG, labour law, advertising and consumer law.
Contribute to Europe‑wide internal control and risk management framework.
Support regulatory filings and authority communications when necessary.
Daily operation support
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