Legal Counsel

About the role

Volkswagen Doğuş Finans (vdf), a joint venture providing financing solutions for Volkswagen Group brands and second-hand vehicles, is looking for a Legal Counsel. The purpose of the position is to provide legal services across all group companies as part of the legal team, supporting the work of the business units with a particular emphasis on management.

Key responsibilities

• Work with the legal team to draft, negotiate and interpret all contracts across the company's activities
• Develop and understand risk mitigation strategies for contractual risks
• Develop internal templates, guidelines and toolkits covering a wide range of business and legal issues
• Contribute to achieving the team's service levels across the group companies
• Provide legal advice on finance law, information technology law, labour law, personal data protection law, consumer law and contract management
• Manage and follow up corporate processes such as the appointment and resignation of the Board of Directors, ordinary and extraordinary general assembly meetings, capital increases and decreases, board resolutions and notifications to official legal authorities

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Law (LL.B.) and active membership in a Turkish Bar Association
• 7+ years of experience in the banking or financial services industry
• Proficiency in written and spoken English

Required skills

• Strong communication, negotiation and presentation skills
• Analytical and proactive problem-solving ability
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and follow up on them