Senior Legal Counsel Turkey & Eurasia

About the role

Mondelēz International is looking for a Senior Legal Counsel for its Turkey & Eurasia (TREA) cluster, based in Istanbul. As the lead in-house counsel, you cover Turkey, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia and neighbouring markets, advising senior management and supporting all departments and legal entities across the cluster, which includes two plants and two legal entities in Turkey (one publicly listed on Borsa Istanbul) and two legal entities in Eurasia with about 1,500 employees.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and implement legal strategies that protect people, assets and reputation while complying with legal requirements and ethical standards.
• Advise senior management regularly and act as a member of the TREA Management Table.
• Lead and fulfil the legal and regulatory requirements of the publicly listed company, including SPK/CMB regulations, KAP disclosures and the Turkish Commercial Code.
• Manage legal disputes with third parties, draft pre-action correspondence and instruct external advisers.
• Manage blue-collar labour relations and collective bargaining across two manufacturing plants.
• Train employees, including senior executives, on relevant legal matters.
• Monitor and advise on legislative changes affecting Turkey and Eurasia markets.
• Act as deputy SSMT coordinator to support local risk management.
• Oversee the use of AI tools and technology in the legal function and streamline legal processes.

Required profile

• University degree in Law; bar license is a plus.
• 10+ years of practical experience as a legal consultant or counsel in an international company.
• Experience working across multiple jurisdictions and understanding of diverse legal frameworks in the TREA markets and their links to EU markets.
• Ability to collaborate across a matrix organisation (country, cluster, business unit, region, global).
• Ad-hoc travel across Turkey and Eurasia to meet local management, government bodies and plant activities.

Required skills

• Digital fluency and proven practical ability with AI applications in a legal environment.
• Excellent verbal and written English; additional TREA languages are a strong advantage.
• Ability to work under pressure, solve legal problems and adapt quickly.