Key Skills

Job Description

Your Role As Legal Counsel, you will: Provide clear, practical and commercially focused legal advice across a broad range of business activities, projects and proposals in multiple jurisdictions. Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts, driving negotiations and protecting OMRON’s legal and commercial interests while enabling sustainable business outcomes. Manage claims and emerging disputes, using effective negotiation to de-escalate and achieve pragmatic commercial resolutions. Build trusted relationships with internal stakeholders and collaborate effectively with colleagues from different functions, cultures and backgrounds. Identify legal and commercial risks, apply balanced judgement and communicate proportionate, solution-oriented recommendations. Assess legal and regulatory compliance risks in new solutions, technologies and business models, and develop practical legal frameworks that mitigate risk while enabling responsible and sustainable growth. Contribute to the legal team’s continuous improvement through legal operations, knowledge management, process optimization and the responsible use of legal technology. Balance business objectives with OMRON’s ethical values and commitment to legal compliance. Required Education and Qualifications Essential: a master’s degree in law (LL.M.) preferably awarded by a Dutch university or another EU Member State Approximately 3 to 4 years of relevant legal experience, gained at a law firm, in-house legal department or a combination of both, preferably in an international or multinational environment. Experience supporting industrial automation, manufacturing, technology or comparable business-to-business organisation is preferred. Required Skills and Experience Strong grounding in commercial and contract law, with demonstrated ability to draft, review and negotiate complex business-to-business agreements. A pragmatic business mindset and the ability to translate legal analysis into clear, concise and actionable advice. Strong judgement, analytical ability and attention to detail, with the confidence to take ownership and escalate appropriately. Excellent communication, listening and influencing skills, including the ability to adapt your approach to different cultures, jurisdictions, seniority levels and working styles. Collaborative, open-minded and resilient, with the flexibility to manage changing priorities, ambiguity and competing demands in a fast-moving cross-border environment. Curiosity and openness to learning OMRON’s solutions, technologies and evolving business models. A constructive and service-oriented approach, combined with the confidence to challenge and negotiate firmly when required. Fluent professional English; proficiency in an additional European language such as German, French, Italian, Spanish etc. is a plus Eligibility to work in the Netherlands. We offer: What OMRON Offers International and multicultural working environment. Close collaboration with internal clients across EMEA. Broad legal exposure and opportunities to implement best practices. Development opportunities to become a subject matter expert in specific legal areas. Support from experienced Legal Counsels and a cooperative, passionate team. Competitive remuneration package. 29 days of holiday for full-time employment. Hybrid working options. Working from abroad (Subject to OMRON’s EMEA policy) Access to company health insurance, pension, and fitness programs. Full-time position (40 hours/week, 36 hours/week negotiable). Interested? We welcome applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Please submit your motivation letter and CV and click on apply!

Core Responsibilities

Provide commercially focused legal advice across business activities and jurisdictions, and draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts while protecting the company’s interests. Manage claims and disputes, assess legal and regulatory risks, advise stakeholders on practical solutions, and contribute to legal operations and process improvement.

Requirements

Requires a master’s degree in law, preferably from a Dutch or other EU university, and approximately 3–4 years of relevant legal experience; experience in an international environment or in industrial automation, manufacturing, technology, or comparable B2B organizations is preferred. Candidates should have strong commercial and contract law expertise, sound judgment and communication skills, fluent professional English, and eligibility to work in the Netherlands; another European language is a plus.

Benefits

• International And Multicultural Working Environment
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Competitive Remuneration Package
• 29 Days Of Holiday
• Hybrid Working Options
• Working From Abroad Subject To Company Policy
• Health Insurance
• Pension
• Fitness Programs