Job Title:

Junior Legal Counsel

Job Location:

This role will be based in our Zurich office at 100% capacity

We are currently looking for a Junior Legal Counsel to strengthen our Legal team in Dübendorf. You will work in an international and dynamic environment and will work closely with other functional areas and stakeholders within Huawei Technologies Switzerland AG. You are expected to proactively identify and initiate internal improvements as well as to broaden responsibilities beyond the job description.

Main Responsibilities:

• Negotiate and draft various types of contracts for all departments and business groups, such as carrier network business group, enterprise business group, cloud business unit, digital power business group, and consumer business group, namely but not limited to sales contracts, procurement contracts, service- and rental contracts

• Legal support and research in all matters covering all relevant areas of laws, in particular, contract law, anti-bribery and corruption law, due diligence, privacy (GDPR & FADP), telecommunications law, competition law, trade secrecy, employment law

• Day-to-day counseling and support on all legal and relevant regulatory topics to the management and colleagues

• Active implementation and support in various compliance matters

• Mediation of internal and external disputes as well as coordination of inquiries or potential litigation with external experts and attorneys

• Providing Privacy, competition law, anti-bribery and trade secrecy trainings to all in and outsourced employees

• Risk assessment and proactively adapting and defining solution-oriented approaches and practices and procedures in emerging needs

• Ensuring good corporate governance on the country level among others developing and implementing the organization’s compliance program in line with the guidelines from our Headquarter and Regional Headquarter

• Supporting internal privacy and external ISO certification acquisition for Huawei Technologies Switzerland AG and implementing on-site customer-related supplier audits.

• Regularly reviewing internal policies with respect to regulatory and legal changes

• Monitoring specific legal developments and changes in the industry

• Corporate Housekeeping

Requirements:

• Team work capability is a must

• Recently graduated (2024/2025) Bachelor or Master Degree in Swiss Law

• Strong ability to learn, self-management skills and the ability to work independently
• High flexibility and able to manage multiple tasks, being target oriented and able to work under pressure
• Ability to work in a culturally diverse, high paced organization.
• Fluency in English and German is a must

What we offer:

We offer you an exciting professional career in one of the leading and fastest-growing multinational telecommunication companies, challenging work, and a competitive salary package. Personal development is ensured through many training opportunities in Western Europe and abroad.

About Huawei’s Graduate Program:

• Professional Career Path: We offer you an exciting professional career in one of the leading and fastest-growing multinational telecommunication companies
• Personal Development is ensured through training and workshop opportunities: Comprehensive training programs throughout the first six months.
• Firsthand experience in customer engagement and new technology innovation
• Challenging and diverse assignments that enable you to develop your personal and professional strengths continuously
• Competitive Salary package
• Mentor/Buddy Program: A mentor that will guide you through both business and intercultural development
• After onboarding, internal networking activities with other fresh Graduates take place constantly

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About Huawei

Huawei is a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices provider. With integrated solutions across four key domains – telecom networks, IT, smart devices, and cloud services – we are committed to bringing digital to every person, home, and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world.

At Huawei, innovation focuses on customer needs. We invest heavily in basic research, concentrating on technological breakthroughs that drive the world forward. We have over 207,000 employees and operate in more than 170 countries and regions.

Huawei's end-to-end portfolio of products, solutions, and services is competitive and secure. Through open collaboration with ecosystem partners, we create lasting value for our customers, working to empower people, enrich home life, and inspire innovation in organizations of all shapes and sizes.

Privacy Statement:
We, therefore, are committed to protecting your privacy following the local legal data privacy legislation. Please read and understand our West European Recruitment Privacy Notice before submitting your personal data to Huawei so that you fully understand how we process and manage your personal data received (http://career.huawei.com/reccampportal/portal/hrd/weu_rec_all.html).

If you have any queries regarding Huawei WEU Data Privacy, please get in touch with our WEU Data Protection Officer by clicking here (http://www.huawei.com/en/personal-data-request).

Huawei has a zero tolerance for bribery and corruption. Huawei Switzerland is committed to carrying out its business in an honest and ethical manner which is reflected within Huawei’s Core Values that form the foundation of the Company.

All employees must strictly comply with all anti-bribery laws and regulations, industry-wide ethical standards, and anti-corruption compliance policies and requirements and any violations in the recruitment process will automatically lead to the termination of the process.