Senior Legal Counsel - Corporate Finance

Main Accountabilities:

• Provide comprehensive legal advice and counsel on a wide range of corporate and governance matters, including corporate restructurings, subsidiary management and supporting board and committee meetings.
• Collaborate closely with the board of directors and senior leadership team to ensure effective corporate governance practices, including compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and best practices.
• Providing legal advice on proposed finance transactions; reviewing, drafting and negotiating a wide range of finance related documentation for parental guarantees, loans and bank facility agreements. Also requires negotiating standard banking terms and other day to day banking agreements and NDAs.
• Developing close working relationships with the Treasury and Governance functions of the business in identifying and managing legal risks with internal and external counterparts, and developing strategies to support the achievement of commercial objectives while managing and minimising legal risks.
• Provide timely legal advice and solutions.
• Engaging and managing external counsel where appropriate, and all related expenses.
• Maintain and develop standard contractual templates, and work to create and improve standardised legal processes to achieve best in class filing, tracing and productivity standards.
• Assisting the global Corporate Secretary in the administration of Bunge Global SA, including interfacing with external and internal counsel on a variety of legal and regulatory filings.

Knowledge & Skills:

•  Experience in structuring, drafting and negotiating legal documentation for finance transactions including secured transactions, bank guarantees, loans and credit facility agreements.
• Experience in drafting and negotiating ISDA and other derivative documentation (desired)
• Cross border finance transaction experience.
• Strong verbal and written communications skills with ability to work under a diverse and multicultural environment.
• Calm and confident demeanor with the ability to interact with all levels of senior management.
• Resilient, and with the ability to navigate effectively and productively legal processes.
• Excellent organisation skills, with ability to adapt to changing priorities and deadlines.
• Strong English language drafting skills.
• Insatiable appetite for continuous learning and development.
• A team player with high professional integrity.
• English language written and spoken fluency.

Education & Experience:

• Law qualification under any of English / Continental Europe / New York law.
• At least 3-4 years’ experience in corporate finance transactions and corporate governance gained from a major law firm, financial institution or corporate setting.

At Bunge, people don’t just come here to work, they come here to grow – solving challenges that directly impact the world with a diverse team of thinkers and doers.

If this description reflects your profile or ambition, we’re looking forward to seeing your application and motivation in English by hitting "apply"!

In case of questions, please reach out to Aitor Alonso (Talent Acquisition at aitor.alonso@bunge.com).

Acquisition by agencies is not appreciated, we do not use agencies at this moment for our recruitment. Open proposals of candidates are at own risk.

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At Bunge (NYSE: BG), our purpose is to connect farmers to consumers to deliver essential food, feed and fuel to the world. As a premier agribusiness solutions provider, our team of ~37,000 dedicated employees partner with farmers across the globe to move agricultural commodities from where they’re grown to where they’re needed—in faster, smarter, and more efficient ways. We are a world leader in grain origination, storage, distribution, oilseed processing and refining, offering a broad portfolio of plant-based oils, fats, and proteins. We work alongside our customers at both ends of the value chain to deliver quality products and develop tailored, innovative solutions that address evolving consumer needs. With 200+ years of experience and presence in over 50 countries, we are committed to strengthening global food security, advancing sustainability, and helping communities prosper where we operate. Bunge has its registered office in Geneva, Switzerland and its corporate headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. Learn more at Bunge.com.

Every day our people exemplify these values, which represent Bunge at its core:

•    We Are One Team – Collaborative, Respectful, Inclusive
•    We Lead The Way – Agile, Empowered, Innovative
•    We Do What’s Right – Safety, Sustainability, With Integrity

If this sounds like you, join us!  We value and invest in people who believe in our purpose and are excited to live it every day – people who are #ProudtoBeBunge