At Sonos we want to create the ultimate listening experience for our customers and know that it starts by listening to each other. As part of the Sonos team, you’ll collaborate with people of all styles, skill sets, and backgrounds to realize our vision while fostering a community where everyone feels included and empowered to do the best work of their lives.

The Legal Counsel will serve as part of our corporate legal group and be a senior advisor to our EMEA sales and marketing teams and support litigation and compliance work across the company. You will be a problem-solver, trusted advisor, and active participant in the business. You will apply your relevant legal background and expertise as well as think quickly on your feet, learn new areas of law, and be able to handle legal issues that you haven’t previously faced.

 
What You’ll Do:

• Partner cross-functionally with our EMEA go-to-market function, advising on legal issues related to sales, marketing, and distribution matters, including pricing and competition law. reporting to our Director, Legal – GTM and APAC.

• Assist on matters related to local and international regulations and considerations international compliance and litigation, including working with our global teams to ensure compliance with EMEA-specific regulations and considerations. .

• Help to advise sales teams on key relationships with dealers and distributors in the EMEA region, including negotiation of dealer and distributor agreements.

• Manage the legal aspects of the Selective Distribution Network in EMEA, including all related legal policies and competition law aspects.

• Help to advise marketing and operational/staff functions in the EMEA region, including negotiating agency/vendor agreements, compliance (including advertising, consumer law, and eCommerce compliance), and consumer communications.

• Work with and manage outside counsel as necessary related to the above.

• Work cross-functionally with various regional stakeholders, ensuring that legal matters are effectively and efficiently managed.

What You’ll Need:

Basic Qualifications

• 8-10 years experience at a law firm or in-house, preferably at a consumer electronics or technology company. Direct experience with go-to-market matters is preferred.

• A Law Degree from a Dutch or German University

• Fluency in both English and Dutch. Additional languages are a plus, with German strongly preferred.

• Transactional experience with various agreements (dealer/distributor agreements, agency agreements, MSAs, etc.).

• EU Competition law knowledge and experience, preferably with selective distribution.

• Basic understanding of EU law and EU legislative process.

• Basic experience with business litigation.

• Able to understand technical concepts, and identify and explain risks to many company stakeholders, including those unfamiliar with legal concepts.

• Able to periodically travel or attend an office location when necessary.

Research shows that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often don't apply for roles if they don't meet all the criteria. If you don’t have 100% of the skills listed, we strongly encourage you to apply if you are interested.

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