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Legal Counsel – Corporate Governance (m/f/d)

  • Cabka N.V.
  • Amsterdam
  • Presence / Mobile
  • Fulltime
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Cabka develops clever and transformative solutions for shipping goods around the world. We take plastic waste and transform it into reusable transport packaging. This is how we turn the used into the useful. Transformation is our power because we know that while resources are limited, possibilities are endless. Together with our customers, we transform entire supply chains and beyond, combining technology, innovation, and sustainability. To us, success means creating solutions that are optimal for our clients and for the planet. In Cabka we believe that every transformation starts with a group of passionate, dedicated, and innovative people. It is for them that we live a culture of inclusion, respect and trust that is strongly aligned with our values RESPECT, PASSION, CREATIVITY, ACCOUNTABILITY.
 
You want to be responsible for developing a key market with profitable growth? Join us in creating a future which makes us all proud!
 
Legal Counsel – Corporate Governance (m/f/d) 
based in Amsterdam

Your responsibilities

The Legal Counsel acts as a key legal partner to the Executive Leadership Team and other business functions, ensuring both strong corporate governance and pragmatic legal support across the organization.

Board Affairs & Governance Operations

  • Coordinate Board and Supervisory Board meeting cycles, including agendas, board packs and resolutions
  • Draft meeting minutes, track follow-up actions and ensure governance-compliant documentation
  • Maintain corporate governance records (resolutions and decision logs, delegation of authority documentation, corporate records and filings)


Legal Department Support & Commercial Legal

  • Draft, review and negotiate commercial contracts and NDAs
  • Prepare and maintain contract templates and support contract lifecycle management
  • Provide legal advice and conduct legal research for internal stakeholders
  • Act as reliable point of contact for general legal queries


AGM & Shareholder Governance

  • Coordinate end-to-end Annual General Meeting (AGM) preparation (timeline, stakeholders, documentation)
  • Draft/review AGM agenda, notices, resolutions and Q&A briefs
  • Ensure accurate post-AGM documentation, filings and cross-functional alignment


Annual Report & Governance Disclosures

  • Support preparation of Annual Report with focus on governance disclosures
  • Coordinate stakeholder inputs
  • Review legal accuracy and consistency


Policy Support

  • Support remuneration and governance-related Board and committee processes
  • Draft and review Board resolutions and governance policies

Your profile

  • Master’s degree in Dutch law (LL.M. or equivalent)
  • 2–4 years of relevant experience in corporate governance, board support, or corporate/M&A (law firm or in-house, ideally listed environment)
  • Strong knowledge of Dutch corporate governance, Board/Supervisory Board processes, AGM preparation and commercial law
  • Excellent drafting and documentation skills with high attention to detail and reliability
  • Strong organisational and stakeholder management skills in a senior stakeholder environment
  • Discreet, structured and solution-oriented working style
  • Proficiency in Office 365 and experience with board management tools
  • Native Dutch or fully fluent (mandatory) with strong English skills
  • Ability to operate independently with limited supervision and responsibility for sensitive matters
  • Driver’s license required (limited mobility required)

What we offer

  • Independent work with lots of flexibility and creative freedom
  • Company pension scheme
  • Individual opportunities for further training
  • Permanent employment contract and attractive compensation
  • A great team with strong collegial support
  • Flat hierarchies, a respectful leadership culture, and an open working atmosphere
  • A crisis-proof medium-sized company in a future-oriented industry

We embrace Diversity and Inclusion and are committed to providing equal opportunities to all of our applicants as well as our employees – regardless of race, gender, age, religion and beliefs, sexual orientation and gender identity, disability, cultural, ethnic or national origins. Are you an innovative out-of-the-box thinker with a passion for changing the world to the better tomorrow? Then we are looking forward to your application! Please use our online application form to apply.
 
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