We are currently recruiting a Senior Legal Counsel (m/f/x), to enforce our legal department. This person will be based in Bussum as part of our Central Services team and working in close cooperation with the investment teams. The Central Services team is located in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom and consists of more than 50 specialists who are responsible for the legal, reporting, accounting, tax, investor relations, technology, HR, ESG and marketing functions of Waterland. The investment teams consist of more than 130 professionals across 12 offices, of which more than 25 in Bussum, the Netherlands.
What will be your impact?
The Senior Legal Counsel will:
The role is highly varied and involves working in a supportive, dynamic and vibrant atmosphere.
The projects you could work on offer continuous learning, increase your knowledge of the PE industry, and support you in growing your future career with us.
Be your true self:
We are seeking candidates (m/f/x) who can meet the following requirements:
As regards your personality :
A down-to-earth and open team player, having good communication skills, decisiveness, a creative yet pragmatic attitude, initiative-driven, curious and passionate.
Well-organized, hands-on, proactive, detail-oriented, ability to multi-task, commercial mindset, and work to tight deadlines.
Taking responsibility for tasks at hand. Ability to apply strong theoretical knowledge on practical situations, taking the company risk profile and goals into account.
You want to know more?
The role will be based in our Bussum office and will require travel (20% on an annual basis).
We commit ourselves to encouraging true team spirit and creating an inclusive and dynamic working environment in which each team member can pursue the knowledge needed to boost their career.
Work-life integration and hybrid working are important to us.
About us
Waterland is an independent private equity investment group that supports entrepreneurs in realising their growth ambitions. With substantial financial resources and committed industry expertise, Waterland enables its portfolio companies to achieve accelerated growth both organically and through acquisitions. Waterland is an active investor in the financial, strategic and operational sense.
In the current dynamic business environment with an increasing number of mergers and acquisitions, Waterland is a partner that provides entrepreneurs with a powerful position in the increasingly competitive international arena. Since the start in 1999, the firm has made investments in more than 1000 companies. Waterland currently manages more than 14 billion of investor commitments.
Investments are made in markets with attractive characteristics for a consolidation strategy: consistent growth, sufficient size, sustainable profitability, fragmenta