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What We Offer
We offer you an exciting international career in an industry that has a significant impact on the world economy and a company that plays a pivotal role in world trade. Working together with highly qualified people in a global team with numerous growth opportunities, you will join a diverse, global organization where you can grow on the job, tap into industry-leading talent development initiatives, enjoy collaborating with your colleagues and broaden your perspective through personal and professional development.
We are proud of our people who define our company’s values, industry leadership, global team culture and customer-centric focus.
We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone. In this role, we can offer a full-time role, with flexible working arrangements, such as hybrid working up to 60%, adjusted working hours, and other alternative working patterns.
The role
The position will be based in Genoa, Italy, as part of the Europe Legal team reporting to the Head of Commercial Contracts, Europe (based in Liverpool, UK). You will play a key role in supporting Maersk’s ambition to be the Global Integrator of Container Logistics by reviewing, drafting, and negotiating commercial and vendor contracts for our logistics and shipping business. As a reliable legal business partner, you will facilitate business growth with a customer-centric mindset while protecting the company’s values, interests, and reputation.
You will work closely with legal colleagues across Europe—particularly in Copenhagen, the UK & Ireland, and The Hague—the contract governance team in India, and stakeholders in Sales, Procurement, and various support functions. A high degree of independence and proactiveness is expected, as well as the ability to take a pragmatic approach to problem solving, risk management, and the application of company-specific risk tolerances.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide advice and support on reviewing, drafting and negotiating contracts with customers, suppliers, business partners and governmental authorities.
* Acting as a business partner in facilitating the commercial team’s assessment of risks and rewards from a legal perspective, whilst safeguarding Maersk’s values, interests and reputation.
* Maintaining a strong understanding of the Maersk contract templates and policies in relation to risk.
* Responsible for engaging and managing of external legal counsel, including legal budget.
* Proactively identify and address legal issues in a pragmatic and risk-based manner.
* Provide training to (non-legal) colleagues on relevant legal topics.
* Working effectively with other departments and functions such as Procurement, Sales, Finance, Tax, Compliance, etc.
Who We Are Looking For
* Higher degree in Law.
* Fluency in English is a must. Fluency in French and Italian should be considered a plus.
* Minimum 4 – 5 years of relevant legal experience in private practice at a reputable law firm with international clients and/or in a multinational company, with experience in international logistics.
* Deep competence in contract law, with demonstrable skill and capabilities in drafting and negotiating complex commercial contracts.
* Able to work independently, yet collaborate effectively with functional project teams.
* Have a broad understanding of the commercial playing field and different industry actors.
* Able to hold a position, yet partnering with the business to find solutions to complex issues.
* Healthily balances a detail-orientated approach, with a result-oriented mindset.
* Strong people skills, business savvy.
* Commercial mind-set, drive to deliver high quality results effectively and efficiently, high level of integrity.
* Effective written and oral communication skills, able to explain complex legal issues to non-legal persons, empathy, personal tact.
* Flexible to adapt to changing priorities, fast-paced and fluid environments, willing to travel.
Office location: Genoa, Italy
Relevant information: No relocation or Visa support provided
Application deadline: 30th August 2025
If you have been reading so far, we are glad to see you are interested! If you could see yourself in this role and you are keen to join our journey to become the Global Integrator of Container Logistics, we are very much looking forward to your application.
Our recruitment process
Please submit your application in English. If your profile matches the job requirements, our recruiter will get in touch to share more about the role and get to know you better. If successful, you will discuss the role with the Line Manager in details. Every candidate will receive feedback.
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