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As Legal Counsel, you provide practical, business-focused legal advice to help the company operate efficiently and in compliance with relevant laws and regulations. You support day-to-day operations by drafting and providing support in the negotiation of contracts, managing legal risk, and interpreting laws and regulations. You also oversee export control compliance, ensuring that our cross-border activities, technologies, and transactions comply with all applicable trade laws, enabling smarter, safer, and globally responsible decision-making throughout the organization.
YOUR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Provide clear, actionable legal advice across a range of corporate matters, including contracts, commercial transactions, employment law, and corporate governance.
* Identify, assess, and mitigate legal and compliance risks in business operations.
* Draft, review, and support in the negotiation of a wide variety of commercial contracts (e.g., NDAs, sales agreements, partnership agreements, distribution agreements, and licensing agreements).
* Serve as the primary point of contact for all export control-related legal issues, ensuring compliance with international trade regulations, including U.S. EAR and ITAR, EU dual-use regulations, and other applicable national laws.
* Ensure adherence to data privacy, anti-corruption, competition, and other applicable regulations.
* Engage and manage external legal advisors for specialized legal matters, including litigation, HR, tax, IP, regulatory investigations, cross-border transactions, and M&A.
* Maintain and improve the company’s legal document and contract management system, ensuring accurate storage, version control, and easy retrieval of key legal documents.
* A valid work permit for Switzerland is required for this position.
YOUR BACKGROUND AND SKILLS:
* Law Degree from an accredited institution; admission to the bar in a relevant jurisdiction preferred.
* 3–7 years of post-qualification experience, ideally in both a reputable law firm and an in-house legal department.
* Solid understanding of corporate, commercial, and contract law.
* Demonstrated experience in export control compliance, particularly with regimes such as EU dual-use regulations and U.S. EAR / ITAR
* Experience supporting cross-functional teams (e.g., engineering, sales, supply chain, HR) with legal guidance.
* Strong drafting and negotiation skills across a variety of contract types.
* Ability to translate complex legal concepts into practical business advice.
* Detail-oriented, organized, and able to manage multiple priorities with minimal supervision.
* High integrity and sound judgment under pressure, particularly when balancing legal risk and business needs.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and build trust across all organizational levels.
* Experience working with or managing a contract/document management system or CLM platform.
* Comfortable working in a fast-paced, international, and cross-cultural environment.
* Proactive and solution-oriented, with a strong sense of ownership.
ABOUT US:
Loft Dynamics is a team of over 90 passionate hard- and software engineers, highly specialized developers, and dedicated aviation and production experts that has achieved the world's first qualification for a Virtual Reality Motion training device by the European Aviation Safety Authority EASA with its Robinson R22 & Airbus H125 training solutions. All mechanical designs and electronic systems are engineered and coordinated in-house. Another strength of the team is its proximity to flight schools and professional operators worldwide. Swiss launching customer Mountainflyers, the Heli Academy, the development partner Air Zermatt, the helicopter manufacturer Airbus Helicopters and other important industrial partners enable the development of highly performing and innovative training solutions with the best possible value. Several European and North American training centers have already ordered our training devices and services and operate them successfully. The company is multiplying its products and services offers and growing rapidly.
We offer a modern and flexible working environment with the latest development tools, exciting challenges, and future-oriented career opportunities for you!
If you are interested, we would enjoy receiving your application documents. We are looking forward to getting to know you.
For questions, please get in touch with our HR Manager Antonija +41 44 442 09 13.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Legal
* Industries
Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
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