(Senior) Legal Counsel (m/f/d)

Your mission As (Senior) Legal Counsel at E.ON Drive Infrastructure (EDRI), you will play a key role in supporting our international growth journey. In this position, you will provide pragmatic legal advice, drive legal processes, and work closely with stakeholders across multiple markets to support the expansion of charging infrastructure throughout Europe.   Your responsibilities • Advise international teams, management, and leadership on a broad range of day-to-day legal matters • Draft, review, negotiate, and further develop commercial agreements and legal documents, including site, lease and usage agreements, supplier and service contracts, cooperation and partnership agreements, financing-related agreements, and claim matters • Analyze complex legal and regulatory issues related to e-mobility and charging infrastructure and develop pragmatic business solutions, working closely with technical teams to identify legal risks early • Advise on regulatory requirements in e-mobility, energy, infrastructure, and technology, including energy law, metrology and calibration law, the German Energy Industry Act, and Federal Network Agency requirements • Lead negotiations with business partners, authorities, landowners, and other external stakeholders and support strategic partnerships and innovative cooperation models • Enforce the company’s rights in disputes and contractual breaches, support court proceedings, and develop efficient conflict resolution strategies • Support permitting and implementation matters related to the construction and operation of charging infrastructure, including building and environmental permits. • Represent the company vis-à-vis authorities, institutions, courts, professional bodies, and e-mobility industry associations, contribute to industry standards, and prepare legal statements and position papers • Drive legal processes, standardization, automation, and efficiency improvements • Coordinating external law firms and legal support across multiple jurisdictions • Support governance, compliance, risk management, and data privacy topics, including GDPR-related matters where relevant • Ensuring close stakeholder management across our headquarters and international markets Your profile • Fully qualified lawyer (Second German State Examination or equivalent legal qualification) • Prior admission as Rechtsanwältin / Rechtsanwalt or in-house lawyer (Syndikusrechtsanwältin / Syndikusrechtsanwalt) and eligible for admission as in-house lawyer pursuant to § 46 BRAO • At least 3 years of professional experience as in-house legal counsel or in a law firm advising corporate clients • Strong expertise in commercial contracts, commercial law, corporate law, real estate law, or related fields; additional experience in governance, risk management, compliance, and/or data protection is an advantage • Experience in e-mobility, energy, infrastructure, or technology is a strong advantage. • Strong process-oriented mindset with the ability to structure and optimize legal workflows • Experience with or strong interest in Legal Tech, process automation (e.g., RPA), and AI. Motivation to actively use these tools to make legal work more efficient and effective • Pragmatic, business-oriented, and solution-focused approach to legal advice • Strong analytical skills paired with a hands-on mentality and entrepreneurial thinking • Enjoy working both collaboratively and independently • Willingness to take responsibility, actively drive topics forward, and continuously develop your own area of responsibility • Fluency in both German and English is mandatory • Excellent communication and negotiation skills with the confidence to engage with senior stakeholders Why us? • People take centre stage: Become part of a