Shape the legal future of our business – as Senior Legal Counsel!
This senior legal role is at the heart of the business – consulting on all legal business matters, from product development to supply, marketing and product liability. You will also act as main legal counsel for our large project and engineering service offering, advising on design contract and marketing concepts. The role is based in our office in the Netherlands in Berkel, near Rotterdam, functionally reporting to the Head of Legal Commercial located in Schaan, Liechtenstein (Hilti headquarters).
What You'll do
Your main responsibilities include: - Advising dedicated Hilti Business Units on legal day-to-day business matters, covering product and service developments end-to-end, from R&D and direct supply contracts to market launch and beyond. Legal support of our engineering and design service offering with a focus on large projects. This entails developing practical contract and marketing concepts and coordinating their global rollout to our 10 region legal teams. - Cooperating with Brand, Marketing and Quality teams on strengthening our legal processes & policies, including legal trainings and supporting them on product liability and misleading advertising topics. - Working closely with our 10 region legal teams on content for knowledge build-up and experience sharing
What You’ll Bring
- You hold a law degree being at minimum equal to a master’s degree. Advanced professional education (e.g. LL.M, admission to the bar) is a plus.
- You gained a minimum of 5 years of experience as a commercial lawyer in an international company and/or in a leading law firm.
- You have strong conceptual skills and enjoy working on and implementing policies and processes to manage legal risks.
- You are curious to get a basic understanding of technical & engineering topics to provide practical, legally sound advice.
- You speak and provide legal support fluently in English.
- The role requires occasional travel to Hilti headquarters in Schaan (4-6 times per year).
What’s In It for You
This unique opportunity will shape the future of Hilti’s growing location in Berkel. You will have the chance to build up the new teams as part of Hilti’s LEAD2030 strategy and contribute to our purpose of Making Construction Better. Our office in Berkel en Rodenrijs, near Rotterdam, is a multicultural workplace, where our teams are working together with a shared set of values and goals. Show us what you’re made of and we’ll offer you opportunities to move around the business – to work abroad, experience different job functions and tackle different markets. It’s a great way to find the right match for your ambitions and achieve the exciting career you’re after. We have a very thorough people review process, unlike any we know of in any other business. We screen everyone in the company in a yearly career performance matching process. It means we can pair talent with opportunities - developing our people in their current roles or challenging them to work in new ways or in new places. It’s how we find the right fit and further our teams personally and professionally.Additionally, we offer you a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits.
Why Hilti
Hilti is a global leader in construction innovation, with more than 34,000 team members across 120 countries. Guided by our purpose, Making Construction Better, we’re driven to keep learning, growing, and finding new ways to make a lasting impact. Here, you’ll be empowered to use your strengths, work with a global and inclusive team, and take on meaningful challenges. At Hilti, you’ll have the chance to make your ideas, achievements, and growth real through purpose, passion, and teamwork.
Commitment to Inclusion
At Hilti, inclusion is a key focus in how we work, lead, and grow together. We are committed to embracing diversity of thought and creating an environment that is inclusive of everyone, everywhere. We continuously strive to ensure every voice is valued and every team member feels empowered to contribute. By building on this foundation, we strengthen our teams, our innovation, and our impact, making construction better together.

