Legal Specialist

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Italdesign is an Italian design and engineering company specializing in automotive, transportation, and product development sectors. Based in Moncalieri (Turin) with over 1,300 employees worldwide, it has been innovating and working with top car makers and emerging players for more than 57 years. Italdesign offers services spanning exterior and interior design, prototyping, engineering, and turnkey project management, with a vertical integrated approach from idea to homologation and series production.

Italdesign also develops new technologies and fosters advancements in mobility and prototyping, including electronic systems development such as infotainment, ADAS, high-voltage batteries, and Software Defined Vehicles (SDVs). Since joining the Audi Group in 2010, Italdesign has grown by delivering solutions that combine aesthetics and functionality. In 2025 Italdesign obtained the Top Employers Certification for the tenth year in a row.

Position : Italdesign is looking for a passionate and dynamic person, with strong verbal and written communication skills, to join the Legal & Governance team. Reporting directly to the manager of the function, the Legal Specialist will provide legal support on a wide range of corporate and commercial matters, helping to ensure compliance with applicable laws and internal policies.

You will work closely with various business functions, including Purchasing, R&D, Quality, Sales, HR and Compliance, as well as external legal advisors and authorities. This role offers exposure to cutting-edge projects related to mobility, technological innovation, and design.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts typical of engineering services companies, both in Italian and English, such as: supply and subcontracting agreements, R&D and engineering service agreements, NDAs and confidentiality agreements, framework agreements with Business Partners
• Support corporate governance activities, including drafting of board resolutions, powers of attorney, and maintaining corporate records
• Support the internal units in the management of legal issues, legal opinions
• Support in dealing with governance and Data Protection (GDPR)
• Monitor and interpret applicable laws and regulations impacting Company business
• Provide legal advice to internal stakeholders and ensure risk mitigation in day-to-day operations
• Work with IT and Compliance team on matters related to IT security and internal and Group policies
• Coordinate with external legal counsel and regulatory bodies when needed
• Manage priorities while respecting deadlines

Key Requirements

• 3–5 years of experience in a legal department of multinational industrial companies (preferably in the automotive sector) or in international law firms with a strong focus on commercial and corporate law
• Solid knowledge of civil, commercial, and corporate law (national and European Union regulations)
• Autonomous drafting of legal texts
• Accuracy, clarity and completeness in the preparation of documents
• Communication, negotiation and conflict management abilities
• Team player with a proactive and business-oriented mindset, and respect for others
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and ability to work independently
• Precision, good organization and good time management
• Ability to work under pressure and to meet tight deadlines
• Diplomacy and ability to interact at various levels of responsibility
• High level of integrity and confidentiality, accountability and flexibility

Preferential Requirements

• Qualification for the legal profession (bar examination)
• Second-level master’s degree in business law
• Knowledge of regulations on innovative ICT technologies
• Familiarity with the regulatory framework applicable to the automotive industry

Additional Information

• Education: Master’s degree in law
• Language skills: Fluent knowledge of written and spoken Italian and English are required. Knowledge of German would be appreciated.
• Workplace: Moncalieri (TO) and availability to travel
• Benefit: continuous training (technical, soft and language skills), company canteen, health insurance, car leasing program, smart working, flexible benefits, good work-life balance

Italdesign is committed to creating an inclusive, diverse and safe workplace, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer (L.903/77).
We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, disability, parental status, or social origin.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Legal
• Industries
• Automotive

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