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Vice President Legal (all genders)

Legal
Vienna FREQUENTIS AG 09-2026 Full time
Job Introduction
Frequentis Group with headquarters in Vienna is an international supplier of communication and information systems for control centres with safety-critical tasks. Worldwide, more than 500 customers in some 150 countries with more than 45,000 workstations already trust our know-how and proven experience. 

Would you like to help shape the legal direction of Frequentis and, together with your team, make a sustainable contribution to the company’s success? In this responsible key role, you foster a culture of trust and collaboration within the Legal Department, further develop the legal strategy in close partnership with stakeholders, and act as a valued sparring partner and advisor to the Executive Board and leaders worldwide.
Key Tasks
  • Provide supportive professional leadership to a global Legal team of 17, including disciplinary responsibility for 8 colleagues based in Vienna, with focus areas in contract and procurement law, IT law, cybersecurity, and data protection 
  • Continuously enhance efficient and legally compliant processes with a strong emphasis on transparency, quality, and sustainable collaboration
  • Co-develop and implement the company-wide legal strategy in close and trusted partnership with the Executive Management and key business stakeholders 
  • Carefully review, draft, and negotiate complex international contracts and provide legal guidance for strategic projects 
  • Maintain constructive communication with international authorities 
  • Deliver forward-looking legal assessments of business decisions and develop sound, solution-oriented recommendations 
  • Conduct internal trainings and foster strong legal awareness throughout the organization
Key Qualifications
  • Law degree under Austrian law or a comparable legal qualification 
  • Several years of relevant professional experience in a corporate legal department or a reputable law firm, ideally including experience in leading and developing teams Austrian 
  • Bar exam is an advantage 
  • Proven experience in negotiating and structuring international project contracts in a solution-oriented manner 
  • Solid expertise in contract law, IT law, and data protection, ideally complemented by knowledge of procurement and cybersecurity law 
  • Strong communication skills, diplomatic judgment, and a high level of integrity and responsibility 
  • Strategic mindset with sound analytical skills and the ability to present complex matters clearly and coherently 
  • Service-oriented, reliable, and composed in demanding situations 
  • Fluency in German at native level is mandatory, as German serves as our corporate and primary working language; fluent English proficiency is also required due to our international operations
  • Confident handling of common IT tools (e.g., MS Office, Confluence, Jira, document management systems, contract databases) 
  • Curiosity, openness, and enthusiasm for sharing knowledge and sustainably developing an international team
Our Values
Around 2,600 employees are committed to creating a safer world with their innovative strength and technology orientation. Our culture is based on a working environment characterized by fairness and trust, mutual respect and appreciation. As an international company, we value this diversity and recruit regardless of age, gender, origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation or religion. We value fair and good working conditions, an optimum work-life-balance and offer all our employees equal development opportunities. In doing so, we focus on long-term working relationships in order to keep the valuable know-how of our employees stable.
Benefits

Working at Frequentis means making the world a safer place every day, long-term career opportunities and numerous benefits. These include a working time model based on trust, the option to work from home or remotely, a choice of IT equipment, a public transport ticket for the Vienna core zone or a reserved parking space, an allowance for meals in the office and reimbursement of expenses for working from home, the option to take a sabbatical, a comprehensive onboarding program and numerous programs for professional and personal development. You can find even MORE benefits on our career website.


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TRUSTED OFFICE HOME OFFICE / MODERN PUBLIC TRANSPORT / MENTORING TRAININGS
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WORKING HOURS RESTAURANT WORKATION IT-EQUIPMENT PARKING SPACE PROGRAM JOBRAD
Benefits

Working at Frequentis means making the world a safer place every day, long-term career opportunities and numerous benefits. These include a working time model based on trust, the option to work from home or remotely, a choice of IT equipment, a public transport ticket for the Vienna core zone or a reserved parking space, an allowance for meals in the office and reimbursement of expenses for working from home, the option to take a sabbatical, a comprehensive onboarding program and numerous programs for professional and personal development. You can find even MORE benefits on our career website.


Vertrauensarbeitszeit Betriebsrestaurant  Home Office  Smartphone Public transport subscription  Mentoring  Aus- und Weiterbildung  Fitness und Co 
TRUSTED OFFICE HOME OFFICE / MODERN PUBLIC TRANSPORT / MENTORING TRAININGS
 FITNESS /
WORKING HOURS RESTAURANT WORKATION IT-EQUIPMENT PARKING SPACE PROGRAM JOBRAD
Salary
The remuneration for this position consists of: The collective agreement minimum salary of EUR 100,000 gross per year (based on a 38.5 hour week) PLUS an overpayment in line with the market depending on your professional qualifications and experience. What else is important to you? We look forward to receiving questions from our future #ExpertsForASaferWorld.
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