Legal Counsel - CDM

Join us and shape the future of hospitality today!

EHL's dynamic campuses form a unique network where passionate students, academics and industry experts from over 120 countries come together with a common goal: to develop and disseminate hospitality knowledge, while supporting the sector's continued growth.

We are constantly striving to improve the working environment and personal development opportunities for our more than 800 staff and teachers, who are among the most recognized experts in their respective fields. Since its foundation in 1893, EHL has been widely recognized by the industry and consistently ranked among the world's top hospitality management schools. Everything we do is based on our values of excellence, family and learning, and we are committed to bringing them to life in tangible ways for our employees.

The Legal Office acts as the point of contact on legal matters to all business segments and stakeholders of the EHL Group worldwide, protecting the Group’s interests and allowing it to achieve its goals while always complying with applicable laws and regulations. It provides legal advice in all relevant areas of law, defines legal and contractual processes, manages claims, and decides on the engagement of outside counsels where needed.

To join our amazing team, we are looking for a candidate who is not only skilled and passionate about hospitality but also aligns with our leadership principles: transparency, accountability, collaboration, care, and experimentation.

Legal Counsel - CDM

The mission of the Legal Counsel is to support the Director of the Legal Office in a role that spans both local and international activities across a wide range of legal domains, with a particular focus on data protection, as well as on the legal and contractual aspects of digital and AI tools and services.

What will you do?

• Manage and be a center of expertise for data protection matters.
• Legal counseling to the Group’s business segments on various legal areas, including in academic, scientific, and commercial matters, with strong focus on the procurement of digital/IT solutions, including AI technologies.
• Contracts drafting and negotiation in these areas.
• General legal advice in diverse fields of private and public laws.
• Support to the Director Legal Office on other strategic matters.

Who you are?

• You have a Master’s degree in Swiss law (Swiss bar admission preferred).
• You have a strong command of Swiss and European data protection laws and regulations.
• You have experience in drafting and negotiating contracts.
• You have excellent general legal skills, including public law and administrative procedures.
• You are a strong team collaborator and an effective communicator.
• You are pragmatic and results-oriented.
• You are autonomous.
• You are able to understand commercial objectives.
• You are interested in new technologies.
• You are fluent in French and English (C1).

What we offer?

We offer you a fixed term contract within a business area of an educational institution, with exceptional employee benefits including free meals, an attractive number of days off, a parking space or public transport contribution, as well as access to various services and facilities.

We offer you responsibility, challenge, development opportunities and encouragement to help you achieve your professional and personal goals.

We offer you the opportunity to make a tangible impact on our students’, staff and partners’ experience as well as contribute to the growth of our institution.

You will enjoy being part of a passionate, multidisciplinary and talented team.