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KIABI

Low-cost family fashion retailer worldwide

Responsable Juridique Corporate Groupe

Legal Counsel & Legal SupportConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeLezennes, FranceIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A postgraduate qualification in corporate law and corporate governance (Bac+5 minimum) is required.
  • At least five years of experience in similar roles is required.
  • Strong knowledge of company law and confirmed experience with corporate governance matters are required.
  • The candidate must be comfortable working in an international context and communicating in English with varied stakeholders, including senior stakeholders.
  • The role requires the ability to combine strategic perspective with operational involvement, provide expert leadership, exercise rigor and judgment, structure and improve practices, build partnerships with teams, propose pragmatic solutions, and share knowledge and support others’ development.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee the Group’s corporate legal secretariat and ensure the reliability of corporate registers, formalities, and databases.
  • Prepare and secure governance body operations, including board meetings, general meetings, powers, delegations, and regulated agreements.
  • Contribute to defining and deploying the Group’s governance standards.
  • Ensure the Group is covered by powers of attorney and delegations, including criminal liability responsibilities.
  • Design and lead legal restructurings, including mergers, universal transfers of assets, contributions, reorganizations, and simplifications.
  • Support growth transactions and transformation projects on their corporate legal aspects.
  • Coordinate international corporate transactions with local teams and external counsel.
  • Structure and secure intercompany agreements and flows.
  • Support the Group’s financing and investment transactions.
  • Work closely with Finance and Tax teams on cross-functional corporate matters.
  • Manage and develop the Corporate jurist and apprentice.
  • Structure corporate working methods, processes, templates, and standards for the Group.
  • Facilitate the corporate community with local legal teams and external partners.
  • Contribute to the transformation of the Legal, Corporate & Compliance department.

Desired Qualifications

  • A first experience in management or team facilitation is an advantage.
  • Experience with restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, and international environments is particularly relevant.

About the Company

KIABI

Low-cost family fashion retailer worldwide

KIABI offers affordable fashion for the whole family, with a focus on low-cost ready-to-wear. Its product lines are designed in France by an in-house team of 56 fashion designers, and the company sells through a network of more than 505 shops worldwide. The fashion ranges are created in-house and then produced to be accessible and easy to wear for people of all ages and nationalities. The company operates with a straightforward business model: make simple, universal clothing at low prices and keep costs down by managing design in-house and selling through a large retail network. Compared with competitors, KIABI stands out thanks to its large global presence, French design origin, and emphasis on universality and joie de vivre in its branding, aiming to be the go-to source for affordable family fashion. Its goal is to keep fashion accessible for everyone while growing its international reach and maintaining French design sensibilities.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Hem, France
Founded
1978

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