Legal & Compliance Officer

We are looking for a bright Legal & Compliance Officer to join our N-SIDE Internal Services team based in Louvain-la-Neuve.

Who we are

 N-SIDE is a world leader in increasing the efficiency of life sciences and energy industries by providing software and services that optimize the use of natural resources, facilitating the transition to a more sustainable world.

To achieve this, N-SIDE leverages its deep industry knowledge, technical expertise, and understanding of applied mathematics to help global pharmaceutical and energy companies anticipate, adapt, and optimize their decisions.

In the life sciences industry, N-SIDE reduces waste in clinical trials, leading to more efficient, faster, and more sustainable clinical trials. 

In the energy industry, N-SIDE helps electricity market and grid operators in enabling a safer and faster transition toward renewable sources.

What you’ll do

• Contractual & Advisory Support :

• Contract review & set-up: Drafting, reviewing, amending and negotiating commercial contracts (e.g. RFP & tenders, sales & SaaS Master Agreements, procurement contracts, service agreements, NDA, DPA, partnerships, etc.) across the 2 N-SIDE Business Units (Life Science & Energy).
• Contract management: manage the contract life cycle from its request until its filing, including its review in close collaboration with the Business and all internal stakeholders required (i.e. Finance, Business Development, HR, Senior Management)
• Advice: Provide practical, solution-oriented & business-oriented advice to the Business on legal and contractual aspects
• Processes: Work with the rest of the Legal team, Compliance team and business stakeholders on internal best practices and contract processes or tools

• Regulatory & Compliance:
  • Governance & Ethics: Steer the Company’s Governance & Ethics domain, including the Code of Conduct and Whistleblowing framework, acting as the primary neutral body
  • Privacy: Serve as the advisory lead for GDPR requirements and the Privacy Committee.
  • Regulatory oversight: Monitor local and international regulations to provide the regulatory reference guiding and defining required compliance or certifications efforts on respective domains, supporting the operational teams in charge of implementing effective compliance measures.
  • Audit & Risk Mitigation: Coordinate compliance checks, acting as a backup for the audit function to ensure non-conformities are addressed and business risks are mitigated.
  • Training & Empowerment: Develop,deliver and monitor effectiveness of compliance training across functions to ensure teams are equipped to handle their delegated regulatory and compliance responsibilities effectively.

• General Legal Affairs & Specialized Support: Beyond the core commercial and compliance pillars, you will serve as a versatile legal partner on a broad range of matters, together with the legal team:
  • Intellectual Property: Protect the company’s core assets by advising on IP strategy, managing the trademark portfolio, etc.
  • Litigation: Manage potential disputes or claims, coordinating if needed with external counsel.
  • Corporate: Support corporate governance activities, in particular Board and shareholders management, across N-SIDE’s affiliated companies.
  • Ad-hoc Legal Projects: Tackle diverse legal challenges as they arise, from insurance renewals and real estate leases to supporting strategic M&A or financing activities.

About you

• You hold a Master’s Degree in Law from a European University
• You have gained minimum 2 to 5 years experience in a previous function as in-house Legal/Compliance preferably within an international corporate environment
• Fluent in English and French
• You have a very rigorous attention to detail, results-oriented, strong organizational skills as well as the ability to prioritize own work
• You have experience with contract drafting, review and negotiation, you are able to handle both recurring small contracts and complex high-value agreements
• You bring solid expertise in GDPR compliance and are familiar with EU whistleblower protection, antitrust frameworks, and compliance risk management.
• You are able to manage multiple files simultaneously and to work under business time constraints.
• You are able to navigate complex legal and compliance issues and turn them into pragmatic, actionable solutions
• You are able to work within a team environment, effectively communicate and be proactive. 

Start date: ASAP

Our offer

What’s important for us is that you grow and learn, because we care about you, which is N-SIDE’s hallmark.You will be part of a fun and flexible work environment in which creativity, freedom and initiative are rewarded.

You will join a diverse team of over 200 passionate engineers, computer scientists, and business experts from 30+ different nationalities, with 25% holding PhDs. Together, we are committed to making a meaningful impact toward a more sustainable future.

N-SIDE offers a great compensation package, which includes a company car and full range of benefits which can be personalised thanks to our Flex Income Plan.

All candidates will be treated equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, disability, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law. N-SIDE will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

We are headquartered in Belgium with offices in the USA and Japan. The company is certified B Corporation, Best Managed Company by Deloitte Belgium, and ISO 27001. 

Motivated to join our team and bring N-SIDE to the next level?

We are looking forward to receiving your application

We are committed to respecting your privacy and protecting your personal data, including any information which allows us to identify you as an individual person. N-SIDE uses the applicant’s personal data in a fair and lawful manner. N-SIDE collects and processes personal data in accordance with the privacy statement available in the privacy policy. Personal information (applicant data) submitted by an applicant will only be used by N-SIDE to ensure an effective recruitment process and will be used for recruitment purposes only.

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