Legal Counsel - Compliance

Legal Counsel – Compliance

Location: France (Nexans HQ – Courbevoie) / Full Time / Experienced – over 5 years (ID 80322). Posting Start Date: 6/19/26.

At Nexans, our purpose is to electrify the future and contribute to a more sustainable world. As part of our Group Legal & Compliance function, you will join an international and collaborative team committed to embedding integrity, ethics, and compliance across our global operations.

This opportunity sits within a dedicated Compliance function and reports directly to the Group Compliance Director. You will play a key role in supporting and driving Nexans’ compliance agenda worldwide.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the deployment and continuous enhancement of Nexans’ global compliance program across anti‑bribery & corruption, competition law, and trade & sanctions areas.
• Coordinate and contribute to compliance training sessions, awareness initiatives, and key events including Compliance Week.
• Develop, implement, and monitor compliance controls, processes, and governance tools.
• Support Business Groups and operational teams on compliance‑related matters and day‑to‑day advisory topics.
• Contribute to third‑party due diligence processes, including agents, distributors, and compliance assessments.
• Collaborate closely with Group, Regional, and Business Group Legal & Compliance teams to ensure consistency and effective deployment of compliance initiatives globally.

Qualifications

• Around 8 years of experience in compliance, legal, or regulatory matters within an international environment.
• Strong interest and exposure to compliance topics such as anti‑corruption, competition law, export control, or trade sanctions.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
• Business‑oriented mindset with strong communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Fluent French and strong English language skills are required; an additional language would be a plus.
• Curious, rigorous, collaborative, and motivated to work on international compliance topics within a global industrial organisation.

We Value

We recognise the differences that make each employee valuable and unique. The diversity of experiences, origins, personalities, gender and disability are considered key to our global ambition to lead the world in energy transition towards a sustainable planet. Therefore we encourage diversity in our recruitment.