Şişecam was founded in 1935 to establish Turkey’s glass industry in line with the vision of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Turkish Republic. Today, Şişecam is a strong global player in the fields of glass and chemicals. Şişecam is the only global company operating in all core areas of glass production – including flat glass, glassware, glass packaging and glass fiber. Currently, Şişecam ranks among the world’s top two manufacturers of glassware and the top five producers of glass packaging and flat glass. Şişecam is one of the three largest soda producers in the world and the world leader in chromium chemicals.

Şişecam plays a leading role in the flat glass, glassware, glass packaging, chemicals, automotive, glass fiber, mining, energy and recycling business lines. Şişecam operates production facilities in Germany, Italy, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Russian Federation, Georgia, Ukraine, Egypt, India, and the USA in addition to Turkey.

Şişecam is taking major steps towards its goal of becoming one of the world's top three manufacturers in its main fields of activity. Driven forward by its highly competent human resources and smart technologies, Şişecam is continuously transforming its digital infrastructure and corporate culture taking into account the needs of the future. With 87 years of experience and 24,000 employees, Şişecam conducts production activities in 14 countries on four continents and operates a sales network in more than 150 countries worldwide.

Şişecam is moving forward on its growth journey in line with its Global Excellence strategy and powered by an inclusive approach that supports the development of its entire ecosystem. Şişecam takes responsibility for protecting the planet, empowering society and transforming life with its CareforNext strategy, which is compliant with and centered around the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Şişecam uses all its experience and competencies to promote sustainable development in every aspect.

We are looking for a Lawyer (Non-EU Operations) to take part in Şişecam Headquarters – Legal Department in Tuzla / Istanbul. The ideal candidate would have the following qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Law required, LL.M would be an asset
• 2-5 years of legal experience in a top tier national or international law firm or a multinational corporate environment with a special focus on domestic and overseas investment projects; more particularly M&As.
• Self-starter, highly analytical, investigative, detail-oriented, and able to multitask; have a “can do” attitude with the ability and eagerness to go above and beyond the scope.
• Strong communication skills and good interpersonal relations, including in interactions with senior members of the organization, in order to develop and manage key internal business relationships and communicate clearly and accurately
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Project management and leadership skills
• Strong research and drafting skills in respect of legal documents
• Solid skills using MS office tools
• Experience in Project Finance would be an asset.

Job Description

• Managing and coordinating legal processes of Şişecam Group Companies operating in non-EU territories; drafting company corporate documents and managing all corporate law processes of such.
• Managing all domestic and overseas investment projects, including M&As.
• Ensuring that all legal works in non-EU operations including contract management, compliance, conflict management and corporate issues are carried out in accordance with Şişecam Group standards.
• Managing all agreements that fall within the scope, including SPAs, SHAs, JV Agreements and others in similar nature.
• Periodically reporting to Legal Manager responsible for non-EU operations and global investments,
• Be the trustworthy legal business partner for Şişecam’s non-EU operations, become their primary point of contact for the purpose of coordination and necessary communication with Şişecam HQ Legal Team in all legal matters,
• Bringing in quality legal guidance to proactively address possible legal complications and support the business units in all aspects of their works,
• Coordinating and managing the law firms in the non-EU territories.