Antitrust and Regulatory Compliance Counsel

Lead VF’s European Antitrust Compliance Program, ensuring a robust, risk-based framework aligned with global standards. Serve as the go-to expert on competition law for EMEA wholesale and distribution activities. Identify, assess, and mitigate antitrust risks arising from distribution models (selective, exclusive, hybrid), pricing practices, discount policies, and commercial strategies, and interactions with wholesalers, retailers, and competitors. Provide practical, business-oriented advice to legal and commercial teams on complex competition law matters. Design and deliver targeted antitrust trainings (live and online), tailored to business realities. Lead or support internal investigations, dawn raid preparedness, and incident response. Monitor legal developments across jurisdictions and translate them into clear, actionable guidance for stakeholders. Develop and enhance tools, policies, and controls to prevent, detect, and remediate antitrust risks. Support the broader Ethics & Compliance Program in EMEA and APAC in collaboration with the global team. Contribute to risk assessments, monitoring activities, and compliance governance. Support implementation of Environmental & Social Responsibility (E&SR;) reporting compliance, including EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and other ESG disclosure frameworks (e.g., ISSB-aligned regimes). Act as a bridge between compliance and business teams, ensuring effective communication and escalation of risks. Help adapt and operationalize global compliance initiatives at regional level.

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• Law degree (European or U.S.). Candidates qualified outside Europe must have a strong, proven track record of advising on European competition law, including practical exposure to EU distribution and antitrust frameworks.

• Strong and demonstrable expertise in antitrust / competition law (essential).

• Significant experience advising on distribution, wholesale, and commercial practices from a competition law perspective.

• Proven ability to translate complex legal concepts into pragmatic, business-oriented guidance.

• Experience designing or managing antitrust compliance programs (training, policies, monitoring, investigations, dawn raids action plans).

• Understanding of the wholesale ecosystem, including physical and digital distribution channels.

• Exposure to broader Ethics & Compliance or regulatory compliance areas (e.g., ESG, anti-corruption, sanctions) is a plus.

• Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills in a global, matrixed organization.

• Excellent communication skills in English.

• Availability to travel (up to 25%).