Lead and support cross-border M&A transactions across the full legal lifecycle — target assessment, drafting and negotiation of NDAs and LOIs, legal due diligence, SPA / APA negotiation as well as execution closing and post-merger integration, Structure and negotiate international joint ventures and strategic partnerships, including shareholder agreements, governance frameworks and exit mechanics, Advise on venture capital and corporate venturing activity together with our Venture Networking unit — term sheets, SAFE / convertible instruments, minority investments, follow-on rounds and portfolio governance, Act as a sparring partner for the Management Board, the M&A team and regional leadership on corporate, governance and transactional matters — translating legal complexity into clear commercial recommendations, Manage and instruct external counsel across multiple jurisdictions; coordinate workstreams under deal pressure and keep timelines moving, Support corporate housekeeping for our subsidiary and JV vehicles (resolutions, capital measures, intra-group reorganisations), Drive selected cross-divisional strategic projects where legal structuring is a key value driver