Sales Contract Officer (Paralegal)

What you will do

Ic.link by imec is imec’s rapidly growing ASIC services division.  We help customers to design chips and bring them to the prototype and the mass production stage in collaboration with leading wafer foundries and other suppliers. Ic.link by imec is globally active and to support our sales teams we are presently looking for a Sales Contract Officer. 
You become part of a Business Development group that operates worldwide. As a Sales Contract Officer, you support our Business Development and Business Legal team, by coordinating the contract process and by contributing to the drafting and reviewing of business contracts. As such, you play a key role in ensuring a smooth interaction between all internal and external stakeholders. 

In this role, your main responsibilities are: 

• Understanding the high-level technical content and business strategy of the ic.link by imec activities to communicate effectively with our customers and internal stakeholders. 
• Supporting the Business Legal team in timely drafting and reviewing standard agreements of low to medium complexity, in line with imec’s legal policies and procedures and financial goals. 
• Coordinating the full contract process from contract initiation until contract signature, including interacting with imec’s clients to duly finalize the agreements. 
• Supporting the Business Development team for nonstandard business models by coordinating the interaction between the relevant internal stakeholders (technical teams, legal, …).  By doing so, you keep track of the status of current cases to ensure a good collaboration and diligent follow-up. 
• Organizing the internal legal planning meetings.  
• Entering correctly and in a timely manner data in the CRM (Customer Relations Management) system. 

What we do for you

We offer you the opportunity to join one of the world’s premier research centers in nanotechnology at its headquarters in Leuven, Belgium. With your talent, passion and expertise, you’ll become part of a team that makes the impossible possible. Together, we shape the technology that will determine the society of tomorrow.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and proud of our open, multicultural, and informal working environment with ample possibilities to take initiative and show responsibility. We commit to supporting and guiding you in this process; not only with words but also with tangible actions. Through imec.academy, 'our corporate university', we actively invest in your development to further your technical and personal growth. 

We are aware that your valuable contribution makes imec a top player in its field. Your energy and commitment are therefore appreciated by means of a market appropriate salary with many fringe benefits. 

Who you are

• We are looking for a colleague with a Bachelor’s degree in paralegal matters and/or experience with drafting of business contracts.   
• It is important that our new team member is a go-getter who get things done. 
• Ideally, our new team-mate has a minimum of 3 years’ experience in paralegal, sales administration, and business operations management. 
• Our clients-base is very international, so fluency in English is really a must. 
• We are looking forward to a colleague with great problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt to different personalities with different backgrounds. You are a professional and reliable partner with well-developed communication skills.  
• As our new co-worker, we hope you enjoy working with autonomy, whilst being part of a multidisciplinary team.