Senior Legal Counsel, South Europe

What To Expect Tesla's mission is to accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy. We develop and launch products at speed and at scale. The Senior Legal Counsel will join Tesla’s EMEA legal team as a senior legal owner for South Europe, with accountability for legal matters across the region, covering sales, service, marketing, commercial, consumer protection and regulatory matters in connection with Tesla’s product lines. The focus for this role is to be the senior trusted advisor to business leaders, exercise independent judgment, solve problems in a hands-on manner, shape commercial outcomes, and lead the outside counsel portfolio. You are a commercially minded senior counsel, highly organized, self-motivated, proactive and entrepreneurial. You think strategically, advise senior stakeholders, and independently manage complex, high-stakes legal matters while prioritizing your resources efficiently. This role offers a clear line of sight to EMEA legal leadership at a fast-growing company, while having real ownership and significant impact in your market. This role can be based in Rome, Milan or Lisbon. What You'll Do Be the senior legal advisor and counsel for Tesla business units across South Europe Lead the legal work for sales and service initiatives (B2C and B2B), including drafting and negotiating terms and conditions and related commercial matters Provide senior legal counsel on marketing, the Tesla website and other customer communications, including high-visibility campaigns Lead drafting, review and negotiation of real estate contracts for Tesla showrooms and service centres Own the legal work for Tesla’s Supercharger business in the region, including contract negotiation and related commercial and regulatory matters Lead regulatory strategy for Tesla products in your markets and build trusted relationships with key regulators Partner with EMEA peers, the EMEA Litigation team and global stakeholders to represent the South Europe legal position, and contribute to collaboration and knowledge exchange across the EMEA Legal team What You'll Bring You are a qualified lawyer in Spain, Portugal or Italy, with substantial experience at a law firm and/or in-house in an international corporate environment. Ideally, you have operated as a country or regional lead lawyer, with the judgment to run a high volume of complex matters at once and the standing to counsel senior business leaders You are a team player who spots issues early, takes ownership of projects, and delivers practical legal and commercial solutions at pace You inspire trust, forge relationships quickly with stakeholders at every level, including senior executives, and earn the confidence of your business partners You work well autonomously, collaboratively and transparently, and are effective at juggling and prioritizing competing tasks in a fast-paced environment with a high degree of autonomy You have an entrepreneurial mindset, learn quickly, and bring high standards, integrity, sound judgment and sharp analytical skills to senior-level decision making You have excellent communication skills and are fluent in English and Italian. Spanish and/or Portuguese is highly desirable. Expected Compensation Minimum expected compensation: €89,280/annual salary full-time, plus equity and benefits. Pay may vary depending on the assessment of job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. , Tesla