Role Summary
As Legal & Compliance Specialist, you will lead Decathlon’s legal strategy, transforming regulatory challenges into growth opportunities. Serving as a trusted advisor to the executive team, you will manage a diverse portfolio—including Corporate, Commercial, and Privacy law—to safeguard our integrity and drive sustainable business value through expert risk mitigation and ethical leadership.

Key Responsibilities

1. Business & Contract Law: Provide expert guidance via an external law firm on  all business and commercial contracts, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and minimizing legal risks.
2. Legal Risk Management: Identify, assess, and proactively mitigate legal risks across all business operations.
3. Legal Affairs & Corporate Governance: Oversee the company’s legal affairs and ensure robust governance practices.
4. Project Management: Lead and manage cross-functional legal projects, including sustainability compliance programs and legal audits.
5. Ethics & Compliance: Drive a strong ethics and compliance culture across the company and ensure adherence to all internal policies and external regulations.
6. Data Privacy: Together with the Digital team, ensure company-wide compliance with data protection laws and manage related risks, particularly in digital and customer data environments.
7. Competition Law: Ensure compliance with advertising regulations and fair trade practices, particularly around marketing campaigns and commercial communication. 
8. Negotiation: Lead complex contract negotiations via an external law firm with external partners, suppliers, and regulatory bodies.
9. Safety & Crisis: To ensure the safety of all personnel, implement thorough internal policies and conduct regular training programs in industrial safety and crisis.

Requirements

Must-have

1. Language: Korean(Native) / English(Business Level)
2. Experience: 1-3 years of relevant working experience OR Education Background from the Faculty of Law

Better-to-have

1. Relevant work experience in a foreign-affiliated company