Valeo Foods Group is one of Europe’s fastest-growing food companies, specialising in sweets, snacks and treats. At Valeo Foods, we love to make everyday moments taste better and we are home to over 90 brands including Balconi, Pedro, Horalky, Rowse, Bernard, Barratts and Kettle Chips.
We operate in over 100 countries serving major retailers, discounters, e-commerce, convenience stores, wholesalers, and foodservice operators. With revenues exceeding €1.8 billion, we employ over 5,400 people across more than 30 facilities in the UK, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Ireland, Slovakia, Czech, and Canada. Valeo Foods Group is owned by Bain Capital.
To bring our purpose to life, we uphold five core behaviours that define how we work and what we stand for:
• Accountability • Agility • Disciplined • Transparency • Teamwork.
These behaviours shape our culture and drive us towards excellence.
We are committed to building a sustainable future for our people, clients, communities, and the planet. We drive efforts to reduce environmental impact, invest in health and safety initiatives, enhance training and development, and nurture an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.
To support this ambition, we are hiring a Group Strategy & Transformation Senior Manager. A key role within our Group centre, working directly with senior leaders across the organisation.
This is a rare chance to step into a role designed for real career acceleration.
A role built for someone who wants to grow fast, with ownership, impact and the opportunity to help shape a Group legal function from the ground up.
You’ll join Valeo Foods Group at a pivotal moment in our growth journey, working at the heart of a fast‑moving international consumer business.
As our first incremental hire at Group Legal level, this role gives you the opportunity to grow alongside the function you’ll help build. Rather than stepping into a legacy structure, you’ll be part of shaping how Legal operates as the Group scales, contributing ideas, creating tools and processes, and helping define what “great” looks like for years to come.
You’ll work closely with central teams across Procurement, IT, People, Finance/Treasury and ESG, gaining exposure to a wide range of work streams and senior stakeholders early on. The day‑to‑day is hands‑on and varied: drafting and negotiating commercial, procurement and technology contracts, and helping teams move quickly with clear, practical guidance.
As the Group continues to grow through acquisition, you’ll also build experience in M&A and post‑deal integration. This is a chance to see the full lifecycle, from deal support to helping turn intent into operational reality, with guidance and partnership from an experienced Group Head of Legal.
The remit deliberately goes beyond pure transactions. You’ll have opportunities to develop in areas such as governance, litigation oversight, delegations of authority, IP protection, regulatory awareness and compliance frameworks, gradually increasing your breadth as the business evolves.
What sets this role apart is the ability to shape how Legal scales. Alongside the Group Head of Legal, you’ll help design how work flows into the function, build templates and playbooks, introduce clause banks, and support the implementation of tools that make legal support smarter and more efficient. It’s a genuine “build‑and‑grow” environment. Ideal for someone ready to take the next step in their development while having a real impact.
QualificationsWe’re looking for a commercially minded, pragmatic lawyer who enjoys being close to the business and thrives in environments where not everything is fully defined. You’ll be comfortable moving between drafting, advising, improving processes and influencing stakeholders across functions and jurisdictions. You’ll focus on outcomes, translating legal risk into clear, practical guidance that helps teams move faster and make confident decisions.
You don’t need deep Group‑level experience to succeed here. If you bring solid commercial contracting foundations, sound judgement and the ambition to stretch yourself, we’ll support you to grow into the broader aspects of the role over time. Curiosity, a builder’s mindset and the confidence to get stuck in will be just as important as technical experience.
Collaborative and clear in your communication, you’ll enjoy working with people across the business and take pride in building strong, long‑term partnerships. Most importantly, you’ll be driven by doing the right thing for the business, our brands and our people.
Additional Information- The opportunity to work on Group‑level strategic priorities with significant visibility
- Exposure to M&A integration, divestments, operating model work and commercial/operational transformation
- A role where your work will genuinely influence the future direction of the business
- A culture built around accountability, agility, discipline, transparency and teamwork
- The chance to shape how a growing international organisation works together
