About This Role
This Corporate Counsel/Senior Corporate Counsel role serves as a trusted legal advisor to business leaders and cross-functional teams, primarily responsible for drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and managing a broad range of commercial agreements. The position suits a practical, business-minded individual comfortable working independently and balancing legal risk with business objectives in a fast-paced, high-growth global manufacturing environment.
Responsibilities
- Draft, review, negotiate, and advise on a wide variety of domestic and international commercial agreements, including:
- Customer and supplier agreements
- Master service agreements
- Purchase and sale agreements
- Distribution and channel partner agreements
- Confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements
- Professional services and consulting agreements
- Software, SaaS, technology, and licensing agreements
- Manufacturing and supply agreements
- Terms and conditions of purchase and sale
- Advise business partners on contractual rights, obligations, risks, and practical strategies for resolving contract issues
- Lead negotiations with customers, suppliers, vendors, strategic partners, and their legal counsel
- Identify material legal and commercial risks and recommend solutions that appropriately balance risk, business needs, and operational realities
- Assist with development of and maintaining contract templates, playbooks, standard clauses, and negotiation guidelines to improve consistency and contracting efficiency
- Support continuous improvement of contract review, approval, and contract lifecycle management processes
- Provide day-to-day legal advice to sales, procurement, operations, finance, information technology, human resources, and other business functions
- Assist with general corporate matters, including corporate governance, policies, organizational documentation, and related compliance activities
- Support acquisitions, divestitures, integrations, and other strategic transactions as needed, including contract due diligence and post-closing integration
- Provide guidance on applicable laws and regulations affecting the company's commercial activities
- Assist in identifying, assessing, and managing legal and regulatory risk across the organization
- Support the development, implementation, and maintenance of corporate policies and compliance initiatives
- Assist with disputes, claims, and litigation matters, including coordination with outside counsel when appropriate
- Manage outside counsel efficiently when specialized legal expertise is required
- Perform other legal responsibilities and strategic projects as assigned
