General Counsel

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General Counsel
RESPONSIBILITIES: Manage key legal issues, develop strategies and set policies and direction within a global environment. Own a significant number of measurable functional, operational and strategic goals, priorities and initiatives, and will work frequently with peer leaders of the other global business unit legal functions. Responsible for the operational success, strategic alignment and integration of activities with other major organizational functions. Maintain a thorough understanding of the business, its strategies and the external regulatory market-place. Maximize Company opportunities and minimize risk and exposure by identifying legal trends and variances and communicating implications of Company activities. Promote disciplined compliance culture through education and risk management/prevention. Analyze legislation that impacts the Company and assist in responding to inquiries from government and regulatory agencies. Ensure that the Company is in compliance with all applicable government regulations, including DOJ, FAA and FCC regulations and bring a strategic point of view on government relations. Lead complex, multidimensional projects, transactions, or problem resolution that span legal, business, and functional boundaries (e.g., cross geographies, subject matter areas, jurisdictions, organizations and business models). Manage and assess risk of complex commercial contracts, both domestic and international, and ensure compliance with and effective management systems for same. Oversee the alignment of critical resources to high risk areas based on understanding the strategies and goals of and the Legal Department. Act as a thought leader in the local/regional environment by advising on highly complex laws and regulations and their wide-reaching implications for the local/regional operations/businesses. Lead implementation of innovative process and policy improvements, proposals, or changes that align with business needs. Exert influence on external industry counsels, policies, and regulatory bodies in area of specialization. Advise on all major business transactions, particularly in the areas of structuring new business ventures and resolving unique business disputes. Advise various departments on complex business transactions and propose solutions which balance the risk/benefit. Provide negotiation recommendations and perform negotiations as required, and draft agreements and various documents to safeguard the company’s interest. Lead corporate strategic and tactical legal initiatives; participate in the consideration, formulation and execution of the business objectives and policies of the company; oversee development of corporate practices and programs related to the business; advise management on legal implications and compliance of all company activities and problems, keep abreast of legislative and administrative regulatory developments and maintain up-to-date knowledge of the law in areas of special interest to the company. Formulate and recommend legal policies and objectives for the corporation, report status and interface with the parent company’s legal functions. Monitor and improve the company’s compliance with outside state, federal and international agencies. Additional duties and responsibilities, as assigned, in support of the corporate and legal functions of the organization. Team leadership and management of outside counsel with demonstrated experience managing a legal department of comparable scale. Experience supervising and cost-effectively managing outside legal resources. Manage and Coach senior staff in the legal department, which may include the legal leaders of key subsidiaries and affiliates and legal specialists such as the SAAS/Technology Transactions, Privacy and IP attorneys. Participate as an active member of leadership and North American legal leadership team.

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