Senior Corporate Counsel

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Senior Corporate Counsel
Duties: Key member of the Legal Department, reporting directly to the Vice President & General Counsel. Resolve legal issues, provide proactive legal advice and manage high risk, high complexity matters for the business. Help drive the continuous development and improvement of the KB/Bendix legal department and its processes. Handle the review, drafting and negotiating of all types of agreements, letters of intent, memoranda of understanding, leases and licenses impacting various areas of the business, including sales, distribution channels, procurement, IT, and the like for a publicly traded company. Identify, counsel, draft and train on all applicable risk-shifting provisions in various contracts, including fundamental principles of antitrust compliance. Support sourcing contracting processes, including drafting and negotiating supply contracts; support the drafting of standard PO terms and conditions; provide counsel and advice in evaluating disputes with suppliers under the UCC; and drive process for timely and cost-effective dispute resolutions. Provide primary support to the business with respect to mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and other strategic alliances from due diligence through closing. Provide advice and counsel to management and HR professionals on a broad range of employment issues including recruiting, hiring, employee relations, discipline and terminations, layoffs, internal investigations, leaves of absence, FMLA, ADA, wage and hour compliance, contingent worker issues, separation agreements, benefits issues, workers’ compensation, and compliance with applicable state and federal employment laws and regulations. Drive the internal coordination efforts and work with outside counsel to efficiently and cost-effectively handle and evaluate litigation activities. Drive conflict resolution processes, including alternative dispute resolution to final resolutions. Manage corporate governance relating to affiliates. Support the implementation and ongoing operation of Global Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requirements. Support import and export compliance matters, including ITAR and government contracting flow-down matters. Assist in proposing, drafting, updating and maintaining policies and procedures for the business. Proven ability to manage people as direct or matrix reports, as well as the management of department budgets. Additional responsibilities as requested or required.

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