General Counsel

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General Counsel
Duties: Serve as the General Counsel for the Power Systems subsidiary, as a member of the Senior Management Team. Oversee, collaborate and manage all legal, regulatory and export compliance matters for manufacturing, sales, service, and distribution activities in North, Central and South America. Manage corporate governance matters as Company Secretary. Coordinate and implement legal support from both legal, and the regional and legal subject matter experts in the larger Group global legal team. Oversee regulatory reports and disclosures to Government Agencies. Coordinate the intellectual property strategies (e.g., patents, trademark and related branding) between the U.S. business activities and the intellectual property teams in the United States and Germany. Advise, manage and direct appropriately any litigation or matters likely to become litigious. Provide dispute management expertise, while anticipating issues and putting in place measures to minimize risk and exposure. Evaluate, negotiate, prepare and manage contracts especially those pertaining to sale of products, mergers and acquisitions, maintenance and service, licenses for patents or know-how, real estate matters, purchasing contracts that relate to large volume components and materials and license agreements. Review and develop policies in accordance with the US legal and regulatory compliance requirements. Manage global legal resources pursuant to an operational budget, including selection, management and coordination of US and international internal and external legal resources. Actively manage legal fees, including advance fee agreements, for matters under external instruction. Recruit employees, assign, direct, and evaluate their work, and oversee the development and maintenance of staff competence Responsible for departmental oversight of budgets, forecasts and statistical reports. Review financial statements and other performance data to measure productivity, goal achievement and to determine areas needing cost reduction and/or improvement. Contribute to knowledge management and training, deploy best practices, and share knowledge within the company globally. Perform special projects as required, including the coordination or participation in Merger and Acquisition projects Promote a compliance culture in area of responsibility, and live the letter and the spirit of the Integrity Code.

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