Senior Legal Counsel

4 weeks ago


Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Johnson Controls International Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Legal Counsel to join our Commercial Transactions and Business Partner legal team. As a key member of our team, you will provide commercial transactions support and work closely with senior lawyers to develop, deliver, and implement legal and compliance strategies.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide timely advice to business and sales leaders on contractual terms, including drafting, review, and negotiation of contracts.
  • Develop and implement legal and compliance strategies, best practices, templates, tools, playbooks, and associated policies, processes, and training.
  • Review, draft, and negotiate high-revenue and high-complexity sales contracts, including energy performance contracts, construction and technology integration contracts, subcontract agreements, and enterprise-wide account contracts.
  • Manage legal risks arising from regional operations and sales contracts, including identifying and mitigating such risks, escalating consideration of such risks within the enterprise, and driving alignment among legal professionals, sales professionals, and other business stakeholders.
  • Partner with front-line business leaders to navigate the company's contract approval process, ensuring proper consideration of key provisions.
  • Counsel the business and manage pre-litigation disputes, collections matters, and partnering with outside counsel on litigation matters.
  • Build organizational structure, best business practices, policies, and processes to optimize resource allocation based on company and business needs, efficiency, and risk reduction.
  • Train and guide clients across a full range of issues that arise in commercial transactions generally and the construction industry.
Requirements
  • Demonstrated interest in products, services, and sales in the construction industry, complex commercial negotiations, and helping businesses achieve their business plans.
  • Substantial transactional experience at a large multinational publicly traded company or law firm, especially in construction.
  • D. or LLB degree and qualified to practice law within the United States.
  • Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience supporting complex contract negotiations, preferably in the construction industry.
  • Ability to influence without authority, work within a matrixed legal team, communicate professionally and effectively, write clearly and concisely, translate legal implications of contract terms into identifiable business risks, and make recommendations based on a considered risk-benefit analysis.

Johnson Controls International is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.


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