Assistant General Counsel

Get started on an exciting career at Element Element employees make a difference in the lives of others every day. We are re-defining the fleet management industry to be people first, then business – delivering on our promise of a superior client experience. This takes hard work and innovation, and we need more like-minded people on our team.

Bring practical commercial legal counsel to complex client, vendor, and cross-border matters across Element’s U.S. and Canadian business.

THE OPPORTUNITY Commercial legal support plays an important role in enabling business growth while protecting Element’s legal and commercial interests.

As Assistant General Counsel, you will provide senior commercial legal counsel for Element’s U.S. and Canadian business, with primary accountability for negotiating client and vendor agreements and advising business partners on complex contractual matters.

This is an individual-contributor role for a commercial and transactional lawyer who can independently manage complex matters, bring practical and risk-informed advice to business partners, and improve the effectiveness and consistency of legal support.

WHAT YOU WILL OWN

Lead the negotiation and drafting of client-facing commercial agreements, including master lease agreements, master services agreements, confidentiality agreements, amendments, and related ancillary documents.

Partner with Sales, Finance, Risk, and other stakeholders on contract terms, negotiation strategy, client issues, compliance considerations, contract interpretation, and commercial disputes.

Collaborate with Legal colleagues on cross-border transactions, including master lease and master services agreements and related syndication and securitization matters.

Draft and negotiate vendor, procurement, sourcing, and partner agreements, and advise stakeholders on contractual terms, legal and compliance risks, data security expectations, regulatory obligations, and negotiation strategy.

Serve as a front-line legal resource for contract-related business inquiries, disputes, and escalated issues, and provide legal support for assigned product areas, new products and services, RFP/RFI responses, and relevant training.

Improve legal processes and contracting practices to strengthen consistency and effectiveness, while monitoring legal and regulatory developments affecting vehicle management and leasing and advising stakeholders on potential implications.

YOU SHOULD CONSIDER THIS ROLE IF: You bring strong commercial and transactional legal experience, sound judgement, and the ability to translate complex legal issues into practical business guidance.

You have a Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited U.S. law school or a JD/LLB from an accredited Canadian law school.

You are actively admitted and in good standing with the bar of at least one U.S. state or Canadian province or territory.

You bring at least five years of experience negotiating and drafting commercial contracts.

You have demonstrated commercial and transactional legal experience, including the ability to independently manage complex matters and competing priorities.

You exercise sound legal and commercial judgement on complex matters and provide practical, risk-informed recommendations.

You can analyze complex and sometimes ambiguous legal and business issues, evaluate alternatives, and develop pragmatic solutions.

You build effective cross-functional relationships, influence without formal authority, and communicate clearly and persuasively in writing and verbally.

Preferred experience includes a broad range of commercial, corporate, and finance agreements; data protection agreements or data privacy and security issues in commercial transactions; equipment leasing, commercial lending documentation, or financial services; contract compliance, contract administration processes, or related systems; and responsible use of AI-enabled tools in day-to-day legal work.

YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO TELL US

How you have negotiated a complex commercial agreement and balanced legal risk, business priorities, and a practical path to resolution.

How you have advised cross-functional stakeholders on a difficult contractual, client, vendor, or compliance issue and influenced an informed decision.

About a vendor, procurement, sourcing, or partner agreement you negotiated, including how you addressed contractual, compliance, data security, or regulatory considerations.

How you have improved a legal process, contracting practice, or method of delivering legal services to increase consistency or effectiveness.

WHY ELEMENT Element is the world’s largest publicly traded pure-play automotive fleet manager, serving organizations across North America, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland.

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