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We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Legal Counsel to join our team at ABB. As a key member of our Legal & Integrity team, you will provide end-to-end legal and contract management services to our North American operating unit, including Canada.
Key Responsibilities- Review and negotiate contracts, drafts commercial agreements, and other contractual terms in collaboration with relevant business stakeholders and L&I team members.
- Provide L&I related advice and act as a business partner and advisor to the business stakeholders.
- Monitor legal affairs, including litigations and reporting, and occupy a seat at the table on local strategic business matters.
- Ensure good corporate governance in their area of accountability, including structuring, drafting, and negotiation, with respect to Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)/divestiture and investment transactions.
- Counsel the management and business teams on legal risks associated with their strategy, plans, or decisions, and on the business impact of changes in law.
- Responsible for handling major legal tasks involving problems of recognized complexity and ambiguity in facts, using their legal judgment and experience, and independent reasoning.
- Support anticipating future business and legal opportunities and challenges, and develop appropriate strategies to address them.
- Identify risks, external threats, and opportunities to the company, proactively, and propose appropriate strategies.
- Monitor Intellectual Property (IP), through taking advice and guidance on IP matters, and working with stakeholders from the IP function.
- Contribute to effectively grow and manage the Annual Performance Plan (APP) and controls outside counsel expenditures.
- Law degree LLB (Canada) with strong common law experience.
- Member of Quebec Bar or member of another Canadian province Bar.
- 5-7+ years post-qualification experience practicing commercial law, either as a private practice associate or as an in-house legal counsel.
- Strong communication skills in both French and English, with French required and English required to communicate with customers outside Quebec on a regular basis.
- Ability to communicate in Spanish would be an asset.
- Strong drafting and negotiation skills, and ability to work in a complex international environment.
- A U.S. bar membership or cross-training and experience with US law would be an advantage.
- Ability to work independently with limited supervision required.
- Must be well-organized and able to manage multiple assignments simultaneously under deadline pressure in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience with projects related to contracts, intellectual property, digital environments, and data privacy highly desired.
- Candidates with a practical mindset, who have a proactive "hands-on" attitude, exposure to cross-country collaboration, and experience in a multicultural environment are desired.
- The capability to be flexible and adaptable in a changing and challenging environment, and think "out of the box" when unexpected/unplanned events arise, together with the capacity to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables within a robust compliance framework where only limited standardization may exist, will be a key to success in this role.
- This role will report to the ABB Process Automation Regional General Counsel for North and South America. The position will be based in Montreal, and the successful candidate will be expected to work from the office in Montreal on a regular basis. Some travel, including outside of Canada, may be required.
- Retirement plan.
- Accident insurance.
- Healthcare plan.
- Wellbeing program.
ABB's Legal & Integrity team is a pro-active and strategic business partner, with a strong focus on quality, customers, and the company's best interest. We drive & execute the business strategy with a can-do attitude and build credibility and trust with our stakeholders as a true business enabler. As legal professionals, we provide direction and solutions, with clear and simple communication, and show responsibility and accountability for our actions, decisions, and advice.
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