North America Corporate Counsel – Regulatory Affairs

Prysmian•Highland Heights, KY

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The North American Legal Department is looking for an attorney to join our fast-paced team. The position will be based at Prysmian’s North America corporate headquarters in Greater Cincinnati, reporting to the North American General Counsel. The successful candidate will work independently and interact directly with internal clients, including C-level executives and colleagues at Prysmian’s global headquarters in Milan, Italy. As In-House Counsel, the successful candidate will demonstrate strong attention to detail along with the ability to identify potential risks for the company and ensure compliance with applicable laws and company guidelines.

Requirements

JD degree from an accredited US law school.
Admission to the Kentucky bar or the ability to secure same as soon as practical.
Significant experience in one or more areas of regulatory compliance related to the position’s areas of responsibility, ideally in manufacturing.
Minimum three years related experience in a large law firm, in-house position, or both.
Ability to work independently to assess and resolve legal issues, including in situations and on assignments in areas of the law or business that may be unfamiliar.
Excellent organizational skills, strong attention to detail, and the ability to manage several simultaneous projects under deadline pressure.
Comfort with a fast-paced environment requiring flexibility, creativity in problem solving, and big-picture thinking.
Ability to effectively provide legal analysis and recommendations and to draft other legal documents and correspondence.
Ability to effectively communicate complex messages to diverse audiences, both orally and in writing.
Ability to establish rapport and effective working relationships with diverse business partners, supervisors, and peers in a global business.
Demonstrated strong project management skills with ability to manage multiple projects and tight timelines.

Nice To Haves

Ideally in manufacturing.

Responsibilities

Act as lead in-house attorney in areas of trade compliance, customs compliance, export control, government contractor compliance (including but not limited to DFARs and FARs provision compliance), and other specialized regulatory compliance areas of U.S. law.
Support NA Compliance function on export controls compliance for relevant operations and business units.
Monitor North America developments related to international trade in relevant finished goods and raw materials, including changes in tariffs, sanctions, and other trade barriers, and report updates to relevant internal stakeholders.
Support business teams on government contractor and sub-contractor compliance obligations and support on opportunities to develop greater processes and controls around the same.
Serve as a liaison with other members of the Legal Department and the General Counsel on matters that arise related trade, customs compliance, export controls, and other regulatory areas of responsibility.
Advise Prysmian commercial and procurement teams on contract negotiations as needed, including but not limited to contract language related to regulatory compliance areas of responsibility, and also support generally on commercial contract review as needed.
Identify risk areas and assist the business in implementing best practices and making informed decisions.
Develop relationships, processes, and activities that support and continuously improve the delivery of legal services related to areas of responsibility.
Collaborate with staff at all levels of the company to analyze and determine comprehensive contract strategy and compliance.
Support outside counsel on projects as needed.
Keep the General Counsel and other department colleagues up to date on significant issues as they arise.
Effectively manage outside counsel to ensure internal Prysmian customers are supported and Legal Department budget goals are met.