Corporate Counsel, Supply Chain and International

The Home Depot

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Home Depot is seeking an attorney for a manager-level position in the International & Supply Chain group of its law department. The person in this position represents the Company in many international trade regulatory matters, primarily related to the Company’s import activity. The person will also support supply chain/logistics contract negotiations, the anti-bribery and FCPA compliance program and will also assist with other international corporate work. Candidate will support the Associate General Counsel with import regulatory, transactional and supply chain/logistics compliance responsibilities. Candidate will provide regulatory and compliance counseling with respect to many substantive areas including international trade and anti-bribery/FCPA compliance and assist International Logistics with contract negotiations and counseling. Additionally, this role will support anti-bribery/FCPA compliance program, including investigatory work, counseling and research projects; contract drafting and negotiation and related client counseling for international logistics and manage outside counsel and other service providers.

Requirements

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
• JD from an accredited law school and required certifications for practicing law
• 7-12 years of experience as an international trade regulatory or similar attorney in a law firm or corporation.
• Current in house or law firm experience with significant import regulatory experience.
• Supply Chain contract negotiation skills, FCPA compliance and supply chain regulatory experience are also a plus.
• Project management and client service skills, including the ability to work as a team member to maintain project timelines and foster strong relationships with business clients and team members.
• Experience analyzing laws, regulations and contract trends for potential impact on applicable business goals and objectives.
• Ability to articulate business needs clearly and accurately and present clear and concise solutions allowing business clients to make strategic decisions.
• Experience with supply chain visibility, due diligence, and risk, especially with complex supply chains, and strong ability to analyze, reconcile, summarize, and identify issues with voluminous upstream supply chain risk, mapping, and tracing information and documentation.
• Proven ability to provide guidance, manage, and support complex and broad international trade regulatory audits, assessments, and reviews.
• Competency with AI, especially to identify and implement efficiencies in legal and international trade regulatory matters.
• The ability to vet and manage outside service providers in the international trade regulatory, contract, anti-bribery/FCPA, and supply chain visibility areas.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint) and with AI tools
• The completion of a Juris Doctor or equivalent and required certifications for practicing law.
• Proven drafting and negotiation skills
• The ability to manage numerous outside counsel
• The ability to work independently on numerous activities and prioritize them properly while meeting deadlines.
• The ability to confront conflict and difficult issues in a professional, assertive and proactive manner.
• The self-starting ability to aggressively tackle new responsibilities and initiatives prior to receiving sufficient training or completely clear direction.
• The ability to develop, organize, implement and manage standard procedures and train outside counsel and paralegals in the procedures.
• High degree of oral and written communication skills.
• Analytical skills.

Nice To Haves

• A customer service focus and an ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
• International trade regulatory support for company import and export operations.

Responsibilities

• Prosecutes and defends business and real estate claims and lawsuits involving Home Depot.
• Collaborates and interacts with outside counsel regarding claims, lawsuits, et. al.
• Advises various departments and managers on a diverse range of legal issues.
• Supervises and conducts appropriate legal research for all pending legal work.
• May draft and file annual disclosure documents with various government agencies.
• May manage and track budgets.
• Manage outside counsel and other service providers.
• Support anti-bribery/FCPA compliance program, including investigatory work, counseling and research projects.
• Contract drafting and negotiation and related client counseling for international logistics.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager