Senior Legal and Compliance Counsel
About The Position
Hexagon's Autonomous Solutions division is hiring a Legal and Compliance Counsel . Reporting to our US legal and compliance practice leader , you will draft, review, and negotiate complex contracts and be responsible for legal compliance initiatives and ad-hoc projects. You are passionate about providing insightful, thorough, focused, and risk-based legal guidance. Your stakeholders rely on you as a trusted advisor to provide timely, pragmatic, business-oriented solutions as you effectively manage legal risk. With a focus on delivering exceptional results, your positivity, confidence, articulate communication, strong relationship building, and solid business acumen will support and complement our global team. The Location: Hexagon is a global company with locations around the world. This position can be based in Morton , IL or Tucson , AZ .
Requirements
- An LLB or JD from an accredited university and a license to practice in your governing jurisdiction
- At least 10 - 15 years of corporate commercial experience gained in-house or at a top-tier law firm.
- Expertise in dealing with international corporate, commercial and technology development contracts
- Track record of delivering results and pragmatic, risk-based legal advice
- Superb accuracy and attention to detail
- Exceptional time management and organization skills, with the ability to meet deadlines and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to impact and influence both internal and external stakeholders and provide exceptional customer service
Nice To Haves
- Experience in the mining industry
- Expertise in intellectual property licensing
- Certification in data privacy
- Familiarity with project management principles
Responsibilities
- Provide authoritative and comprehensive legal services meeting the commercial and strategic needs of the business
- Advise on legal risks and mitigation strategies, and supporting good governance through appropriate discussion and escalation of issues
- Review, draft, and negotiate a variety of commercial contracts and government procurement transactions, including customer and supplier agreements, distribution agreements, intellectual property licenses, non-disclosure agreements, development agreements, and real estate leases
- Maintain company registers, drafting resolutions and board minutes
- Develop and deliver legal and compliance training across the organization
- Help maintain and develop policies, standards and checklists
- Identify and analyze new legislation and proactively proposing and implementing solutions
- Participate in cross-functional project teams and committees
- Developing and overseeing ethics and compliance programs to promote a culture of integrity and ethical conduct within the organization.
- Conducting internal investigations into allegations of misconduct and taking appropriate remedial action when necessary.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
