Job Overview

TE Connectivity is seeking an experienced attorney with a strong background supporting manufac-turing companies in the energy/power market for its legal team. This position offers dedicated sup-port to TE Connectivity’s Energy business unit. The attorney filling this position must be both quali-fied for and interested in assuming a visible and pivotal role in growing and shaping the business unit’s business strategy. The Legal Counsel reports to and collaborates with the global Lead Counsel for the Energy business unit.

Job Requirements

• •    Provides hands-on legal counsel and support on a broad range of commercial matters for the TE Connectivity Energy business unit in America including sales, purchase, opera-tions-related, licensing and service agreements.
  •    Structure, review and negotiate complex agreements including agreements with EPC com-panies in our growing renewables business segment. Drafting and review of, proposal of changes to commercial agreements in an international/cross-border environment in the field of energy, e.g., tenders and supply agreements, project agreements, logistics agree-ments, development agreements, procurement agreements, etc.
  •    Business Counseling: Develop a strong relationship with internal clients and drive a cul-ture of proactive legal support; provide proactive, solution-oriented advice to business stakeholders.
  •    Compliance: Ensure compliance with applicable laws and TE policies through compre-hensive compliance counseling and training. Support the development and implementation of appropriate compliance controls.
  •    Risk Management: Identify and help to mitigate legal risks affecting the business.
  •    Product Liability, Warranty Issues/Claims/General Commercial Litigation:  Provide le-gal advice on potential product issues or quality claims, as well as on other typical types of commercial litigation, and, as necessary, interface with outside counsel on the litigation of such matters. Supervise outside counsel as necessary.
  •    Dispute Resolution: Gather and review facts and information; provide a preliminary opin-ion on exposure and risk assessment with recommendations for resolution.
  •    Collaboration across the TE Law Department: Collaborating on suitable projects or mat-ters with members of other commercial and functional support teams of the TE Law De-partment across segments and regions.
  •    Due Diligence: Identify legal issues for acquisitions.
  •    General Advice: Provide general legal and practical proactive advice to the business, while being open-minded and flexible.
  •    Continuous Improvement: Identify continuous improvement opportunities related to the contract review process and the legal support provided to the Energy business unit, includ-ing identifying, developing and implementing best practices.

What your background should look like

•    Law degree (master or country-specific equivalent)
•    Bar admission (or country-specific equivalent)
•    A minimum of 7 years of post-qualification experience, ideally in a commercial law firm and/or in an international company
•    Fluency in English. Knowledge of German or another main European language is a strong advantage.
•    MS Windows, MS Word and basic knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint
•    Strong interpersonal and communications skills that will cause the attorney’s counsel to be sought and followed.
•    A team player who can work well with global colleagues and cross-functional teams.
•    Excellent contract drafting and negotiation skills.
•    Professional maturity and impeccable ethics and integrity.

Competencies