Legal Counsel

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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.

This position reports to

Legal Counsel

Your responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with policies and legislation and proper implementation of Group Policies and Instructions.
• Deliver a wide range of legal and integrity services, in particular, but not limited to drafting and negotiation of all types of commercial contracts and other legal documents from vendors, customers and other third parties, including machinery and robotics purchase and sale contracts, terms and conditions, technology contracts, collaboration and consortium agreements, development or pilot agreements, settlement agreement, etc.
• The contractual management of the aforementioned contracts once they have been entered into, in particular, the monitoring of the fulfilment of the obligations by the ABB's customers, partners, and suppliers, the management of the corresponding notifications under such contracts and the management of claims in the pre-litigation phase, if applicable.
• Assist the local business in meeting the goals by providing commercially sound legal advice in addition to information and analysis on changes in law, Group policies and Instructions and promote actions for their implementation.
• Assist in assist in investigation and resolution of any integrity issues, support Integrity processes.
• Identify and evaluate potential legal risks, develop and update local templates and instructions as required.

Your background

• Lawyer with at least 8 years of working experience in other multinational company or law firm.
• Advanced level of oral and written English & Spanish is essential.
• Self-motivated and able work independently.
• Preferably someone with a practical mind-set, with experience in multicultural environment.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills and able to work effectively with stakeholders.
• Knowledge of ABB policies and procedures would be a plus.

More about us

ABB Robotics & Discrete Automation is a pioneer in robotics, machine automation and digital services, providing innovative solutions for a diverse range of industries, from automotive to electronics to logistics. As one of the world’s leading robotics and machine automation suppliers, we have shipped over 500,000 robot solutions. We help our customers of all sizes to increase productivity, flexibility and simplicity and to improve output quality. We support their transition towards the connected and collaborative factory of the future. ABB Robotics & Discrete Automation employs more than 11,000 people at over 100 locations in more than 53 countries. www.abb.com/robotics We look forward to receiving your application (documents submitted in English are appreciated). If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. #LI-hybrid