ABB
ABB
ABB is a global technology company developing products and services for electrification, industrial automation, robotics, motion, and power management. Its portfolio includes motors, drives, medium- and low-voltage equipment, transformers, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and robotic systems, supported by software and lifecycle services. ABB works with customers across utilities, industry, transport, and infrastructure to improve operational efficiency and support more connected, lower-carbon systems. Its careers span engineering, software, manufacturing, technical services, and other functions involved in delivering these technologies.

Senior Legal Counsel, Americas - Remote

Senior legal counsel supporting ABB’s Electrification Service and other divisions across U.S. markets. The role covers commercial contracts, disputes, compliance, employment matters, and strategic transactions.

Description

  • Counsel business leaders throughout the Americas on legal risk, business decisions, and strategic priorities
  • Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial agreements with customers, suppliers, service providers, subcontractors, channel partners, and technology partners
  • Build scalable contract management programs with practical playbooks, templates, and workflows
  • Guide teams on tenders, contract risk assessments, claims, change orders, project delivery, and dispute prevention
  • Oversee litigation, arbitration, pre-litigation claims, settlements, and external counsel, including strategy, budgets, reporting, and quality controls
  • Advise on employment and human resources issues, including performance management, investigations, terminations, reorganizations, immigration, and cross-border workforce matters
  • Provide legal guidance on mergers and acquisitions, minority investments, divestitures, joint ventures, and restructurings
  • Provide legal support to other ABB divisions, business areas, and corporate functions as business needs arise
  • Work with ABB counsel across divisions, countries, specialist groups, and regions within agreed coverage and matter-allocation frameworks
  • Coordinate matters, define ownership, and share legal resources with other ABB lawyers

Requirements

  • Juris Doctor degree and active bar admission in at least one applicable jurisdiction
  • At least 10 years of in-house or law firm experience advising industrial, engineering, technology, construction, or services organizations across multiple legal disciplines and jurisdictions within a multinational company
  • Ability to work independently in a collaborative setting while handling competing priorities
  • Ability to partner effectively with divisional, business area, regional, country, and specialist counsel
  • Ability to define ownership and scope while advising senior stakeholders under time constraints
  • Sound commercial judgment
  • Extensive experience with commercial contracts, disputes, strategic transactions, and cross-border matters
  • Experience using AI tools such as Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT, or Harvey preferred, or willingness to learn and develop AI fluency quickly
  • Strong understanding of anti-bribery and anti-corruption requirements across the Americas, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
  • Experience conducting or supporting internal investigations
  • Knowledge of professional, contractor, electrical licensing, and related regulatory requirements in at least one Americas jurisdiction
  • Working knowledge of employment and human resources law in one or more Americas jurisdictions preferred
  • Existing work authorization that permits employment with ABB in the United States

Benefits

  • Short-term incentive plan or annual bonus
  • Choice of PPO Copay or High Deductible medical plan with a Health Savings Account
  • Choice of Core or Core Plus dental coverage
  • Vision benefit
  • Company-paid life insurance equal to twice base pay
  • Company-paid accidental death and dismemberment insurance equal to base pay
  • Voluntary life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
  • Company-paid short-term disability coverage for up to 26 weeks
  • Company-paid long-term disability coverage at 60% of pay, with an option to increase coverage to 66 2/3%
  • Supplemental accident, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet, and related insurance options
  • Paid parental leave
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Health Advocate resources for mental and behavioral health, health navigation, virtual care, and infertility or adoption support
  • Employee discount program
  • 401(k) Savings Plan with company contributions
  • Employee Stock Acquisition Plan
  • 11 paid holidays
  • Vacation through a permissive time-away policy for salaried exempt employees

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