Senior Commercial Legal Counsel

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Job Description:

Please note: This position can be located in Herndon, VA; Miami, FL; Mobile, AL; or any other Airbus location within the United States.

Job Summary:
As Senior Legal Counsel, this attorney will be responsible for commercial legal support for Airbus activities in North America.

Primary Responsibilities: 

Commercial Transactions – 70%

• Support Legal and business teams with commercial and strategic transactions with counterparties in the North America region, including aircraft sales and finance matters, services, and procurement. 

• Ensure close coordination and communication between relevant business units in support of commercial and strategic transactions. 

• Draft and negotiate contracts to support sales, finance and procurement of products and services.

• Manage cross-functional and cross-jurisdictional relationship between various Airbus commercial teams and North America legal (including Airbus SAS legal and commercial teams, Satair (Denmark) legal and commercial teams, Airbus Latin America commercial teams and Airbus Canada legal and commercial teams).

‘One-Roof’ Legal support  - 20%

• Provide legal support to:

  • Business functions, including sales, contracts, customer services, engineering and manufacturing

  • Other functions, including finance, procurement, litigation, HR, government relations, safety, quality, information management, R&T, strategy and communications.

  • All sites in North America, including the Headquarters, Final Assembly Lines, Engineering Centers, Training Centers, Material & Logistics Centers and Latin-American & Caribbean Sales office.

  • Airbus affiliates in North America.

• Ensure protection of Airbus’s contractual position, identifying risk factors, and adherence to company policy, as well as applicable laws and regulations. Develop strategies in line with the business requirements to ensure that Airbus’ exposure to risk is mitigated.

3. Compliance - 10% 

• Coordinate with the North American Ethics & Compliance team and assist with the company's adherence to Ethics & Compliance policies and initiatives. Provide guidance and support in coordination with the global Legal & Compliance team.

Qualified Experience and Training:  

Education:

Required: Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school

Experience:

Required: Minimum of 5 years’ experience (in an internationally recognized law firm and/or relevant in-house positions)
Preferred: Experience in aerospace/aviation industry preferred
 

Licensure/Certifications:

Required: Admitted to the Bar and in good standing with a license to practice law in at least one U.S. State

Preferred: New York licensure preferred

Travel Required: 

•  20-30% Domestic and International

Citizenship:

•   Authorized to work in US

Qualified Skills:  

Knowledge, Skills, Demonstrated Capabilities:

Required

• Strong corporate and transactional experience.

• Knowledge of U.S. intellectual property, employment laws, litigation and regulatory matters is a plus. 

• Significant experience with international transacti