Senior Legal Counsel

Airbus is committed to providing reasonable accommodations as an Equal Opportunity Employer to applicants with disabilities. If you require assistance or an accommodation to complete your application, please contact us at USCareers@airbus.com

• Notice: Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal
• Notice: Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination  (English)
• Aviso: Transparencia en el Pago No Discriminación (Spanish)

Job Description:

Job Summary: This attorney will be part of the U.S. Legal and Compliance team in a generalist role and the North American lead for anti-bribery and corruption and ethics & compliance for the Helicopters division. With regard to the latter, this position has primarily responsibility for directing, managing, and coordinating activities regarding anti-bribery and corruption and ethics compliance policies, programs, and implementation for Airbus Helicopters, Inc. (the “Company”) and Airbus Helicopters Canada Ltd. (“AHCA”) (collectively, “Airbus Helicopters North America” or “AHNA”). This attorney will be responsible for advising internal and external customers and suppliers, as well as Airbus colleagues worldwide, on U.S. legal and compliance matters. In addition, the attorney must be ready to handle anything and everything that walks through the door.
Primary Responsibilities:
1. Ethics & Compliance Management: 25%
● Provide operational leadership and strategic direction to enhance and sustain the Ethics & Compliance program for Airbus Helicopters North America. Responsible for creating and leading program assessments, developing and executing action plans, and championing the program. Requires regular interaction with and advice to other functions, including, but not limited to, Sales & Marketing, Military Programs, Strategy & Transformation, Commercial Programs, Procurement, Finance, and Human Resources.
● Promote, enhance, and sustain a training program relating to Airbus Group Ethics & Compliance and anti-bribery and corruption policies/directives, methods and initiatives in order to promote a strong ethical culture consistent with Airbus Values, Code of Conduct, and Speak Up principles and to ensure awareness of the Ethics & Compliance program.
● Provide training and guidance on and handle compliance with Airbus tools for group Ethics & Compliance and anti-bribery and corruption policies/directives and methods, including, but not limited to, Gifts & Hospitality, Sponsorship, Donations & Corporate Memberships, Anti-Money Laundering/Know Your Customer, Supplier Compliance Review/Know Your Supplier, and Conflicts of Interest.
● Monitor changes to Airbus Ethics & Compliance and anti-bribery and corruption policies/directives and methods, including the implementation of new policies/directives and methods on additional subjects, communicate such changes and additions to applicable AHNA personnel and ensure such information is cascaded as needed, and prepare, handle, and/or refine Company or AHCA practices and procedures implementing existing and new policies/directives and methods.
● Maintain AHNA Ethics & Compliance library on intranet Document Center with current versions of applicable group, divisional, or regional policies/directives, methods, forms, and other applicable documents.
● Continuously monitor Airbus and external resources for changes in U.S. federal, state, and local laws and regulations pertaining to Ethics & Compliance and anti-bribery and corruption matters and communicate such changes to affected Company personnel and support similar efforts for AHCA. The Company reserves the right to revise, change and/or modify job duties, responsibilities or working conditions as the need arises, with
or without advance notice. Employment with the Company is at-will. This position description and the statements contained within it do
not create any contractual rights between the Company and its employees, either express or implied.
Senior Legal Counsel March 11, 2024 (Textio)
2. Third Party and Transactions Management: 25%
● Direct and implement compliance by AHNA with Airbus and Airbus Helicopters policies/directives, methods, processes & guidelines with respect to Third Party and Transactions Management (as defined in such policies/directives