Corporate Counsel

Job Overview

This position reports to the VP, Legal – Enterprise, Privacy and Technology and is located in Shelton, CT. This position requires the ability to travel up to 10%.

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A Day In The Life

• Provide legal support and review, interpret, draft, structure and negotiate complex commercial contracts for the enterprise.
• Provide legal services to various enterprise functions, projects and initiatives. 
• Negotiate contracts including, without limitation, MSAs, NDAs, SOWs, SaaS agreements, terms and conditions, licenses, technology agreements, vendor agreements, marketing agreements, sourcing and logistics agreements, and various other types of commercial contracts.
• Provide clear and practical legal advice to internal clients.
• Work closely with enterprise functional leads and business teams to help internal clients drive their business strategies.
• Proactively identify issues and develop solutions and roadmaps for same.
• Assist with various complex and/or sensitive projects of the Legal Department, as assigned.
• Provide preventive, proactive legal advice on a broad range of general corporate, commercial and public company topics. 
• Assist Legal Team with mergers and acquisitions, integration and business development projects.
• Partner with internal stakeholders and outside counsel as needed.
   

What will help you thrive in this role?

• J.D. degree and membership in good standing in one state bar (preferably Connecticut) required.
• Minimum 5-7 years of experience in the area of corporate/commercial law including the drafting and negotiation of commercial agreements.
• Effective communicator (written and oral), with the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with clients, coworkers, and colleagues.
• Detail oriented and results driven.
• Possess strong organizational and project management skills and the ability to handle multiple projects at once and balance competing demands.
• Good judgment, a high level of professional integrity, ethics, and maturity and the discretion, tact and ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Experience coordinating across multiple departments and functions and the ability to project manage sensitive matters as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Transactional experience at a law firm; prior in-house experience a plus.
• Adept at software and systems or willing to learn to become adept at such systems.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment a plus.
   

Hubbell Incorporated

 

Hubbell creates critical infrastructure solutions that power our customers, communities, people and the planet. Our company is strategically aligned around enabling grid modernization and electrification. As more products plug in to an aging grid, Hubbell solutions enable the transition to a more reliable, resilient and efficient energy infrastructure. Founded in 1888 our innovation has made us a leading global manufacturer of high quality electrical and utility solutions enabling customers to operate critical infrastructure reliably and efficiently.

 

The company operates in two segments. Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications and Hubbell Electrical Solutions (HES) are essential to managing power across a wide range of industries and applications. Our vertical market solutions can be applied to markets including Data Centers, Renewables, Commercial Buildings, Industrial, Telecom and Transportation. Supporting both of our business segments is our corporate and Hubbell Unified Business Solutions teams that provide consistent process, tools technologies across our businesses.

 

We are committed to operating sustainably and ethically while promoting an inclusive and supportive culture for our people to grow and develop in their careers. Our employees proudly work and serve our communities from our headquarters in Shelton, CT, across the United States and around the globe.

 

Hubbell Unified Business Solutions 

 

Hubbell Unified Business Services (HUBS) provides corporate shared services to support all businesses across the enterprise. Functional areas include Engineering, Sales, Operations, Marketing, Finance, Legal, IT, Human Resources, Payroll, Environmental Health & Safety, and Compliance. HUBS employees are located around the world.

 

Hubbell Incorporated, its subsidiaries and affiliates, is an EO Employer AA: M/F/Veteran/Disability. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other protected class.