Corporate Counsel, Commercial Contracts

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• Integrating and partnering with the business unit leadership team, providing sound legal advice and risk mitigation measures to ensure successful business outcomes
• Drafting and negotiating commercial agreements and ancillary agreements
• Support, build positive relationships with, and provide authoritative legal guidance to the legal commercial team as well as other internal business teams.
• Work collaboratively to identify and implement process improvements and support updates to internal playbooks and templates
• Manage and meet internal SLAs, and help juggle priorities in a fast-moving environment
• Own specific legal projects and develop subject matter expertise regarding legal issues faced by the customer contracts team and internal business partners
• Reviewing solicitations, strategizing approaches for responding, drafting sections addressing particularly legal topics
• Selecting and managing outside when needed
• Assisting commercial contracts personnel with complex or risk-sensitive terms and conditions, such as limiting liability, indemnification, and grounds for termination.
• Participating in and contributing to Legal Department discussions on corporate-wide topics, policies, and procedures
• Participating in and contributing to Legal Department updates on changing laws and regulations and other continuing education
  
  

Job Description

Corporate Counsel, Commercial Contracts

Primary Responsibilities & Tasks

• Integrating and partnering with the business unit leadership team, providing sound legal advice and risk mitigation measures to ensure successful business outcomes
• Drafting and negotiating commercial agreements and ancillary agreements
• Support, build positive relationships with, and provide authoritative legal guidance to the legal commercial team as well as other internal business teams.
• Work collaboratively to identify and implement process improvements and support updates to internal playbooks and templates
• Manage and meet internal SLAs, and help juggle priorities in a fast-moving environment
• Own specific legal projects and develop subject matter expertise regarding legal issues faced by the customer contracts team and internal business partners
• Reviewing solicitations, strategizing approaches for responding, drafting sections addressing particularly legal topics
• Selecting and managing outside when needed
• Assisting commercial contracts personnel with complex or risk-sensitive terms and conditions, such as limiting liability, indemnification, and grounds for termination.
• Participating in and contributing to Legal Department discussions on corporate-wide topics, policies, and procedures
• Participating in and contributing to Legal Department updates on changing laws and regulations and other continuing education
  
  

Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate from an accredited Law School.
• Licensed to practice law in the United States and active membership in at least one state bar
• Minimum of 7 years experience as outside commercial contracts counsel
• Experience advising executive clients on business and transactional matters (contracts, agreements, business strategy)
• Demonstrated leadership ability, preferably as a counsel for a business segment of a technology-driven company.
• Ability to perform the role of hands-on legal generalist.
• Demonstrated ability to interact effectively and collaboratively in a fast-paced and complex organizational structure
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to analyze complex issues and provide recommendations in an executive-worthy manner
• Ability to develop strong client relationships while maintaining an independence appropriate to a compliance function
• Strong communication skills (written and oral).
  
  

At Nextracker, we are leading in the energy transition, providing the most comprehensive portfolio of intelligent solar tracker and software solutions for solar power plants, as well as strategic services to capture the full value of solar power plants for our customers. Our talented worldwide teams are transforming PV plant performance every day with smart technology, data monitoring and analysis services.

For us at Nextracker, sustainability is not just a word. It's a core part of our business, values and our operations. Our sustainability efforts are based on five cornerstones: People, Community, Environment, Innovation, and Integrity. We are creative, collaborative and passionate problem-solvers from diverse backgrounds, driven by our shared mission to provide smart solar and software solutions for our customers and to mitigate climate change for future generations.

Culture is our PassionSeniority level

• Seniority levelMid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment typeFull-time

Job function

• Job functionLegal

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