Corporate Counsel

Corporate Counsel
This role plays a vital part in enhancing collaboration with Hudson's Sales team by leading the commercial contract process. Responsibilities include drafting, reviewing, revising, and negotiating contracts, as well as overseeing the work of Contract Specialists. Additionally, this position supports the [title] GLRG by coordinating with Operations to effectively manage Hudson's compliance program, ensuring that we adhere to legal and regulatory standards. The role fosters teamwork with leadership and provides valuable insights on corporate, commercial, environmental, health, and safety (EHS), and regulatory matters. Moreover, it includes the management of outside counsel to further strengthen our legal framework.

Essential Duties Include:

• Contract Management: Draft, review, and negotiate a wide variety of commercial agreements, including sales contracts, vendor agreements, licensing agreements, and partnership agreements.
• Commercial Transactions: Provide legal counsel and support for commercial transactions, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Review, negotiate, and advise on client and vendor contracts, non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), and other commercial agreements.
• Legal Compliance: Ensure the organization's commercial practices comply with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
• Legal Advice and Support: Provide timely and accurate legal advice to internal stakeholders on commercial law matters and collaborate with business teams to support strategic initiatives.
• Manages paralegal.
• Works closely with Governance, Compliance, and Risk Assessment Manager
• Support and manage compliance processes and programs, ensuring adherence to laws, regulations, and Hudson policies.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for compliance programs and guide business teams/consulting with outside counsel as needed.
• Work closely with Government, Legal and Regulatory Affairs and Governance to manage outside counsel and consultants and serve as the initial point of contact for corporate, commercial, employment, and regulatory advice.

Required Education and Experience:

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.
• At least 3 years of relevant experience in a mix of a top law firm or an in-house legal group
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills, including the ability to work collaboratively, cross-functionally, and effectively with internal clients and customers.
• Self-motivated, highly organized, articulate, detail-oriented, and hard-working with excellent analytical and negotiating skills.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, with the ability to be flexible and adapt to frequently changing workloads and responsibilities with acute attention to detail and the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks and industry best practices
• Ability to communicate complex compliance topics clearly and effectively
• Must have initiative, be able to act decisively, work independently, and exercise good judgment.
• Proven experience in program contract management leadership roles, overseeing the entire contract lifecycle process and being responsible for the overall management and coordination.
• A firm grasp of legal terms and conditions to ensure that contracts, regulatory, and license programs meet all legal requirements.
• Woodcliff Lake, NJ (or remote, depending upon candidate)

Preferred Experience:

• Licensed in New Jersey or willing to become a member of the bar in New Jersey
• Manufacturing or service industry experience.
• Experience meeting sales support KPIs and compliance auditing.
• Prior experience working cross-functionally within an organization.
• Prior experience working in a multi-location org with remote workforce.

Culture:
At Hudson Technologies, you'll find a supportive community where each person helps each other to be their best self. Our future success is being built today by every one of our employees and their recommendations for improvement. Reclaiming the Future Together™.

Mission:
Hudson Technologies is committed to providing products and services that reduce greenhouse refrigerant emissions, increase energy efficiency, and promote sustainability to encourage understanding and ensure future generations inherit a healthy planet.

Vision:
Improving environmental quality and promoting a healthier planet through the sustainable recovery and reuse of natural resources.

Benefits Overview:
We offer competitive market-based compensation. Benefits include medical/dental/vision/RX, 401(k) plan with company match and generous PTO plan.

Hudson Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.