Description:
Responsibilities:- Draft, review, and negotiate customer and vendor contracts, including purchase agreements, service agreements, license agreements, and lease agreements;
- Manage and resolve legal disputes and investigations, including disputes with commercial parties, government investigations, labor arbitrations and litigation;
- Implement, monitor, and enhance ethics and compliance programs from HQ with the goal of enabling and driving compliant ethical business conduct in various compliance areas (e.g. HSE, labor, privacy laws);
- Act as the bridge between the SK On Global Legal & Compliance Office and A Battery Manufacturer management on legal and compliance issues, continually providing advice and guidance to the country management on relevant topics, challenges and major initiatives;
- Manage local outside counsel effectively;
- Perform legal analysis/research and recommend appropriate strategies to senior staff; and
- Participate in other legal/compliance projects and support other worldwide legal/compliance department priorities.
- Liaise with and report to HQ legal and compliance team leaders in Seoul, Korea under the overall leadership of the Head of Legal & Compliance in Korea
Minimum Qualifications:
- J.D. degree (or an equivalent degree) and membership in at least one U.S. state bar
- 3+ years of legal experience
- 1+ years structuring, drafting, and negotiating contracts/agreements
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in providing legal advice at or for manufacturing companies
- Commercial agreements
- Experience leading negotiations with business partners and coordinating external legal counsels across complex and multifaceted legal issues
- Experience in managing compliances issues such as HSE, privacy, and labor laws
- Experience in providing legal advice on HR issues
