Description:

Description:
Position Description:
Hanwha Q CELLS America is looking for a Senior Counsel to support its direct-to-homeowner solar sales and financing business. You will join a collegial team of 19 legal professionals and report to the Assistant General Counsel. You will be given responsibilities in a wide range of legal matters with a focus on the direct-to-homeowner solar sales and financing business, including support on consumer protection, regulatory and compliance matters, commercial contracts, state and local licensing, and litigation. Our legal team is expected to grow rapidly over the next few years and there will be exciting opportunities for career growth.

Responsibilities:

Support Litigation, Loan, TPO, Sales and Marketing, Fulfillment and Digital and Software teams of the direct- to-homeowner sales and financing business
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to provide strategic business oriented legal advice
Main Responsibility: Resolve consumer disputes with opposing counsel, including negotiating favorable settlements directly with opposing counsel. Manage and provide strategy to outside counsel on litigation matters.
Strategize and formulate plan for offensive litigation for recovery of defaulted funds. Support the business, including supervising outside counsel, in various matters, including:
consumer protection issues, regulatory and compliance
licensing and commercial contracts
Data privacy and cybersecurity
Create legal and commercial forms and processes and educate the business on important legal and commercial matters

Required Qualifications:

6+ years of experience
Top law firm training preferred
In-house experience, preferably with broad range of responsibilities
A highly motivated individual who has demonstrated leadership ability to excel in a fast-paced environment, the ability to spot material issues from non-material issues, a true problem solver, the ability to proactively move assignments to completion in a timely manner with minimal supervision, and brings a can-do attitude willing to tackle thorny legal challenges.
Experience working for a direct-to-homeowner solar sales and financing business or other clean energy or global technology company is a plus
Strong background in commercial contracts and corporate and strategic transactions
JD from a top law school preferred
Membership in at least one state bar