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As Senior Legal Counsel, Americas for ABB Electrification Service (ELSE), you will do more than manage legal risk. You will anticipate business needs, identify emerging issues, and serve as a trusted business partner to senior leaders and cross-functional teams. Working in ABB’s highly collaborative regional and global Legal & Integrity environment, you will advise on complex commercial contracts, compliance and integrity, disputes, employment matters, and strategic transactions, translating legal risk into clear options and practical solutions that support sustainable growth across jurisdictions. ELSE will be the role’s primary divisional responsibility, but the role may also support other ABB divisions as business needs require. The role is not the sole legal resource for ELSE or other supported divisions; effective coordination, allocation of work, and shared matter ownership with other ABB lawyers are essential.

The work model for the role is: remote (#Li-Remote), however the operating time zone will align closest with Eastern Time zone.

Your role and responsibilities:

• Advise business leaders across the Americas on legal risk, decision-making, and execution of strategic priorities, in coordination with relevant country, business area, and specialist counsel.
• Lead or support, as agreed within the regional legal team, the drafting, review, and negotiation of complex customer, supplier, service, subcontractor, channel partner, technology, and other commercial agreements across the Americas. Design scalable contract management processes, including playbooks, templates, and workflows, to improve efficiency and manage legal risk across high-volume transactions.
• Advise on tenders, contract risk reviews, claims, change orders, project execution, and dispute avoidance across service-intensive markets, including industrial services, utilities, data centers, infrastructure, and renewables.
• Manage litigation, arbitration, pre-litigation claims, settlements, and external counsel, including matter strategy, budgets, reporting, and quality assurance.
• Advise on employment and human resources matters, including performance management, investigations, terminations, reorganizations, immigration, and cross-border workforce issues, coordinating with specialists where appropriate.
• Provide strategic legal counsel on mergers and acquisitions, minority investments, divestitures, joint ventures, and restructuring activities globally, including deal structuring, due diligence, and post-closing integration support.
• Support other ABB divisions, business areas, and corporate functions as business needs require, with priorities and matter ownership coordinated through the relevant Legal & Integrity leadership and existing coverage teams.
• Collaborate actively with ABB lawyers across divisions, countries, specialist teams, and regions under agreed coverage models, matter-allocation principles, and escalation paths. Existing counsel remain accountable for matters within their assigned businesses, countries, or specialist areas unless responsibility is expressly reassigned; this role strengthens shared legal capacity and is not the default recipient for all ELSE or other divisional legal work.

Our Team Dynamics

Our teams support each other, collaborate, and never stop learning. Everyone brings something unique, and together we push ideas forward to solve real problems. Being part of our team means your work matters - because the progress we make here creates real impact out there.

Qualifications for the role:

Required Experience

• Juris Doctor (JD) with active bar admission in at least one relevant jurisdiction
• Minimum 10 years of in-house or law firm experience supporting industrial, engineering, technology, construction, or services businesses across multiple legal disciplines and jurisdictions in a multinational company.
• Ability to succeed in a highly collaborative environment while operating with appropriate autonomy; partner effectively with divisional, business area, regional, country, and specialist counsel; manage competing priorities across ABB; clarify ownership and scope; and advise senior stakeholders under time pressure.
• Strong commercial judgment and substantial experience in commercial contracts, disputes, strategic transactions, and cross-border matters, with the ability to identify material risks, develop practical options, support timely business decisions, and engage specialists when needed.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with artificial intelligence (AI) tools, such as Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT, or Harvey, preferred; if not experienced, demonstrated willingness to learn and quickly build AI fluency.
• Strong knowledge of anti-bribery and anti-corruption requirements relevant across the Americas, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and experience supporting internal investigations.
• Knowledge of professional, contractor, electrical licensing, and related regulatory requirements in one or more Americas jurisdictions, with the ability to coordinate local advice where needed.·
• Working knowledge of employment and human resources law in one or more Americas jurisdictions preferred, with the ability to identify when local specialist advice is required.
• Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

What's in it for you

We give you the space to lead, the support to grow, and the chance to make a difference. Whether you're solving problems, building something new, or helping others succeed, your impact is real. You’ll be part of a team that values your voice and celebrates your progress.

ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their- sex (gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation), marital status, citizenship, age, race and ethnicity, inclusive of traits historically associated with race or ethnicity, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles, color, religious creed, national origin, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal and state law.

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While base salary is determined by things such as the successful applicant’s qualifications and experience, this position is expected to pay between $163,500 and $261,600 annually and is eligible for a short-term incentive plan/annual bonus.

ABB Benefit Summary for eligible US employees

[excludes ABB E-mobility, Athens union, Puerto Rico]

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Health, Life & Disability

• Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.
• Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus
• Vision benefit
• Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)
• Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)
• Voluntary life and AD&D – 100% employee paid up to maximums
• Short Term Disability – up to 26 weeks – Company paid
• Long Term Disability – 60% of pay – Company paid. Ability to “buy-up” to 66 2/3% of pay.
• Supplemental benefits – 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption
• Employee discount program

Retirement

• 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
• Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)

Time off

ABB provides 11 paid holidays. Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.

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Originally posted on Himalayas

PositionOverview:

Reporting to the General Counsel, the Senior Counsel will be a key member of Elite’s Legal team, supporting Elite’s commercial, product, compliance, privacy, and corporate legal needs. The Senior Counsel will draft and negotiate a broad range of agreements, advise the business on commercial, product, privacy and compliance matters, and help the Legal team embrace AI and technology to work smarter and more efficiently.

Work Arrangement: Remote

This role requires the individual to be based in the United States, with flexibility across U.S. time zones.

Responsibilities:

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including customer, vendor, partner, licensing, and SaaS agreements, as well as NDAs and other day-to-day contracts.
• Collaborate with Elite’s business teams to standardize contract forms, templates, and playbooks and increase efficiency of deal execution and processes.
• Assist with the management and implementation of Elite’s compliance program, policies, and procedures.
• Advise the commercial and product teams on compliance and regulatory matters.
• Advise the business on privacy and data security law, including staying current on applicable privacy and security laws, rules, regulations and industry standards.
• Advise on legal and risk issues related to the development and use of artificial intelligence in Elite’s products and operations, including emerging AI laws and regulations, and help shape internal AI use policies.
• Identify, evaluate, and champion AI and legal technology tools (such as contract lifecycle management and AI-assisted drafting and review) to improve the speed and quality of the Legal team’s work.
• Support general corporate matters as needed, including corporate governance, and intellectual property.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support the overall goals and objectives of the department and Elite overall.

Qualifications:

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing.
• 5-7 years of relevant experience practicing law, in-house and at a law firm, with a strong background in commercial contract drafting and negotiating, compliance and privacy.
• Prior in-house experience within the SaaS or technology industry required (at least 3-4 years in-house, with prior experience at a law firm ideal);
• AI curious: a genuine interest in artificial intelligence and a demonstrated willingness to experiment with generative AI tools to rethink how legal work gets done.
• Technology savvy: comfortable learning and adopting new technology and legal tech platforms quickly, with an eye toward automation and process improvement.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey complex legal concepts to non-legal stakeholders.
• Sound judgment and a practical, business-minded approach to managing legal risk.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapt to evolving business priorities
• Ability to travel up ​<10%​as business needs require
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States; Elite does not provide employment sponsorship for this position.
• Role requires the following physical capacity: Sedentary: primarily desk/computer work
• Must be legally authorized to work in United States; Elite does not provide employment sponsorship for this position

Benefits:

• Competitive Compensation Package ($153,000-$170,000 base salary + variable component)
• Comprehensive Healthcare Coverage (Health, Dental, Vision)
• Retirement Savings Plan with an Employer Contribution
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Time Off
• Wellness Initiatives
• Employee Assistance Program
• Generous Global Parental Leave
• Calm, free premium subscription
• Employee Discount Program

Elite may use technology, including artificial intelligence-enabled tools, to assist in aspects of the recruiting and employment process. These tools are used to support, but not replace, human decision-making.

Originally posted on Himalayas