SUMMARY The Senior Counsel will serve as a member of Adient's Commercial Transactions Team providing legal support for commercial transactions for Adient's business, primarily in North America, with a focus on drafting and reviewing sales, procurement, other commercial agreements. This role requires providing sound judgment and advice on material matters pertaining to Adient's procurement, sales, and corporate activities, while demonstrating the ability to assist the Legal Department and business leads in commercial and strategic initiatives for the organization with a hands-on, consultative approach. As a member of the Commercial Transactions Team, this attorney is expected to provide legal expertise and organizational perspective to drive risk management strategy and ensure alignment to the company's goals, culture, core values, and future organizational requirements. This position reports to the Executive Director - Commercial Transactions Americas.
PRIMARY DUTIES Review, draft, and negotiate various types of sales and procurement contracts with varying degrees of complexity and risks in the region. Matters include, but are not limited to, technology procurement and other purchasing agreements, OEM supply agreements, sales agreements, and development agreements.
Review, draft, and negotiate various types of corporate and entity management-related documents including legal advice on M&A, corporate reorganizations, strategic initiatives, and joint ventures.
Actively engage with internal clients from multiple business units and departments, customers, vendors, and other third parties; provide practical, business-savvy counseling and support in accordance with the company's policies to the business in assigned areas of commercial transactions and related issues, including risk mitigation and dispute avoidance and resolution counseling.
Develop a strong relationship with internal clients and proactively support and in some cases serve as the primary legal lead for assigned strategic initiatives.
Be a thought leader on complex transactions and proactively inform business and legal leaders about transaction-related risk identification and mitigation, regulatory changes, and trends and develop strategies and forms to address commercial issues affecting Adient's business.
Identify continuous improvement opportunities related to the contract review process and entity management, including identifying, developing, and implementing best business practices.
Proactively collaborate across regions with other members of the Legal Department, outside counsel, and other non-traditional legal resources and take leadership role on both legal and business projects.
JOB SPECIFICATIONS Minimum 8 years transactional experience in a major law firm, a publicly traded multi-national corporation, or both.
Experience as a transactional attorney with an emphasis on complex commercial contracts and corporate law matter, with a preference for candidates who have expertise in IT and technology solutions, including privacy terms.
Solid and efficient drafting skills with knowledge of standard contracting administration - procedures, concepts, principles, and methods.
Results oriented; effective at managing multiple priorities under tight deadlines and ability to prioritize conflicting demands, organize time and resources to deliver consistent results for the business and bring assignments to successful completion.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
High degree of business acumen; strong technical aptitude and proficiency with Microsoft Office
Ability to make solid judgment calls under pressure.
PRIMARY LOCATION Central Tech Unit Plymouth MI
COMPANY INFORMATION: Adient is a global leader in automotive seating. With approximately 75,000 employees in 33 countries, Adient operates 208 manufacturing/assembly plants worldwide. We produce and deliver automotive seating for all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual components, our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat-making process. Our integrated, in-house skills allow us to take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing - and into more than 20 million vehicles every year. We are a global leader in automotive seating because of our people - a team of adventurous thinkers and passionate high performers who make it all possible. We pride ourselves on being at the vanguard of new industry trends and technologies. When you join Adient, you'll play an important role in helping us improve the experience of a world in motion. At Adient, we care about your character just as much as your qualifications. Because for us, it's more than the job. It's about committing to your responsibilities. Creating a global community and empowering your teammates. That's why we work hard to ensure our employees - no matter their race, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, pregnancy, caste, disability, union membership, ethnicity, religious beliefs or the stage of their careers - can see the difference their work makes for our customers and their consumers around the globe.
