General Responsibility and Objective

The Senior Corporate Counsel reports to the Chief Financial Officer and will support the North America Organization in all legal matters pertaining to its business. Senior Corporate Counsel will work closely with BEUMER Corporation subsidiaries, BEUMER Group Holding, as well as suppliers and customers in jurisdictions throughout North America.  As both a business and legal advisor, Senior Corporate Counsel will endeavor to ensure that the organization is in compliance with all applicable laws and protects the legal rights of the corporation from abuse by others. Critical to success in this role is that Senior Corporate Counsel fully understand the complexities of BEUMER's business as well as those of the diverse industries we serve.  Senior Corporate Counsel will be asked to provide input on complicated business questions, on potential acquisitions, and on the strategic planning of the company’s business.

Responsibilities:

• Drafts, reviews, and negotiates equipment, purchase and sale agreements, non-disclosure agreements and other contracts.
• In partnership with BEUMER Corporation's executive management team and other senior leaders, regularly negotiates with Customers and Suppliers
• Ensures compliance with legal, contractual, and risk management policies to minimize and limit corporate liability, manage risk, and optimize value of such contracts.
• Recommends alternative actions with respect to such contracts as required to conform to corporate policies and strategies.
• Coordinates with and oversees the work of outside counsel related to all legal matters
• Oversees compliance with applicable statues and regulations, reviews pertinent laws and regulations, and provides legal advice to all company departments and staff.
• Coordinates responses to subpoenas and other legal requests
• Provides legal advice on any suits brought by or against BEUMER Corporation.  Oversees all litigation matters and works with outside law firm attorneys preparing and defending the company from suits
• Draft letters and correspondences on behalf of BEUMER Corporation
• Coordinates Legal matters, standards, processes and procedures with BEUMER Group legal counsel.
• Acts as a legal consultant for BEUMER Group as directed in any legal matters, mediations, arbitrations, and hearings.
• Supports all other BEUMER North America subsidiaries on legal matters affecting BEUMER.
• Provides/supports People & Culture senior leadership with review/advice/drafts of internal employment documents including, but not limited to:
  • NDA Agreements – (Non-competition, Proprietary Information, Patent and Invention Assignments)
  • Severance Agreements
  • Offer of Employment
  • Expat Contracts
  • Employee Handbook
  • Lease/Housing Agreements, etc.
  • Any other duties that shall be assigned.

Requirements/Skills and Abilities:

The successful candidate will possess:

• Strong academic credentials from a top-tier, ABA-accredited law school.  The successful candidate must be admitted to, and be active in good standing in, the New Jersey state bar. If not a member of the New Jersey state bar, the successful candidate must hold in good standing an active in-house corporate counsel license for the state of New Jersey.
• Seven (7) to 10+ years of transactional experience in contract negotiation, with experience gained in a major national or international law firm and/or a multi-national corporation.  
• Excellent written and oral communication skills. Strong organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents. Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquires or complaints.
• Ability to work with all levels of management.
• Ability to manage priorities and workflow. Versatility, flexibility, and a willingness to work within constantly changing priorities with enthusiasm.
• Ability to work on complex projects with general direction and minimal guidance. Ability to work independently and as a member of various teams and committees.
• Ability to Travel, as necessary

Organizational and Relational Fluency:

The successful candidate will demonstrate, through verifiable experience, practical fluency with and ready adaptability to BEUMER's core values and leadership principles. This experience will establish that successful candidate has been effective in helping organizations achieve results within an analogous framework of values, policies, and practices. We hold each other accountable for achieving our targets, and we acknowledge the primacy of teamwork for this purpose and in our overall mission. Critical personal traits and professional characteristics proven to be most effective in the BEUMER organization and in our way of working include but are not limited to:

• Clear understanding of and commitment to the values and priorities of BEUMER Group
• Proven ability to balance focus and collaboration across all organizational relationships and facilitate workflow
• Knowledge of, and prior experience with, capital projects-centered business models – including key success factors and typical risk factors.
• Relationship- and network-centric. Ability to understand internal networks and key relationships and work intentionally to integrate herself/himself into mission-critical networks by building and nurturing relationships within a matrix organization
• Process-oriented but innately agile. Demonstrable experience in de-bottlenecking internal work flows to drive measurable improvement in outcomes, with a bias toward continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and communicate key business points and to signal potential legal issues that concern executives – as distinct from issues that lawyers should resolve among themselves. Ability to pinpoint key business risks disguised as legal risks.
• Active taking of leadership roles where appropriate and possible. Demonstrable experience of this.
• Professional integrity and humility.

BEUMER is an innovative company, where every employee is part of the "family". Because our employees are our most important asset, here are some of benefits we currently offer full-time employees. And by the way, no waiting period, they start when you do:

• We pay 100% of medical & dental premiums for you AND your eligible dependents
• 401k Retirement Plan with a generous match, because we care about your future
• Life Insurance is provided free for all employees
• Generous amount of paid time off
• Long-term disability (yes, we cover that too!)