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Panasonic – Managing Senior Counsel – MEBD Transactions

Every moment of every day, people all over the world turn to Panasonic to make their lives simpler, more enjoyable, more productive and more secure. Since our founding almost a century ago, we’ve been committed to improving peoples’ lives and making the world a better place–one customer, one business, one innovative leap at a time. Come join our journey. 

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What You'll Get To Do

• Prepare, review, and negotiate complex agreements
• Support Clients in key negotiations with customers and suppliers
• Lead complex, multidimensional projects, transactions, or problem resolution that span legal, business, and functional boundaries e.g., cross geographies, subject matter areas, jurisdictions, and organizations. Manage and assess risk of complex commercial contracts, both domestic and international, and ensure compliance with and effective management systems for same.
• Maintain a thorough understanding of the Clients’ business, its strategies, and the external regulatory marketplace and trends.
• Manage Counsel responsible for contracts team and provide guidance to improve efficiencies

What You'll Bring

Education and Experience

• Law degree from accredited law school required.  Admission to a state bar. In house admission to applicable state bar required
• Minimum 10 years of relevant legal experience at a law firm and in-house
• Significant experience with commercial transactions as an in-house counsel
• Extensive experience structuring, reviewing, and negotiating complex agreements, with particular focus on supply chain including purchase, sales, supply, license, procurement, warranty, and confidentiality agreements
• People management skills

Competencies:

• Problem solving, innovation, collaboration and strong business acumen
• Able to independently manage a diverse and complex workload while maintaining priorities and anticipating issues
• Experience in dealing with complex technical and financial transactions
• Impeccable ethics and a high level of integrity
• Ability to thrive in the face of ambiguity and self-start
• Ability to work in a matrixed and global environment, to handle multiple projects, priorities and stakeholders efficiently and effectively and to develop and implement solutions and communication methods cross-functionally.

Communications:

• Key communications contacts and level of persuasion required
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, particularly the ability to draft agreements and correspondence in clear, precise language
• Ability to adapt communication on complex issues for different audiences
• Work with customers and management
• Collaborate with overseas affiliates, particularly in the drafting and negotiating of certain agreements
• Provide training to businesspeople on significant legal issues
• Ability to motivate and otherwise effectively manage performance of direct reports

Other Requirements

• Remote work allowed
• Travel required, up to 25 percent as required for meetings

What We Offer:

• Competitive compensation package
• Comprehensive benefits
• Pet Insurance
• Paid Parental Care Leave
• Employee Referral Program
• Educational Assistance
• Flexible Work Program
• Volunteer time Off
• Casual Dress Code
• Total Well Being Program

Panasonic is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by law or company policy. All qualified individuals are required to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. Pre-employment drug testing is required for safety sensitive positions or as may otherwise be required by contract or law. Due to the high volume of responses, we will only be able to respond to candidates of interest. All candidates must have valid authorization to work in the U.S. Thank you for your interest in Panasonic Corporation of North America.

WE TAKE OPPORTUNITY SERIOUSLY:

Panasonic prioritizes total wellbeing. We offer a wide variety of benefits and programs to support your physical, emotional, financial, social and environmental health.

The salary range of $180,000 - $235,000 is just one component of Panasonic’s total package. Actual compensation varies depending on the individual’s knowledge, skills, experience, and location. This role may be eligible for discretionary bonuses and incentives.

We understand that your career search may look different than others and embrace the professional, personal, educational, and volunteer opportunities through which people gain experience. If you are actively looking or starting to explore new opportunities, send us your application!