Job Description
A fantastic opportunity where the candidate will be exposed to varied and exciting matters and be a part of a high-performing, collaborative team. The legal counsel will be reporting to legal head and involved in a wide range of legal matters and responsibilities. Day to day tasks are inclusive but not limited to:
• Drafting, advising and negotiating commercial contracts, such as confidentiality, procurement, supply, collaboration and/or other transactional legal documents relating to the daily operations of the Company
• Supporting fund-raising transactions and relevant due diligence exercise, including equity and debt financing projects
• Working with IP counsel and patent division to draft, review and negotiate contracts or legal documents relating to intellectual property rights, such as joint development, research, license or assignment agreements
• Advising on internal cross-functional projects and other ad hoc legal and regulatory inquiries
• Assisting in the development and implementation of policies and procedures for the Company’s global operations
• Organizing or providing internal training related to legal and intellectual property knowledge
Candidates should also possess the following skills and capabilities:
• Self-starter with strong drive for results, sense of ownership and problem-solving skills, but also willing to take direction from senior team members or internal stakeholders
• Strong ethics and value principled approach
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively across all levels within a matrix organization and with external parties,
• Be business minded to proactively connect and engage with business operations to balance business need and legal risks and provide practical solutions
• Comfortable working as part of a team and keen to interact with diverse group of people
In this role you will:
• Serve as the primary lawyer responsible for counseling the procurement organization and the business on a broad range of commercial and regulatory matters including structuring, drafting and negotiating commercial transactions
• Serve as the primary Contract Management resource for Entegris’ APAC operations
• You and the team will work directly with the sourcing team and the business.
• You will serve as lead counsel on strategic deals
• Provide day-to-day advice, resolve issues that arise in existing commercial relationships and handle pre-litigation legal disputes and inquiries
• Principal duties include structuring, drafting and negotiating complex procurement agreements
• Provide ongoing legal counseling in a wide range of legal areas
• Systematically analyze complex problems, draw relevant conclusions and implement appropriate solutions.
• Exhibit excellent negotiating and persuasive skills.
• Participate in projects to improve the efficiency of the contract management process including implementing software platform updates/changes, contract data optimization and reviews to drive improvements.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of procurement contracts (minimizing risk, maximizing value) by updating contract templates, contract language and sharing of best practices
• Play a key role in the Law Department and be a partner to the strategy, buyer and category management excellence teams.