Senior Legal Counsel

What are your contributions to the team?

• Adhere to Bombardier General Work Rules.
• Participate in all corporate legal activities.
• Assist and/or lead the negotiation, drafting and/or review of various commercial agreements related to the sale of products and or services (including aftermarket services) to customers.
• Manage claims, HR issues and potentially litigious matters in conjunction with the Bombardier litigation team.
• Support US infrastructure projects and expansion of US service centers.
• Support the compliance team with US related compliance issues.
• Be solicited by your clients regularly in order to provide legal guidance, advice and to ensure compliance with contracts and for legal interpretation of different contractual provisions.
• Be relied upon to identify and anticipate commercial and contractual problems by ensuring efficient communication between your clients and other stakeholders, including Tax, Risk Management, Export Control and Compliance groups.
• Serve as a key resource on complex and critical issues.
• In this role you may be required to travel occasionally (within the continental United States of America or Canada).

How to thrive in this role?

• Juris Doctor degree (J.D.)
• Admittance to at least one US State Bar.
• At least eight (8) years of relevant experience in corporate law, commercial contracts and/or commercial litigation.
• Leadership capabilities, ability to work autonomously, excellent legal and business acumen, ability to take quick decisions and provide strategic advice in a fast moving, dynamic environment.
• Strong negotiation, drafting and communication skills.
• Planning and organizational skills necessary to prioritize, assign, and coordinate work.
• Interpersonal skills and ability to work with legal department and non-legal department colleagues, as well as all levels of management.
• Computer skills necessary to learn and/or operate word processing, spreadsheet, database, email, and web-based applications
• Experience working Anti-Trust matters would be considered an asset.
• Employment and Labor law experience would be considered an asset.
• Experience with the Federal Aviation Administration Regulations would be considered an asset.
• Experience with the Federal Acquisition Regulations would be considered an asset.