Legal Counsel

ABB's interests are in good hands with you. You guard and defend them while taking legislation and commercial objectives into account.

Your desk is ready at the ABB office in Diegem. You end up in an open and informal organization where we say 'you' and it's every day 'casual Friday'. Our sleeves are always rolled up and we like to get going. The Benelux legal team consists of 7 fellow lawyers, who each have their own part of the business under their care. You report to the Division General Counsel.

Together with your colleagues in the legal team, you are the legal conscience of the business. Within our fast-growing organization, contracts and risk reviews are becoming increasingly important. Your expertise as a commercial lawyer is therefore indispensable in national and international contract negotiations and the drafting of framework agreements. You will also take part in various risk review procedures at various levels within the organization in which you will assess submitted projects from a legal and business point of view. In this role you have to deal with many different business units and contracts of varying sizes. One time you get stuck in an extensive procurement project with, for example, the government and the next time you answer legal questions during a contract negotiation. You like that variety and you like to think along with the business.

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will be working closely with the business and providing strategic legal advice and upholding the highest standards of integrity within ABB. Each day, you will ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and ethical standards. You will also showcase your expertise by effectively managing legal risks and fostering a culture of integrity across the organization.

The work model for the role is: #hybrid with some travel to ABB sites in Belgium and Luxembourg.

This role is contributing to the BeLux Electrification business.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Providing end-to-end legal services and integrity advice to the Electrification business area in Belgium and Luxembourg.

• Reviewing and negotiating B2B sales contracts (both with private and public parties, as well as with distributors/wholesalers), drafting commercial agreements and other contractual terms in collaboration with relevant global and local business stakeholders and Legal and Integrity team members.

• Monitoring and managing legal affairs, including but not limited to litigations (incoming and outgoing claims) and activity reports.

• Taking a seat at the table on local strategic business matters providing advice and proactively identifying risks, external threats, and opportunities to the company, and proposing appropriate strategies.

• Supporting with local country fiduciary duties and good corporate governance, if applicable.

• Collaborating on global and cross-country projects within the Legal & Integrity team and the business.

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