VP and Assistant General Counsel Retail Energy
VP and Assistant General Counsel Retail Energy
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Job Description
What You Can Expect
As part of the legal team in the North America region (United States and Canada) the AGC Retail will be based in Houston TX and will report to the Chief Legal and Ethics Officer North America (the North America CLO) with a matrixed relationship to the executive leading ENGIEs US Retail Business and the Global Business Unit attorney managing retail.
Daily you will manage the legal affairs of ENGIEs US Retail Business including contract negotiations compliance risk management and litigation management.You will provide legal and strategic guidance as part of the leadership team for ENGIEs US Retail Business ensuring compliance with a complex and ever-evolving legal and regulatory framework that governs the retail power industry in the United States. You will manage a team of attorneys and legal professionals focused on ENGIEs US Retail Business. You will develop a network of reliable external legal advisors and coordinate and manage these relationships with outside counsel monitoring and controlling legal spend ensuring cost-effective legal support.
What Youll Bring
- You will have earned a Juris Doctor from an AmericanBar Association accredited law school
- You must be licensed to practice law in at least one state in the United States with retail electricity choice (Notable Examples: Texas New York Massachusetts)
- You will have at least five (5) years of experiencein a major corporate legal department
- You will have prior energy industry experience with a company focusing on retail power sale
- You must have at least ten (10) years of combined legal experience across the described areas set forth above
- You are experienced at planning and organizing legal work to meet individual team and business line objectives while achieving quality and value
- You will have flexibility to handle additional responsibilities as defined at the request of the North America CLO or the executive leading ENGIEs US Retail Business
Essential Physical Abilities
- Ability to meet highest attendance requirements
- You have native proficiency in English with the ability to communicate and present; verbally digitally and in writing
- Ability to handle multiple assignments on a timely basis with a high degree of accuracy.
Additional Details
- This role is eligible for our hybrid work policy
- Must be available to travel domestically up to 10% of the time with the need for some overnight trips
- Must possess a valid U.S. drivers license/clean driving record
- Must be willing and able to comply with all ENGIE ethics and safety policies
- Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
- While performing the duties of this job the employee is not exposed to weather conditions
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate
Compensation
Salary Range: $227000.00 $347990.00 USD annually
This represents the average expected pay range for a qualified candidate.
ENGIE complies with all federal state and local minimum wage laws. Actual salary offered may vary depending on geography experience education internal pay alignment or other bona fide factors.
In addition to base pay this position is eligible for a competitive bonus / incentive plan.
Your Talent Acquisition Partner can share more specific information regarding the benefits or the salary for the position based on the work location.
At ENGIE we take your well-being seriously. Our comprehensive benefits package includes options for medical dental vision life insurance employer-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance ESPP generous paid time off including wellness days holidays and leave programs. We also help you plan for retirement by offering a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with a company match. But thats not all were dedicated to the health and happiness of your entire family offering supplemental benefits for full time employees that enhance emotional and physical well-being through all stages of life from family forming to caregiver benefits. Explore our benefits package to see how we can support you. Learn more.
Why ENGIE
ENGIE North America isnt just participating in the Zero-Carbon Transition were leading it! Join us as we develop energy that is renewable efficient and accessible to everyone.
ENGIE is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we are firmly committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all employees. We are committed to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color sex sexual orientation gender identity religion national origin disability veteran status or other legally protected status.
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We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this role at any time.
The safety of our employees is our number one priority. All employees at ENGIE have both a duty and the authority to STOP WORK if unsafe acts are observed.
Required Experience:
Exec
Employment Type
Full-Time
