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Corporate Counsel
Job Location:
Job Location:
Grand Rapids, MI - USA
Yearly Salary:
USD 112875 - 150550
Yearly Salary:
Posted:
11 September 2026 (2 days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
9 December 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
At Dematic legal professionals play a meaningful role in helping the business achieve its strategic objectives while effectively managing risk. As Corporate Counsel you will join our in-house legal team as a trusted advisor to the Sales organization and other business functions helping the company achieve its commercial goals while appropriately managing legal regulatory contractual and operational risks. You will advise on a broad range of commercial transactions and support business initiatives across a multifaceted global enterprise.
In this role you will support sophisticated contract negotiations advise on commercial and operational matters and collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive business success. The ideal candidate combines strong legal expertise with sound judgment exceptional interpersonal skills and a proven track record of delivering clear practical and timely legal advice in a fast-paced global environment.
What We Are Looking For
Preferred Qualifications
In this role you will support sophisticated contract negotiations advise on commercial and operational matters and collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive business success. The ideal candidate combines strong legal expertise with sound judgment exceptional interpersonal skills and a proven track record of delivering clear practical and timely legal advice in a fast-paced global environment.
We offer:
Job Description
Career Development
Competitive Compensation and Benefits
Pay Transparency
Global Opportunities
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.
The base pay range for this role is estimated to be $112875 - $150550 at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location education experience knowledge and skills.
Tasks and Qualifications:
What You Will Do in This Role
- Serve as a trusted advisor to Sales and business teams throughout the customer contracting process
- Draft review negotiate and manage a variety of commercial agreements including master sales agreements customer terms and conditions statements of work software and service agreements confidentiality agreements data processing agreements and partner or reseller agreements
- Identify risks and recommend practical solutions that support business objectives while protecting company interests
- Partner with Sales Finance Project Execution Procurement Compliance IT and other partners to support contract negotiations and successful project execution
- Advise on key contractual provisions including liability allocation indemnification warranties intellectual property payment terms compliance obligations and dispute resolution
- Develop and maintain contract templates playbooks and negotiation strategies to improve consistency efficiency and governance throughout the contracting process
- Support legal operations initiatives contract lifecycle management activities policy development and employee training programs
- Monitor legal and regulatory developments and advise business stakeholders on potential impacts and risk mitigation strategies
- Collaborate with external counsel when niche legal expertise or local jurisdiction support is required
What We Are Looking For
Required Qualifications
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) or equivalent law degree from an accredited institution
- Licensed to practice law and in good standing in at least one jurisdiction
- 3 to 6 years of experience supporting commercial transactions preferably within an in-house legal department law firm or a combination of both
- Demonstrated experience drafting and negotiating sophisticated commercial agreements
- Strong understanding of contract law commercial risk allocation and customer contracting
- Ability to balance legal risk with business objectives and deliver practical business-oriented advice
- Excellent communication negotiation analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Proven ability to build strong relationships and influence stakeholders across multiple business functions
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and contract management systems; experience with Icertis is a plus
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting a global or multinational organization
- Experience within industrial manufacturing automation technology logistics or equipment-related industries
- Familiarity with software cloud services maintenance agreements equipment sales or professional services contracting
- Knowledge of data privacy intellectual property export controls or other regulatory matters relevant to commercial transactions
- Experience developing contract templates playbooks approval workflows or legal training programs
- Spanish and/or French language proficiency is a plus
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About Company
We are a leading supplier of forklifts and warehouse equipment as well as automation technology and software solutions for the optimization of supply chains.
