Senior Legal Counsel Americas

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In this role youll help run what runs the world by taking on meaningful work that drives real impact.

As Senior Legal Counsel Americas for ABB Electrification Service (ELSE) you will do more than manage legal risk. You will anticipate business needs identify emerging issues and serve as a trusted business partner to senior leaders and cross-functional teams. Working in ABBs highly collaborative regional and global Legal & Integrity environment you will advise on complex commercial contracts compliance and integrity disputes employment matters and strategic transactions translating legal risk into clear options and practical solutions that support sustainable growth across jurisdictions. ELSE will be the roles primary divisional responsibility but the role may also support other ABB divisions as business needs require. The role is not the sole legal resource for ELSE or other supported divisions; effective coordination allocation of work and shared matter ownership with other ABB lawyers are essential.

The work model for the role is: remote (#Li-Remote) however the operating time zone will align closest with Eastern Time zone.

Your role and responsibilities:

• Advise business leaders across the Americas on legal risk decision-making and execution of strategic priorities in coordination with relevant country business area and specialist counsel.
• Lead or support as agreed within the regional legal team the drafting review and negotiation of complex customer supplier service subcontractor channel partner technology and other commercial agreements across the Americas. Design scalable contract management processes including playbooks templates and workflows to improve efficiency and manage legal risk across high-volume transactions.
• Advise on tenders contract risk reviews claims change orders project execution and dispute avoidance across service-intensive markets including industrial services utilities data centers infrastructure and renewables.
• Manage litigation arbitration pre-litigation claims settlements and external counsel including matter strategy budgets reporting and quality assurance.
• Advise on employment and human resources matters including performance management investigations terminations reorganizations immigration and cross-border workforce issues coordinating with specialists where appropriate.
• Provide strategic legal counsel on mergers and acquisitions minority investments divestitures joint ventures and restructuring activities globally including deal structuring due diligence and post-closing integration support.
• Support other ABB divisions business areas and corporate functions as business needs require with priorities and matter ownership coordinated through the relevant Legal & Integrity leadership and existing coverage teams.
• Collaborate actively with ABB lawyers across divisions countries specialist teams and regions under agreed coverage models matter-allocation principles and escalation paths. Existing counsel remain accountable for matters within their assigned businesses countries or specialist areas unless responsibility is expressly reassigned; this role strengthens shared legal capacity and is not the default recipient for all ELSE or other divisional legal work.

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Qualifications for the role:

Required Experience

• Juris Doctor (JD) with active bar admission in at least one relevant jurisdiction
• Minimum 10 years of in-house or law firm experience supporting industrial engineering technology construction or services businesses across multiple legal disciplines and jurisdictions in a multinational company.
• Ability to succeed in a highly collaborative environment while operating with appropriate autonomy; partner effectively with divisional business area regional country and specialist counsel; manage competing priorities across ABB; clarify ownership and scope; and advise senior stakeholders under time pressure.
• Strong commercial judgment and substantial experience in commercial contracts disputes strategic transactions and cross-border matters with the ability to identify material risks develop practical options support timely business decisions and engage specialists when needed.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as Copilot Claude ChatGPT or Harvey preferred; if not experienced demonstrated willingness to learn and quickly build AI fluency.
• Strong knowledge of anti-bribery and anti-corruption requirements relevant across the Americas including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and experience supporting internal investigations.
• Knowledge of professional contractor electrical licensing and related regulatory requirements in one or more Americas jurisdictions with the ability to coordinate local advice where needed.
• Working knowledge of employment and human resources law in one or more Americas jurisdictions preferred with the ability to identify when local specialist advice is required.
• Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

Whats in it for you

We give you the space to lead the support to grow and the chance to make a difference. Whether youre solving problems building something new or helping others succeed your impact is real. Youll be part of a team that values your voice and celebrates your progress.

ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their- sex (gender identity gender expression sexual orientation) marital status citizenship age race and ethnicity inclusive of traits historically associated with race or ethnicity including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles color religious creed national origin pregnancy physical or mental disability genetic information protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal and state law.

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While base salary is determined by things such as the successful applicants qualifications and experience this position is expected to pay between $163500 and $261600 annually and is eligible for a short-term incentive plan/annual bonus.

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Health Life & Disability

• Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.
• Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus
• Vision benefit
• Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)
• Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)
• Voluntary life and AD&D 100% employee paid up to maximums
• Short Term Disability up to 26 weeks Company paid
• Long Term Disability 60% of pay Company paid. Ability to buy-up to 66 2/3% of pay.
• Supplemental benefits 100% employee paid (Accident insurance hospital indemnity critical illness pet insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health general health navigation and virtual health and infertility/adoption
• Employee discount program

Retirement

• 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
• Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)

Time off

ABB provides 11 paid exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.

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