Senior Counsel - Commercial

GE Grid Solutions, a GE Vernova business, is focused on bringing together technologies and expertise to help solve the toughest power system challenges, and accelerating the global transition to a greener, more resilient and reliable grid.

The Regional Counsel, NAM will act as a key business partner to the GE Grid Solutions NAM Region. The successful candidate will be the main point of contact in his/her geographical scope for legal subjects related to Grid Solutions and Power Transmission/Prolec. He/she will support business growth and will contribute to the achievement of the NAM Region's key performance indicators, facilitating deal closure while mitigating risk, particularly legal, commercial, compliance and reputational risk.

He/she will be involved in a diverse range of activities within the NAM Region and be part of our global GE Vernova legal community. The role will be broad supporting the GE Grid Solutions business in different commercial areas in the NAM region, with the focus on the United States but also on Canada, including Quebec.

• A) Tendering phase, from advising our teams on business strategies/deal structures, to drafting, negotiating and approving contracts, with customers (both private and government-owned), suppliers, subcontractors and partners, giving advice on a wide variety of legal and regulatory issues under local law and active participation in deal reviews, maintaining independence as counsel while supporting the business lines in meeting their commercial, operational and strategic objectives and assessing and mitigating risks;
• B) Execution phase, supporting the execution of high-value complex projects in NAM spanning from engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC)/Turnkey to Design & Engineering, long-term service agreements (LTSA), operation & maintenance (O&M), for brownfield and greenfield projects notably mega-projects, including renegotiations and amendments and variation orders to existing contracts in collaboration with our contract management, project management and sourcing teams, managing claims, assisting with contract interpretation, flagging risks as they appear or grow, with a view to mitigating risk of expensive litigation.
• Manage disputes in the NAM region with the support of the Head of Litigation for GE Grid Solutions, including through litigation, arbitration, mediation or settlement negotiations, with the goal of seeking negotiated outcomes on acceptable terms whenever possible, and engaging and supervising outside counsel.
• Support the regional joint venture (JV) portfolio for the existing JVs (including legal support on day-to-day commercial and project activity, drafting legal documentation relating to shareholders and board of directors meetings) or for the creation of new JVs, including drafting and negotiating memoranda of understanding (MOUs), JV agreements, shareholder agreements, license/technology transfer agreements, and managing relationships with local authorities/regulators.
• Assist in investigating compliance issues in NAM.
• Collaborate with functional experts (compliance, intellectual property (IP), environmental, health and safety (EHS), labor & employment, litigation) to develop best practices and strategic advice.
• Provide training to our teams on commercial, compliance and legal topics.
• Maintain comprehensive knowledge of relevant industries to contribute to the commercial objectives of the business from a legal standpoint.
• Participate in the creation of regional or global GE Grid Solutions legal forms, templates, training materials, tools and best practices, as needed.
• Work under minimal supervision; handling all kinds of legal assignments; working in…