Manager, General Legal

About Carrier

Carrier Global Corporation, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, is committed to creating innovations that bring comfort, safety and sustainability to life. Through cutting‑edge advancements in climate solutions such as temperature control, air quality and transportation, we improve lives, empower critical industries and ensure safe transport of food, lifesaving medicines and more. Since inventing modern air conditioning in 1902, we lead with purpose: enhancing the lives we live and the world we share.

We continue to lead because of our world‑class, inclusive workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do. For more information, visit  or follow on Carrier social media at @Carrier.

The Counsel, General Legal, provides support to the Carrier Data Center and Global Enterprise Solutions (GES) sales vertical teams reporting to the Senior Manager, General Legal, Data Centers/Global Enterprise Solutions businesses in the Climate Solutions Americas business segment, providing embedded legal support across the full lifecycle of the business’s most strategic opportunities.

This position will support the negotiation and execution of high‑value, complex commercial transactions, while providing practical legal guidance on a wide range of commercial, operational, and pre‑litigation matters. The role will play a critical part in driving scalable contracting processes and enabling the business to execute efficiently while managing risk.

• Support the end‑to‑end execution of complex, high‑value commercial agreements across Data Centers, Mega‑projects, and GES, including active participation in contract negotiations with customers and strategic partners
• Partner closely with the Data Center/Mega projects business lead and sales leadership to advise on contract strategy, risk allocation, and deal structure throughout the sales lifecycle.
• Provide legal guidance during contract negotiations, including issue‑spotting, drafting and recommending risk‑mitigating positions consistent with Carrier policies and overall business strategy.
• Draft and revise a wide variety of agreements
  , including MSAs, project agreements, amendments, and settlement arrangements arising from disputes or concession matters.
• Drive process improvements to contract review, negotiation, and approval workflows to enhance speed, consistency and risk management.
• Identify recurring risk themes and support standardization efforts
  , including template development, playbooks, and business guidance.
• Support and manage pre‑litigation matters, including customer claims, concession requests, and dispute resolution, in coordination with internal stakeholders and outside counsel where appropriate
• Provide day‑to‑day legal support on broad range of business matters, including customer negotiations, employee‑related issues, and operational questions impacting the business.
• Partner with internal Centers of Excellence (e.g. compliance, employment, litigation, IP) to deliver coordinated, enterprise‑level legal support for business.

• Juris Doctorate from an accredited US law school
• Bar Admission in any US state
• 3+ years of law firm experience or in‑house corporate/commercial experience

• Experience in contracts, commercial litigation, technology, or corporate law
• Excellent written and communication skills
• Consultative, strategic, and solution‑focused business partner with a growth mindset
• Ability to resolve conflict in a business‑oriented approach with ability to prioritize and manage competing demands

The annual salary for this position is between $96,000.00 - $ annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range include, but…