Position Summary
Position Summary:
Lead commercial counsel for a primary global business segment operating across industrial, aerospace and defense markets, and support the company’s acquisition and divestiture activity, including joint ventures and equity investments.
Essential Functions:
- Lead, manage and coordinate all legal aspects of public and private acquisition/divestiture transactions in a fast paced competitive process, including the negotiation, drafting and implementation of purchase/sale/merger agreements and ancillary documents; and assist and coordinate various due diligence and other related work streams to identify and mitigate risk
- Assist in antitrust analyses for potential acquisition targets and involvement in antitrust/pre- merger clearance filings, inquiries, investigations and other related interactions with antitrust authorities
- Active participation and support in acquisition/divestiture training and workshops across the organization; and provide training and instruction to business personnel focused on commercial law and related areas
- Serve as lead commercial counsel to a large global business segment in the drafting and negotiation of sales and procurement agreements, terms and conditions of sale/purchase and other commercial transactions; and contribute value as a trusted business partner providing practical legal solutions to complex commercial issues, disputes and claims
- Provide commercial counsel to corporate functional leadership in various corporate-level transactions, including sale and procurement agreements, service/consulting agreements, lease arrangements and sales/marketing and supply chain initiatives
- Collaborate with other Legal Department team members and external counsel experts to identify and resolve issues involving litigation, intellectual property, employment, environmental and compliance matters
- Lead and actively participate in Legal Department and Practice Area strategy deployment and continuous improvement initiatives
- Efficiently coordinate, manage and provide direction to external counsel and other third party service providers as needed
- Positively represent and impact Parker and Legal Department culture and values
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned
Qualifications:
- Juris Doctor from an accredited law school
- Active license to practice law in one or more appropriate jurisdictions
- Three or more years of relevant, progressive experience as a practicing lawyer in acquisition and divestiture transactions and general commercial matters
- Ability to independently perform each essential function with skill and efficiency
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to effectively simplify complex issues and facilitate, influence and negotiate across regions, personalities, styles and cultures
- Strong attention to detail, critical thinking and problem solving skills aligned with client objectives, financial goals and operational needs of the business
- Ability to operate and address a variety of legal and business issues independently with minimal supervision
- Creative self-starter with ability to develop and implement innovative, flexible, balanced and practical legal and business solution
- Collaborative with others, able to work as part of a team to accomplish goals
Location of Position:
- Parker’s Corporate Headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio
Additional Comments:
The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities. It is intended to describe the general nature of the position.
Parker Hannifin
Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For more than a century the company has been enabling engineering breakthroughs that lead to a better tomorrow. Learn more at www.parker.com or parkerhannifin.
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