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Senior Legal Counsel

Country/Region: US

Location:

Auburn Hills, MI, US, 48326

Req ID 81181 | Auburn Hills, United States ZF Active Safety US Inc.

About the Team

Reporting to the Head of Legal for North America and serving as a key member of the CVS leadership team, the key purpose of the Senior Legal Counsel role is to provide strategic and day-to-day legal support to ZF’s Commercial Vehicle Systems (CVS) Division, headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan. This position plays a critical role in advising business leaders, ensuring legal compliance, and supporting the division’s operations and growth initiatives across North America and globally.

What you can look forward to as a Senior Legal Counsel:

+ Being a Compliance Officer for CVS North America

+ Serving as a voting member for PPAC regarding CVS issues globally and in North America

+ Contract drafting, negotiation and advisory responsibilities for major transactions and agreements with customers and suppliers

+ Advising business clients directly on legal and matters including a clear identification of legal and commercial risks

+ Coordinating with legal colleagues in other functions or regions, business clients in North American region and globally and with outside counsel as needed

+ Advising and participating in global corporate projects (e.g., re-namings, acquisitions, internal reorganizations, etc.)

+ Creating, implementing and training on policies, processes and guidelines (e.g., corporate policies, template agreements, NDAs, etc.)

+ Training as needed (e.g., Antitrust, marketing, compliance, etc.), and supporting other commercial and corporate legal matters

Your profile as a Senior Legal Counsel:

+ Juris Doctor degree

+ Member of Michigan Bar (preferred vs another state)

+ 7+ years experience as a Legal Counsel, preferably in an automotive environment

+ Excellent knowledge and understanding of commercial law and procedures

+ High degree of professional ethics and integrity

+ Strategic mindset: ability to analyze situations and information and communicate pragmatic legal advice

+ Ability to work independently, acts with passion, willing to go over and above

+ Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now, or in the future

What We Offer:

+ A supportive collaborative team environment

+ Annual Incentive Plans

+ Paid Vacation

+ Personal Time

+ 401k Plan

+ Health Care Benefits

+ Paid Holidays

+ Tuition reimbursement for educational advancement

+ A strong diversity culture

+ Supportive Employee Groups and community outreach activities

Be part of our ZF team as Senior Legal Counsel and apply now!

Contact

Gabriela Palacio

DIVERSITY COMMITMENT:

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are more than just words for us. They are at the core of the ZF Way that propels our team members towards their utmost success. We strive to build and nurture a culture where inclusiveness is a natural reflex. We actively seek ways to remove barriers so that every member of ZF can rise to their full potential. We aim to embed this in our legacy through how we operate and build our products as we shape next generation mobility, safety, sustainability and social justice.

With four generations across 118 nationalities in 41 countries, ZF combines a unique variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and ideas. Together, we solve problems, drive innovation and shape next generation mobility.

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What does DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) mean for ZF as a company?

At ZF, we continuously strive to build and maintain a culture where inclusiveness is lived and diversity is valued. We actively seek ways to remove barriers so that all our employees can rise to their full potential. We aim to embed this vision in our legacy through how we operate and build our products as we shape the future of mobility.

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