Legal Counsel / Fully Qualified Lawyer (F/M/D)

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As a committed Fully Qualified Lawyer, you strengthen our legal team for the Electrification Business in Germany at the Mannheim location and bring your legal know-how to diverse and demanding tasks. In a direct reporting line to the Regional General Counsel EMEA for Electrification, you advise the operating divisions as well as the executive bodies and staff units of the German ABB Electrification business in all legal & integrity matters in the international environment of the ABB Group. Does this sound like the challenge you're looking for? Welcome to ABB!

Your responsibilities

• Independent strategic legal advice to the ABB Electrification Business in all legal & integrity matters, in particular contracts/commercial law including digital, public procurement law, product safety and liability, regulatory and integrity, litigation and corporate governance.
• Supporting the operating units in internal ABB risk reviews and in the implementation of guidelines and directives of the ABB Group.
• Advising and training on integrity and compliance matters.
• Participation in national and international project teams, consisting of in-house colleagues from other countries, colleagues from other departments such as the tax and insurance or accounting and reporting department and, if necessary, external consultants.
• Securing and enforcing ABB's legal rights and claims before state courts, in arbitration proceedings and against authorities – in close coordination with external lawyers.
• Coordination of cooperation with external lawyers and other legal experts.
• Being a visible leader and partner to the business.
• Pay close attention to legal developments.

Your background

• Fully Qualified Lawyer
• In-house experience with manufacturing /OEM company preferred
• Overall experience working with business teams
• Fluent written and spoken German and English, Romanian language is a strong plus
• Flexible team player who convinces with a self-reliant, well-structured and effective way of working as well as perseverance

Benefits

• Retirement plan
• Flexible work practices
• Canteen
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellbeing program

More about us

We look forward to receiving your application (documents submitted in English are appreciated). If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com.Work model: hybrid #LI-hybridABB is able to offer you an interesting role within a highly motivated team, together with open communication structures. On the basis of a personal, practice-oriented induction programme, you will be given the opportunity to acquire the confidence needed to work independently and self-reliantly within your assigned area. Even after the joining phase, ABB offers a wide range of individual career development opportunities and supports you in realising your career goals with targeted training measures. At ABB you will find an attractive working environment in all phases of life - including mobility services such as bicycle leasing, policies for sabbaticals and home office, the ABB children's vacation camp and taking care of family members. Interested in joining our team? We are looking forward to receiving your complete application through our online tool. In the case of equal suitability, people with severe disabilities and their equals are given preference.ABB AGYour contact is: ABB PersonalDirekt +49 (0) 621 381 3500 ABB Data Privacy Statement:https://new.abb.com/privacy-notice/candidate