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Legal Business Partner, WU

Application deadline: asap

Workplace: Hybrid Position

Job Location (Short): Brookshire, Texas, United States | Houston, Texas, United States

Contract Type: Full-Time

Employment Type: Regular

Would you like to work in an international, innovative organization, where we produce high-quality solutions and are constantly looking to enhance existing and develop new offerings? Are you eager to join a professional team and contribute to our legal strategy? Then we have an interesting position in Grundfos for you.

*What is the job about? *  

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Head Legal Business Partner to join our Water Utility business division based in Brookshire, Texas. This key leadership role will be responsible for overseeing all legal matters and operations globally within Grundfos’ Water Utility division, hereby acting as the global lead counsel for the division. The Legal Business Partner will be part of the legal department consisting of a team of around 30 lawyers and para-legals located around the globe and will join the department’s leadership team together with seven other legal leaders. The candidate will report directly to the General Counsel in Denmark, with a dotted reporting line to the Water Utility leadership team in Brookshire, TX.

Qualified candidates must have authorization to work in the USA without support now or in the future.

Your main responsibilities :  

• Oversee the Water Utility division's overall legal matters by following through on established legal plans and contributing significantly to both short-range and long-range legal goal attainment. Implement legal best practice in the business division and ensure compliance and consistency with other internal policies.

• Legal Strategy and Advice: Develop and implement legal strategies that align with business goals, providing proactive legal counsel and risk management.

• Contract Management: Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of contracts, including supply agreements, service contracts, and partnerships.

• Compliance: Ensure compliance with all relevant laws and regulations.

• Dispute Resolution: Manage and resolve disputes, litigation, and regulatory investigations, working closely with external counsel as needed.

• Corporate Governance: Support corporate governance initiatives and ensure adherence to internal policies and procedures.

• Risk Management: Identify and mitigate legal risks, providing training and guidance to business teams on legal and compliance matters.

• Mergers and Acquisitions: Assist with legal aspects of mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and other strategic transactions.

• Collaboration: Work closely with the Water Utility leadership team to support business goals and initiatives, promoting a collaborative and solution-oriented approach.

• Legal Training: Prepare and implement relevant legal training as well as legal do-it-yourself DYI) tools including via the application of new legal technology tools.

• Ad hoc legal tasks

Your background  

We imagine that you have:  

Possession of a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree and a solid academic history from a recognized law school in the United States, along with current membership in a state bar association. A comprehensive legal career spanning a minimum of 8 to 10 years of relevant legal experience as an attorney either in a law firm and/or with in-house legal departments.

• Proven comprehensive formal and informal leadership skills with the ability to influence senior management.

• Collaborative mindset thriving in a team-oriented environment. The ideal candidate values open communication, actively contributes to group efforts, and supports colleagues to achieve shared goals.

• Contract Expertise: Extensive experience in drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and advising on complex contracts.

• Regulatory Knowledge: Sound understanding of regulatory requirements and compliance.

• Commercial and Corporate Knowledge: Solid working knowledge of commercial transactions, and corporate law.

• Communication: Advanced verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex legal issues to non-legal stakeholders.

• Problem-Solving: High analytical and problem-solving skills, with a proactive and strategic mindset. Skilled at functioning in a setting characterized by constant evolution and complexity, with the aptitude to adapt to new developments and sustain steadiness during periods that demand swift action.

• Collaboration: Ability to work collaboratively across multiple functions and geography.

• Travel: Willingness to travel as needed to support business operations and legal matters.

What’s in it for you?

You’ll be an invaluable part of our global leadership team, a diverse network of pioneers guiding others in seeing possibilities, not problems. You’ll be instrumental in spreading our optimistic, can-do attitude to advance global innovation and a clear sense of purpose, embodying our six core values (https://www.grundfos.com/about-us/our-purpose-and-values) , guiding our colleagues in living them day by day, and making a difference in global projects. We support you in navigating your own career and development path, offering you tools to hone your leadership craft, both within your field and to broaden your interest or expertise in areas such as diversity & inclusion, coaching and culture. 

In addition, your day-to-day benefits include: 

• Diverse, inclusive environment with employee-led forums offering colleagues a safe place to connect and share openly. 

• If you’ll be working from your home office, we’ll make sure you are well equipped with a workstation. However, you are always welcome to our offices where you can engage, learn, and have fun with colleagues.  

• On the top of it, flexible working hours and up to 20 paid vacation days. Vacation hours are accrued on a prorated basis, based on your hire date within the calendar year.

• Annual bonuses, parental support, internal well-being consultants and programs.

• Competitive medical insurance rates medical, dental, and vision plans; and a 401(k)-match program.

• Access to the modern Grundfos Academy to pursue further both personal and professional development. 

   

Do you want to learn more? * *  

If this job sounds interesting, please send your resume and cover letter by clicking “ Apply ”.  

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Grundfos needs and welcomes professional people from all corners and backgrounds by providing equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. Employment decisions at Grundfos are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. Learn more about your rights as an applicant (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights.pdf) and pay transparency (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf) . Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities.

We look forward to hearing from you.  

About Grundfos

Grundfos is one of the world’s leading water technology companies with more than 19.000 employees in 60+ countries all over the world. Our skills commit us to pioneering solutions to the world’s water and climate challenges and improve the quality of life for people. We dare to do things that others cannot or dare not do, as we believe innovation is not only a business opportunity, but an obligation. And what really matters to us is not short term profit, but the impact we make. By becoming part of our united powerful team, you too can drive this change no matter your role.

An inclusive team

If you like the look of this job and know you can bring your skills to contribute to our purpose, please apply. We need and welcome professional people from all corners – however you identify and whatever your background is.