Join ABB and work in a team that is dedicated to creating a future where innovative digital technologies allow greater access to cleaner energy.

Lead the function for ABB at a Region or Country level, applying the global strategy for the functional area and acting as Region/Country authority. Provide strategic and operational management of the Region/Country Legal & Integrity function, including counselling management on all legal and integrity issues relating to the area of responsibility.

Your responsibilities

• 1. Legal advice
• Provides legal advice and counsel to ABB management and oversees all dispute and litigation matters. Drives and ensures consistency in legal services and advice provided by the local inhouse lawyers in his/her Region/Country. May also have oversight of legal team in smaller countries. Acts as Advisor to the Region Manager/Country Manager as well as Region/Country Group Functions/Divisions.
• 2. Contract negotiation
• Negotiates frame agreements and other contractual terms in collaboration with relevant business managers.
• 3. Legal strategies
• Anticipates and identifies legal issues of concern to management and proactively develops effective legal strategies and practical solutions. Monitors legal affairs, including but not limited to litigations and activity reports and organizes regularly meetings with the Region/Country teams.
• 4. Governance
• Ensures good corporate governance in the area of
• accountability in the Region/Country, manages implementation of the Code of Conduct and on-going integrity training, and assists in investigation and resolution of any integrity issues
• that arise.
• 5. Company guidelines and instructions
• Identifies need for and implements new or updated Company directives/guidelines based on local legislation and directives. Contributes to the development of ABB Group legal and integrity strategy, policies and programs. Ensures both local and Group legal directives and instructions are implemented in area of responsibility, and monitors on-going integrity.
• 6. Intellectual Property (IP)
• Monitors Intellectual Property (trademarks and patents), taking advice and guidance if necessary from external lawyers and working with colleagues within the IP function.
• 7. External service providers
• Manages, liaises with and oversees use of external service providers, including external counsel.
• 8. Training
• Plans and coordinates qualification and training for Region and Country Legal and Integrity teams. Ensures legal and integrity training is carried out for employees in the business.
• 9. Budget
• Participates in defining the annual budget for area of responsibility and is accountable for managing performance against agreed financial targets and constraints.
• 10. People leadership and development
• Ensures that the area of responsibility is properly organized, staffed, skilled and directed. Guides, motivates and develops direct and indirect subordinates.

Your background

• We are looking for a candidate with a Law degree
• This position will be based in our office in Lima, Peru
• It is also desirable that you have the following knowledge, skills and experience:
• -At least 10 years of experience in areas of labor law, 5 of them as coordinator or responsible.
• -Knowledge in labor law and compliance.
• -Knowledge in contract management.
• -Advanced English level.
• -Availability to travel 40% of the time.