Req ID: 142060
Remote Position: Hybrid
Region: Americas
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto
Summary
The Commercial Counsel must have the ability to prioritize, multi-task and balance company requirements given that you will be involved in managing numerous large and complex projects and transactions simultaneously. These projects include working as a team with the business and functional units to plan and negotiate complex, multi-party product, joint development and manufacturing contracts with some largest corporations in the world.
The successful candidate must have sound business acumen and a pragmatic and decisive approach to problem solving given that the financial impact of decisions is often significant. A strong interest in working in a team environment and particularly working closely with our business teams on commercial matters is critical to a candidate's success.
The individual must have a working knowledge of common law commercial law in order to identify issues and also an open, collaborative approach to providing legal advice and how it is applied to business decisions.
Experience in technology, communications and manufacturing is an asset, but we understand these skills are somewhat unique in the market, so we are more than willing to train the right candidate.
The Role
Reporting to the Assistant General Counsel, Connectivity and Cloud Solutions, this position will be part of a small, close-knit legal team based at Celestica's global headquarters in Toronto.
The primary responsibility of the Commercial Counsel will be to ensure that the company's CCS Business Units are receiving proper legal advice and support on a broad range of commercial matters including negotiations and general commercial relationship questions and disputes.
Candidate Profile
The successful candidate must have strong interpersonal skills and a desire to work in a team oriented, open and collegial environment. This is a legal team that stresses interaction, co-operation and support. At the same time, the successful candidate must be a self-starter and independent thinker with excellent judgment and practical business skills. You will be relied on to ensure that not only is the proper legal advice being provided by and/or obtained from external counsel but that it is also being interpreted properly and pragmatically.
Critical Skills
Excellent writing and communication skills. Significant experience and knowledge of legal concepts, complex commercial contract development, negotiation practices and contractual/business risk analysis. Very high level of ability to independently draft sophisticated contractual documents and mentor junior team members in doing the same. Ability to develop and implement new global processes in a team-based environment. Excellent attention to detail. Excellent negotiating skills, perception management skills and relationship management skills.
Education/Background
In addition to a law degree, the successful candidate will possess a minimum of three years of solid corporate/commercial legal experience gained in a respected law firm. In-house experience with a major corporation would be a plus.
Notes
This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.
