Job Title: M&A Corporate Counsel
Job Responsibilities:
- Lead the company's legal practice with respect to mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic investments.
- Ensure compliance with the company's formation documents, including board of directors functions, shareholder approvals, and related party transactions.
- Manage compliance with debt covenants and other financing obligations.
- Assist in the Legal Department’s mergers, acquisitions, and investments practice, including negotiating and drafting term sheets and definitive deal documents.
- Manage the company’s diligence and disclosure processes for acquisitions and potential new investments.
- Ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and covenants concerning the company’s debt, including advising on disclosures.
- Ensure compliance with corporate obligations and applicable regulations, such as board functions, shareholder approvals, and related party transactions.
- Collaborate with the finance team, business development team, and other personnel to ensure efficient, effective deal structures and compliant disclosures.
- Lead communication and negotiation with external parties, such as regulators, external counsel, and public authorities, fostering relations of trust.
- Maintain an investment playbook and instructional sheet on required approvals for mergers, acquisitions, and strategic investments.
- Research and evaluate risk factors regarding business decisions and operations.
- Apply effective risk management techniques and provide proactive advice on potential legal issues.
- Stay current with evolving legal standards and business structures relevant to the role.
- This position is a hybrid role.
Education and Experience Information:
- Juris Doctor Degree from a nationally recognized law school.
- 5+ years of experience in a major law firm or complex corporate environment with M&A experience strongly preferred.
- Prior experience as in-house counsel is preferred.
- Experience with regulatory matters is preferred.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent skills in leading negotiations and drafting documentation for sophisticated commercial transactions, including credit documentation, acquisition and joint venture agreements, construction contracts, and complex service and outsourcing contracts.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision on time-sensitive projects while executing transactions and projects.
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.
- Significant experience supporting operations or a P&L line of business.
- Significant experience working with senior business leaders and boards of directors.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interface with internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to contribute to the Legal Department as a team player.
Required Certification/Licenses/Training:
- Licensed to practice law and bar member in good standing.
Salary Information:
- Pay Range: $150,000 to $175,000 per year.
Benefits:
- Veolia’s comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, health, dental, vision, life insurance, savings accounts, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteering, and more.
- Employees are entitled to participate in an employer-sponsored 401(k) plan to save for retirement.
- Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement.
The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
