General Counsel Quartz & Ceramics

This position reports directly to the CEO and will be the Worldwide Chief Legal Officer for Q&C.

Job Description:

General Duties:

Provide legal counsel and support to all U.S. and international Q&C business teams to ensure legal compliance and the mitigation of risk in all business endeavors.

Provide legal support to all business functions including, but not limited to, the global IT Department, Finance, SIOP, Procurement, EH&S, Product stewardship, and EHS.

Responsible for all data privacy and intellectual property legal matters including patents and trademarks;

Serve as a member of the senior leadership team.

Corporate Affairs:

Responsible for all corporate legal filings for Q&C businesses in U.S. and internationally.

Provide legal advice and support on corporate organizational structures, antitrust, mergers & acquisitions, and joint ventures.

Retention of all corporate business records;

Creation and enforcement of Records Retention Policy;

Creation and enforcement of Legal Compliance Policy Manual.

Contracts:

Drafting and negotiating various commercial contracts including, but limited to, sourcing agreements, supply contracts, distribution agreements, rebate and lease agreements.

Human Resources:

Advise on Employment and Labor Law matters in U.S., China, Japan, and Germany;

Provide legal advice on all U.S. union and German Works Council matters.

General Management:

Recruit and manage a world class legal team of in-house professionals, and manage outside law firms.

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Additional Details:

We are an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, minority status, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any characteristic protected by law.

In order to be considered for this position candidates are required to submit an application for employment through our career site, be at least 18 years of age, willing to take a drug test and submit to a background investigation as part of the selection process.

Candidates are required to have unrestricted authorization to work in the United States.

If currently an employee of the Company, you must have current satisfactory work performance and in most cases, have been in your current role 18 months.

Disclaimer: We are not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms/employment agencies for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee about this position. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee of the Company via email, the Internet or in any other form and/or method without a valid written search firm agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of the Company; no fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by the Company as a result of the unsolicited referral or through other means.