Commercial Contracts Attorney
Location
Baltimore, MD | United States
Job description
Rohde & Schwarz develops, produces and markets innovative products for test and measurement, broadcast and media, cybersecurity, secure communications and monitoring and network testing areas.
We are seeking a Commercial Contracts Attorney to work at our North American headquarters in Columbia, Maryland. This position is responsible for contract negotiations with RSNA’s commercial customers for the sale and distribution of Rohde & Schwarz’s products and solutions, and providing legal support to the contracts department. This role reports to the Vice President of Legal & Contracts. This person will be actively advising senior leadership and will work with and provide guidance to personnel in all departments both in the U.S. and abroad.
Your Tasks:
- Draft, negotiate and interpret commercial contracts between RSNA and its customers and resellers, including customer sales agreements, reseller agreements, master product purchase agreements.
- Write, analyze and respond to requests for proposal or quote. Advise internal stakeholders on contractual, operational and legal risks, and options for mitigation.
- Negotiate customer orders under existing master agreements.
- Ensure compliance with Global Directives, corporate policies, contract provisions and regulatory requirements.
- Prepare and review business correspondence with customers and coordinate with functional departments to ensure contract performance.
- Maintain accurate and complete contract files.
- Collaborate with contract team to ensure accuracy and completeness of work from a technical perspective.
- Support the legal team’s continuous improvement efforts through the development and refinement of playbooks, policies, templates, and processes; coordinate training and awareness activities to implement and improve adoption of processes and best practices.
- Research, analyze and provide an executive summary on a broad range of complex legal, contractual and regulatory matters to support the company’s business initiatives. Provide accurate and timely advice to a diverse, cross-functional group of internal clients.
- Work with Trade Compliance department regarding end-user certificates and other export administration tasks.
- Use of software platforms (i.e., Microsoft Office, SharePoint, Deltek, SAP) as needed to perform tasks.
Your Qualifications:
- Juris Doctor degree and bar admission to any State.
- A minimum of 5-10 years’ relevant experience, preferably working with a large law firm and/or in-house.
- Ability to solve problems analytically that leads to creative and pragmatic solutions to business challenges.
- Takes initiative to deal with situations and issues proactively and persistently, driving the negotiations through to contract execution.
- Negotiator who seeks to resolve different perspectives or matters of dispute by discovering shared interests and finding mutually acceptable solutions.
- Ability to work in a conscientious, consistent and thorough manner with attention to detail and accuracy.
- Able to adapt in order to work effectively in ambiguous or changing situations, and with diverse individuals and groups.
- Listens and communicates openly, honestly, and respectfully with different audiences, promoting dialogue and building consensus.
- High integrity with strong business acumen and good judgment.
- Ability to work well in a team environment and independently.
- U.S. person capable of receiving export-controlled data.
- Ability to travel approximately 10% of the time.
- Hybrid work from home / office environment
- Preferred skills - Uniform Commercial Code and U.S. export regulations.
This is a full-time position with a base salary range of $125K-$165K plus benefits. The range is determined by the position, geographic location and level. Individual pay within the range is determined by several factors including location, education or training, relevant work history, sales incentive structure and job-related skills.
We are committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability or any other protected class.
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