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The Opportunity
Daikin Comfort Technologies Manufacturing, L.P. is seeking a skilled individual for our Sr Director Legal position at our DTTP - Waller, TX location. The ideal candidate will have 10 -15 years of experience working with commercial contracts and transactions and enjoy operating in a fast-paced business environment. Additional experience in real estate, supply chain, is a plus, as is experience with manufacturing and/or construction. The successful candidate will be a practical, well-organized, highly-motivated self-starter, with exceptional verbal and written communication skills. If you meet the qualifications listed below, then we invite you to apply for our open position by visiting our website at http://careers.daikincomfort.com and submit your resume.
About DTTP
Daikin Texas Technology Park- has a footprint of 4.23 million square feet under a single roof, and is the third largest factory in the United States. Opened in 2017 as the manufacturing, logistics, and engineering center for Daikin's American subsidiary Goodman, the plant makes heating and air conditioning products sold under the Goodman, Amana, and Daikin brands.
Why work with us?
> Benefits are effective on day one for all full-time direct hires
> Training programs are available to help guide team members and develop new skills
> Growth Opportunities - there are immense opportunities to grow your career
> You will be part of a Global Company - our family brands are backed by Daikin Industries, Ltd.
May include:
- Draft and negotiate legal documents and contracts in support of all aspects of the business, with particular focus on direct and indirect procurement and supply chain issues; sale and distribution matters; and legal support of the commercial and contractual needs of the National Accounts Team, and Operations, Finance, Marketing, HR and IT functions.
- Oversee development or improvement of contract templates, alternate provisions and playbooks for commercial contracts.
- Provide leadership and oversight to contracts management team, led by contracts attorney.
- Provide training on legal and compliance topics to company personnel.
- Offer clear and effective counsel on a variety of legal issues, including advising on commercial risks and potential legal liabilities and risk mitigation.
- Work collaboratively and effectively with Daikin North America’s Legal Department colleagues and alongside other departments within the company.
- Anticipate, research and communicate regarding legal issues that could impact the company.
- Perform additional projects/duties to support ongoing business needs.
Nature & Scope:
- Develops and implements strategic plans and objectives for the department/sub-function in an effective and innovative fashion
- Understands the business and can put together comprehensive department solutions
- Works with other leaders to establish strategic plans and works towards achieving them
- Provides leadership and direction to managers in their respective division/department
- Sees to department staffing needs (e.g. interviewing, hiring, new hire and ongoing training, annual evaluations, etc.)
- Participates in budget development and monitoring of expenses
- Level of signing authority established by company policy/guidelines
Knowledge & Skills:
- Excellent Personal Judgement and strategic planning skills
- Strong negotiation skills with both legal and financial/commercial/operational issues
- Strong drafting skills and attention to detail
- Strong interpersonal and presentation skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with others at all levels inside and outside the company
- Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships within the Daikin North Americas Legal Department and with business partners
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Expert Excel, Access, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint Skills
- Analytic Skills: Ability to think objectively and interpret meaningful themes from quantitative and qualitative data
- Problem Solving & Decision Quality: Able to use rigorous logic and methods to solve problems with effective solutions
- Relationship Management: Able to build constructive and effective relationships with a broad and diverse group of business partners
- Leadership and performance management skills
- Strong verbal and written communications skills
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Possess strong interpersonal skills to deal effectively with a wide variety of people assertively and confidently
Experience:
- 10 plus years of working with commercial contracts and transactions
- 10 plus years in a leadership role
Education:
- Active admission to the bar in the State of Texas
- Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school
- Combination of law firm and in-house experience
Physical Requirements/Work Environment:
- Must be able to perform essential responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodations
Qualified Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States. Qualified applicants will not require employer sponsored work authorization now or in the future for employment in the United States.
The Company provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants regardless of a person’s race, color, religion (including religious dress or grooming practices), creed, national origin (including language use restrictions), citizenship, uniform service member or veteran status, ancestry, disability, physical or mental disability (including HIV/AIDS), medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, request for protected leave, marital status, sex, pregnancy, age (over 40), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law. The Company will comply with all federal and state regulations and statutes pertaining to individuals with disabilities.
