Counsel, U.S. Operations

About the role

PMI’s U.S. Legal Department is seeking a highly skilled and motivated attorney to join our team as Counsel, U.S. Operations.

Responsibilities

• Partner with internal clients to develop proactive strategies aimed at avoiding or reducing exposure to legal liability.
• Help business teams understand the risks and consequences of proposed actions, communicating alternatives and actionable solutions.
• Provide rapid, practical, and business-focused legal and commercial advice that advances organizational objectives and delivers excellent customer service.
• Maintain a culture with a high degree of emphasis on dignity, respect, and inclusion.
• Effectively and timely escalate material risks in alignment with company policies and enterprise expectations.
• Identify and analyze legal issues, draft and interpret key documents, and deliver clear, actionable recommendations.
• Review, draft (from templates or from scratch), negotiate, and close a wide range of commercial agreements, including MSAs, SOWs, licenses, vendor agreements, RFP responses, permit applications, and related documents.
• Review and analyze business transactions for compliance with internal policies, SOPs, and applicable laws.
• Represent the company’s position in negotiations with state and local government agencies on matters within the attorney’s scope.
• Manage legal risks across the entire contracting lifecycle, including identifying and mitigating risks, driving cross-functional alignment, and ensuring compliance with relevant procedures.
• Support business partners in negotiating pricing, service scopes, deliverables, warranties, and other essential commercial terms.
• Provide rapid, practical, solution-oriented legal and commercial advice directly to business clients.
• Apply strong commercial judgment and innovative problem-solving skills to maximize value, mitigate risk, and foster long-term partnerships.
• Collaborate across teams—including Legal, Finance, Procurement, IT, Data Privacy, Commercial, Supply Chain, and various subject-matter experts—to facilitate informed and effective decision-making.
• Manage assigned projects from initiation to successful completion.
• Remain current with legal developments, industry best practices, and benchmarks relevant to PMI’s operations.
• Aid internal partners in developing and implementing updated policies, procedures, and controls in response to evolving legal obligations.
• Identify opportunities to standardize processes, improve operations, and drive continuous improvement.
• Manage outside counsel efficiently, ensuring cost-effective and high-quality execution.
• Help foster an inclusive culture built on dignity, respect, civility, and professionalism.
• Communicate confidently and credibly with internal stakeholders at all levels, demonstrating leadership presence and strong interpersonal skills.
• Model accountability, responsiveness, and high performance consistent with PMI’s standards of excellence.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor and licensed to practice law in a jurisdiction where PMI operates.
• Minimum 6 years of relevant experience with an in-depth understanding of commercial transactions; both in-house and major law firm experience strongly preferred.
• Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced, results-oriented, and performance-driven environment with a focus on excellence.
• Demonstrated ability to manage substantial workloads, competing priorities, and evolving timelines with precision and efficiency, while keeping client expectations front-of-mind.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Robust interpersonal, networking, public speaking, and writing skills, with the confidence and credibility to act quickly, communicate effectively with diplomacy and civility, and command respect of both internal and external audiences.
• Strategic thinker with outstanding judgment and the ability to execute complex projects from start to finish.
• Demonstrated success working cross-functionally in a multi-disciplinary setting.
• Ability to work in a hybrid model with 3 required days on-site at PMI’s Stamford headquarters.

Qualifications

• Ability to work in a hybrid model with 3 required days on-site at PMI’s Stamford headquarters.

Skills

• Strategic thinking
• Outstanding judgment
• Commercial judgment
• Innovative problem-solving skills
• Collaboration
• Project management
• Legal research and analysis
• Contract drafting and negotiation
• Compliance with internal policies and laws
• Communication and interpersonal skills
• Leadership presence

Benefits

• Annual Base Salary Range: $176,000-$220,000
• Great medical, dental and vision coverage
• 401k with a generous company match
• Incredible wellness benefits
• Commuter benefits
• Pet insurance
• Generous PTO

Pay

• Annual Base Salary Range: $176,000-$220,000

Schedule

• Hybrid model with 3 required days on-site at PMI’s Stamford headquarters