Director, Senior Counsel, Land and Air Defense Systems (LADS)

About the role

Raytheon is seeking a Director, Senior Counsel, to join the Land and Air Defense Systems (LADS) legal team. The role reports to the LADS General Counsel and serves as the lead counsel for LADS' international portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Advises LADS business leaders and legal teammates as a strategic legal partner on new international opportunity capture and program execution matters
• Provides legal guidance on U.S. and international laws, regulations, and compliance requirements, helping programs identify risk and implement compliant solutions
• Reviews, drafts, negotiates, and advises on a broad spectrum of international government or commercial agreements, including international commercial transactions, teaming agreements, joint venture arrangements, intellectual property licenses, and non-disclosure agreements
• Supports international award and execution by advising on cross-border structuring, contract requirements, local rules, and operational considerations in non-U.S. jurisdictions
• Prepares and delivers written correspondence, legal memoranda, executive briefings, and training internal teams and senior leadership
• Counsels on warranty claims, financing structures, local regulatory requirements, and coordination with in-country personnel or local partners. Assists teams in addressing claims, delays, scope disputes, and performance obligations while balancing commercial, contractual, geopolitical, and legal considerations
• Advise on risk allocation, sovereign immunity, governing law, and enforceability concerns associated with contracts involving foreign states, state-owned enterprises, and international partners
• Help manage outside counsel matters and contribute to LADS Legal budgeting and planning
• Draft or assist in drafting legal, business, or commercial correspondence to customers and other third parties
• Engage collaboratively and collegially across the SBU, maintaining strong relationships with program managers, functional leaders, and peers in the Legal organization

Qualifications

• Typically requires 12 years of legal experience, including 8+ years at a law firm, in-house, or government
• Juris Doctorate from an accredited U.S. law school
• Currently admitted and in good standing with at least one U.S. State bar, and eligible to represent Raytheon as an in-house legal counsel in job location
• Experience in reviewing, drafting, negotiating, and advising on a wide variety of government or commercial agreements, including international DCS contracts, offset and industrial participation agreements, and international supplier and other partner collaborations

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match
• Flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays

Pay

The salary range for this role is 186,200 USD - 353,800 USD.

Schedule

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.