Senior Legal Counsel

Why join us?

At Bombardier, we design, build and maintain the world’s peak-performing aircraft for the world’s most discerning people and businesses, governments and militaries. We have been successful in setting the highest standards by putting our people at the heart of it all, and defining excellence, together.

Bombardier’s Benefits Program

• Insurance plans (Dental, medical, life insurance, disability, and more)
• Competitive base salary
• Retail savings plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tele Health Program

What are your contributions to the team?

• Adhere to Bombardier General Work Rules
• Participate in all corporate legal activities
• Aid and/or lead the negotiation, drafting, and/or review of various commercial agreements related to the sale of products and/or services (including aftermarket services) to customers
• Manage claims, HR issues, and potentially litigious matters in conjunction with the Bombardier litigation team
• Support US infrastructure projects and expansion of US service centers
• Support the compliance team with US related compliance issues
• Be solicited by your clients regularly in order to provide legal guidance, advice, and to ensure compliance with contracts and for legal interpretation of different contractual provisions
• Be relied upon to identify and anticipate commercial and contractual problems by ensuring efficient communication between your clients and other stakeholders, including Tax, Risk Management, Export Control, and Compliance groups
• Serve as a key resource on complex and critical issues
• In this role you may be required to travel occasionally (within the continental United States of America or Canada).

How to thrive in this role?

• Juris Doctor degree (J.D.)
• Admittance to at least one US State Bar
• At least eight (8) years of relevant experience in corporate law, commercial contracts, and/or commercial litigation
• Leadership capabilities, ability to work autonomously, excellent legal and business acumen, ability to take quick decisions and provide strategic advice in a fast-moving, dynamic environment
• Strong negotiation, drafting, and communication skills
• Planning and organizational skills necessary to prioritize, assign, and coordinate work
• Interpersonal skills and ability to work with legal department and non-legal department colleagues, as well as all levels of management
• Computer skills necessary to learn and/or operate word processing, spreadsheet, database, email, and web-based applications
• Experience working Anti-Trust matters would be considered an asset
• Employment and Labor law experience would be considered an asset
• Experience with the Federal Aviation Administration Regulations would be considered an asset
• Experience with the Federal Acquisition Regulations would be considered an asset

Job

Senior Legal Counsel

Primary Location Wichita, ADMN / MFG, Learjet

Organization Learjet Inc

Shift

Employee Status Regular

Requisition 14101 Senior Legal Counsel