[Hiring] Legal Director @Celestica International LP

Role Description

This job is the Director-level position providing leadership, direct and indirect supervision to subordinate managers and employees performing highly specialized roles in the global Contracts Management organization. This includes long-term planning, objective setting, policy formation, interpretation and management while providing latitude and discretion to subordinates. Accountable for projects or programs on a multi-national or global basis. Work requires investigating and resolving a wide variety of highly unusual conditions that carry long-term implications. Requires developing new strategies, policies, practices, methods, programs or techniques and utilizing them to analyze and interpret difficult problems or situations and/or establishing new strategic direction that is site or multi-site specific. Participates with other senior managers to establish strategic plans and objectives. Has overall responsibility for planning, budgeting, implementing and maintaining costs, methods and employees in a functional area. Makes final decisions on administrative and operational matters in area of responsibility to ensure achievement of objectives. Works independently, with little direction or guidance from supervisor. Erroneous decisions may have a serious impact on the overall success of company operations. Directs and controls the activities of a broad functional area, possibly through several department managers. Assigns objectives, reviews performance, approves employee compensation, coaches for improved performance. Regularly interacts with executives and/or customers. Interactions often involve controversial situations, customer negotiations, or influencing and persuading other senior level managers.

Qualifications

• Excellent writing and communication skills.
• Significant experience and knowledge of legal concepts, complex commercial contract development, negotiation practices and contractual/business risk analysis.
• Very high level of ability to independently draft sophisticated contractual documents and mentor junior team members in doing the same.
• Ability to develop and implement new global processes in a team-based environment.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent negotiating skills, perception management skills and relationship management skills.
• Very good HR skills as well as employee/team management skills and abilities.

Requirements

• Eleven to Fourteen years of applicable experience, including the management of a contracts organization.
• Bachelor's degree in related field (Law or Business), or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Educational requirements may vary by geography.

Benefits

• This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position.
• Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job.
• Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.