Veolia Group is a global leader in environmental services, operating across all five continents with nearly 218,000 employees. Specialising in water, energy, and waste management, Veolia Group designs and implements innovative solutions for decarbonization, depollution, and resource regeneration, supporting communities and industries in their ecological transformation.
Job Summary about the area and the role:
Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions (VWTS) is a worldwide leader in water recovery, treatment, and reuse. We design and supply a range of water systems, from food and beverage applications, to municipal water, to microelectronics ultrapure water and heavy industrial wastewater treatment. We serve more than 50,000 customers worldwide and treat more than 11 million cubic meters of water every day. We simply aim to be the benchmark company for ecological transformation across the world.
At VWTS, we realize diverse teams make smarter decisions, deliver better results, and build stronger communities. We are an organization that champions diversity and inclusion at every rung of the ladder and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We offer challenging and meaningful careers, with competitive benefits and flexible work arrangements.
Summary of the Job
As our Sr Corporate Counsel, you'll be more than just a legal advisor – you'll be a senior strategic partner in our mission of resource preservation and environmental sustainability. You'll work closely with cross-functional teams to provide commercially minded, high quality, strategic and timely legal services, negotiate a wide range of big and expensive contracts, manage litigation and disputes, advice on regulatory issues, and provide vital project management support to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations while mitigating legal risks, ensure that all legal labor risks within your responsibility are identified and mitigated appropriately. You will prioritize and manage legal risks of high materiality and/or reputational impact. If you're ready to apply your legal acumen to make a tangible difference while working for a leader in water technologies, we invite you to join
our team.
Key Characteristics
● Provide support to the business to mitigate legal risks
● Business partner
● Strong business acumen
Duties & Responsibilities:
● Provide legal support and guidance on strategic transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, partnerships, and joint ventures, as well as corporate financing transactions, including divestitures, financings, investment transactions, tender offers and similar transactions.
● Provide legal services including the drafting and hands-on negotiation of a variety of commercial and other agreements and corporate documents
● Offer commercially minded, high quality, strategic and timely legal advice and guidance to internal stakeholders on a full spectrum of legal matters
● Represent the company in legal proceedings and negotiations with external parties
● Identify and manage present and potential legal risks in delivery of all business, including legal risks associated with the implementation of strategic initiatives and projects
● Counsel and advise on corporate and securities laws matters, including the implementation and compliance with corporate governance policies and procedures
● Research, report and recommend corporate actions based on applicable laws and regulations affecting company projects, deployments, business development, accounting, tax, facilities, and administration
● Review and revise company policies and procedures as required by applicable law and
regulations, and internal requirements
● Support Senior Vice President – Legal Affairs in other tasks, including review and negotiation of lenders and other strategic agreements
● Mentor lower-level legal staff and/or lead indirect teams
Hard Skills:
● Outstanding negotiation, drafting, and analytical skills
● Good knowledge of dispute resolution mechanisms
● Ability to work with key business partners and render legal analysis appropriate in different contexts in order to maximize business results
● High integrity and excellent business acumen and judgment. Ability to translate complex legal matters for non-legal audiences
● Excellent analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
● Not essentials but highly regarded:
- experience in negotiation of procurement contracts and related matters;
- experience in environmental compliance matters; or
- experience advising on government contracts, including familiarity with Federal Acquisitions Regulations (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement (DFARS)
Soft Skills:
● Experience in working in different cultures and environments
● Ability to navigate a matrixed organization in a global environment
● Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to interface with internal and external stakeholders
● Ability to work with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment
● A multi-tasker and project manager - able to set priorities and manage competing priorities effectively in a fast-paced environment
● Ability to contribute to the Legal Department as a team player
● Strong presentation and negotiation skills, with ability to influence and persuade in decision making processes both internally and externally
Education & Experience
● Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from a nationally recognised law school
● 10+ years of experience in commercial law, preferably at least 3 years in an in-house
counsel role
● Prior experience in the water technologies or engineering sector preferred
● Fluency in English language (with additional languages, specifically French or Spanish a plus and the ability to draft and negotiate in them)
Required Certification/Licenses/Training:
● Licensed to practice law
● Bar member in good standing
Working Conditions
● Travel estimated at 20%, some international travel likely
● This position is hybrid - office and home based and can be located in any one of the many
US and Canadian based sites
We are proud of our diverse and inclusive team, and are committed to continuing to foster a
work environment that celebrates and values diversity. We believe that the diverse perspectives and experiences brought by our team members contribute to our success and drive innovation. Come be part of something special - start your journey today!
As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.
