Senior Legal Counsel, Electrification, UK & IE

Senior Legal Counsel, Electrification, UK & IE At ABB, we are dedicated to addressing global challenges. Our core values: care, courage, curiosity, and collaboration - combined with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities - are key drivers in our aim to empower everyone to create sustainable solutions. That's our story. Make it your story.
This position reports to

Cluster Lead Counsel NEU

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to provide strategic legal counsel and uphold the highest standards of integrity within ABB. Each day, you will ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and ethical standards. You will also showcase your expertise by effectively managing legal risks and fostering a culture of integrity across the organization. The work model for the role is: with some travel to ABB sites in UK and Ireland. This role is contributing to the UK and Ireland Electrification business. You will be mainly accountable for:

• Providing end-to-end legal services and integrity advice to one or more departments or operating units within the Electrification business area.
• Reviewing and negotiating contracts, drafting commercial agreements and other contractual terms in collaboration with relevant global and local business stakeholders plus Legal and Integrity team members.
• Monitoring and managing legal affairs, including but not limited to litigations (incoming and outgoing claims) and activity reports.
• Occupying a seat at the table on local strategic business matters, providing advice and identifying risks, external threats, and opportunities to the company, proactively proposing appropriate strategies.
• Supporting with local country fiduciary duties and good corporate governance, if applicable.

Qualifications for the role

• University Law Degree with certificate in legal practice or hold subsequent legal/professional qualifications.
• A qualified Solicitor (8 to 10 years PQE) with a practicing certificate admitted in England and Wales.
• Fluent in English.
• "Hands-on" business partner attitude with a solution-oriented mindset, particularly coordinating with cross-functional and cross-country teams in complex transactions.
• Superior advocacy and communication skills, including the ability to effectively and efficiently communicate in writing and orally, an aptitude for practical negotiation, the capability to think clearly and quickly under pressure, the composure to satisfy multiple and often competing interests and ability to share lessons learned with teammates.
• The highest integrity and professionalism, and passion for excellence and quality.
• Ability to work in a complex international environment, experience working with different cultures and an open mind which champions diversity and inclusion.
• Experience in an engineering or industrial sector required (Desirable).

What's in it for you?

• Flexibility: we have hybrid work options, make the best out of them!
• Enjoy a supportive and solution-driven team environment.
• Feel empowered: take ownership and drive exciting results in your scope of action.

More about us

As part of our dedication to our employees, ABB UK offers an attractive array of benefits which include:

• Competitive salary
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Competitive contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Flexible benefits scheme (Includes options to buy/sell holidays, health checks, dental, eye care, gym memberships, cycle to work, gadget discounts and more)
• Internal mobility opportunities, mentorships & access to projects globally
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Generous employee referral scheme
• Company car or cash for car allowance
• Private medical cover for yourself and family
• Generous bonus scheme

For the 5th consecutive year, ABB is recognised as a Top Employer in the UK. Being certified as a Top Employer showcases an organisation's dedication to a better world of work and exhibits this through excellent HR policies and people practices. Electrification provides leading electrical distribution and management technologies, solutions and services to electrify the world in a safe, smart and sustainable way. The portfolio includes medium- and low-voltage electrical components, switchgear, digital devices, enclosures, and circuit breakers, among others. With our products, solutions and services, we collaborate with customers to improve power delivery and security, enhance energy management, efficiency and operational reliability, as we seek to achieve a low carbon society. We value people from different backgrounds. Could this be your story? Apply today or visit to read more about us and learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe.