Legal & Compliance: Senior Counsel

Senior Legal CounselSchneider Electric has a hybrid (2–3 days per week onsite) Senior Legal Counsel opportunity for candidates with at least five years of commercial contracting experience, based in one of the following hub locations: In this role, you will act as a strategic partner to various business units, providing legal oversight and leading the negotiation of complex equipment, software, and service agreements.Roles & ResponsibilitiesContract Leadership: Lead the drafting, analysis, and negotiation of complex sales, software, and service agreements of varying scope and complexity.Strategic Partnership: Serve as a dedicated business counsel, providing actionable legal advice to internal stakeholders to support product offerings and customer projects.Conflict Resolution: Provide proactive "pre-dispute" guidance to mitigate risk and resolve customer conflicts early in the process.Compliance & Risk: Ensure business activities, policies, and transactions align with relevant laws, regulations, and company policies.Training: Develop and deliver legal training programs to internal business clients to enhance their commercial fluency.S. law school and active Bar admission in at least one state.Proven Experience: 5+ years directly handling, drafting, and negotiating complex commercial equipment and service agreements. Proven experience on high value contracts in the Data Center or EPC space preferred. In-house experience is a plus; high-level law firm experience will be considered.Strategic Communication: The ability to translate intricate legal concepts into clear, actionable guidance for global teams.A strong commitment to serving as an engaged, collaborative partner to the business.An intellectually curious "lifelong learner" who stays current on legal, technology, and business trends.Tech-Savviness: Comfortable leveraging legal technology and supporting new projects that incorporate tech-driven solutions.Project Management: Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple high-priority projects simultaneously.This pay range includes base pay and short-term incentives. The compensation range for this full-time position applies to candidates located within the United States. Within the pay range, individual pay is determined by several factors including performance, knowledge, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.We ensure you feel secure with benefits that help you and your family thrive: medical (with member reward points), dental, vision, and basic life insurance, Benefit Bucks, flexible work arrangements, paid family leaves, well-being programs, 12 holidays per year, and 15 days of paid time off per year. We help you plan and invest for the future with competitive pay and programs including base salary, incentives, company share ownership, and 401(k) with match. We support development through performance discussions, global opportunities, the Schneider Career Hub, and learning platforms like Coursera. Support Your Community. We make a difference through volunteer leave, programs with the Schneider Electric Foundation, youth education initiatives, and military leave benefits.At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us. 40 billion global revenue +9% organic growth 150 000+ employees in 100+ countriesYou must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and 'inclusion' is one of our core values. At Schneider Electric, we uphold the highest standards of ethics and compliance, and we believe that trust is a foundational value. Our Trust Charter is our Code of Conduct and demonstrates our commitment to ethics, safety, sustainability, quality and cybersecurity, underpinning every aspect of our business and our willingness to behave and respond respectfully and in good faith to all our stakeholders.It is our policy to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities in the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, transferring, and promoting all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic or conduct.