Senior Counsel, Mergers and Acquisitions

Description

• Draft, review, and negotiate complex transaction agreements, including preliminary agreements, purchase agreements, merger agreements, subscription and shareholder agreements, and other related documents.
• Provide guidance and training within Eaton on M&A topics and on managing joint venture and equity investments.
• Stay current with developments in M&A law and regulations.
• Serve as project manager on transactions from the legal perspective, including coordination of advice from other legal team members and outside counsel.
• Oversee the integration of acquired businesses and joint ventures from a legal perspective, ensuring seamless transitions and compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
• Conduct thorough legal due diligence to identify and mitigate potential risks and liabilities.
• Manage and supervise outside counsel on transactions as necessary, including monitoring and forecasting external spend.
• Develop and institute standardized processes for transactions and post-transaction requirements and for joint venture and equity investment management.
• Manage and mentor legal professionals, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
• Provide legal advice, counsel and service to Strategy and Corporate Development, business and legal teams in connection with M&A and corporate development matters.
• Talent development of team reports and other team members.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including Eaton deal teams, legal, financial advisors, investment bankers, and regulatory authorities, to ensure compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience working with senior executives, including developing and presenting strategy, advocating and influencing, coaching and advising, and providing direct feedback.
• Strong executive presence, including demonstrated experience presenting, reporting out, and influencing at the executive level.
• Substantive knowledge and experience with cross-border M&A transactions and other corporate transactions and acquisition integration, cash management, tax strategy, transfer pricing and joint venture management.
• Expertise in strategic planning and ability to connect objectives and strategy, and to coordinate projects across functions and with team members world-wide.
• Solid influencing and organization skills with demonstrated managerial courage.
• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution as well as Juris Doctorate from an accredited institution.
• Ability to think and act strategically. Good problem solver; able to analyze, evaluate and distill complex qualitative and quantitative data and issues into workable parts and report on same.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication and platform skills; ability to communicate and relate at all levels of the company to enforce standards where necessary in a persuasive manner.
• Highly developed sense of judgment and risk management skills, with proven ability to think globally.
• Must be able to travel up to 25%, some globally.
• Minimum of 8 years of progressive post-law degree experience in mergers & acquisitions or related areas.
• Highly responsive and service- oriented; thrives in a fast-paced and high- pressure environment; able to earn trust with experienced corporate development and M&A professionals.
• Proven track record of successfully leading and closing complex M&A transactions.
• Previous law firm experience strongly preferred.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance