Associate General Counsel

Company: Infineon Technologies
Location: Leominster
Posted on: September 12, 2022

Job Description:

Reporting directly to the Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, you will be the attorney to assist with and/or manage a broad spectrum of corporate legal work. You will primarily be responsible for providing legal advice, guidance and support for Corporate Development (i.e., mergers and acquisitions), securities compliance, corporate risk analysis and assessment for US and international corporate subsidiary compliance matters. You will also act as the advisor on legal issues involving the organization's government and regulatory compliance. We are flexible to hiring this role to sit in one of our many locations. Apply now, if this sounds like your next career move.

In your new role you will:

* Assist with the preparation and review of documents for various financial transactions, including debt offerings and intercompany dividends. Serve as a legal resource for the Company's Finance Teams
* Provide advice and counsel on Delaware corporate law and general corporate governance matters, including support for the Board of Directors (e.g., drafting meeting materials, minutes, resolutions, etc.)
* Respond promptly to requests from internal clients, and summarize and communicate legal risks in a way that business people can understand that pragmatically balances risk with the Company's business objectives
* Provide leadership on cross-functional teams, identify legal issues, and provide legal options / analysis of possible legal solutions, all while interacting with external counsel, advisors, external vendors, and the business
* Assist with various US and international corporate subsidiary maintenance and compliance matters
* Assist with a limited number of SEC matters (e.g., American Depositary Receipts documents)
* Keep informed of new laws, regulations, and industry trends affecting the Company, and assisting with the development of policies and training as needed
* Draft and review amendments to governance documents and corporate policies
* Support corporate and strategic transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and entity liquidations. Review a variety of equity compensation matters and prepare various equity compensation plan documents

You are best equipped for this task if you have:

* Law Degree from a nationally recognized law school and member of a major state bar 7+ years' experience in legal practice (either in a large law firm or a combination of a large law firm and in-house experience)
* Significant experience working as a corporate attorney and providing legal advice on a broad set of general corporate matters, with increasing levels of responsibility.
* Significant experience working on Delaware corporate law and corporate governance matters
* Experience working on mergers & acquisitions is a plus
* Excellent organizational and planning skills and the capacity to simultaneously handle a variety of complex matters under deadline pressure
* Excellent written, verbal and analytical skills and an ability to communicate complex issues in a simple way and to orchestrate plans to resolve issues and mitigate risks
* Ability to form strong working relationships with other employees and business partners while maintaining firm adherence to proper legal standards
* Sound business judgment and strategic thinking. Flexibility and an interest in working on a broad variety of legal matters in order to understand and advise the Company on legal implications of its business strategy
* Attention to detail and the ability to work individually, within a multi-disciplinary team, as well as with external partners and vendors
* Government Regulation/Export/Anti trust experience is a plus

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