Legal Associate Director EMEA Residential & Commercial Fire

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Role: Legal Associate Director EMEA, Residential & Commercial Fire

Location:Ropczyce region or Gdańsk and surroundings

Contract type: Full time, permanent

Build a career with confidence

At Carrier, you’re joining the world leader in healthy, safe, sustainable and intelligent building and cold chain solutions. We create solutions that matter for people and our planet – and our employees are the heart of it all. We are a company of innovators and problem-solvers who are united by The Carrier Way – our vision, values and culture. 

As an employer of choice, we strive to provide a great place to work that attracts, develops and retains the best talent, promotes employee engagement, fosters teamwork and ultimately drives innovation for the benefit of our customers. In short, Carrier’s greatest assets are the expertise, creativity and passion of our employees – and we’re excited for you to join the team.   

About the role

The Legal Associate Director is responsible for all legal and compliance matters pertaining to Commercial & Residential Fire EMEA business. The position will report to the General Counsel in the United States, and dotted-line to the regional business lead.

Responsibilities

As a Legal Associate Director, you’ll be responsible for:

• All legal and compliance matters for the Commercial & Residential Fire business in the EMEA (Europe and Middle East) region. We seek someone who will thrive in the face of challenges and can provide practical, proactive, and business-oriented legal advice to the business and its functions.
• The work will include contract negotiation, dispute management, labor and employment matters, regulatory compliance, international trade compliance, ethics matters, product and employee safety and all other legal matters that arise from time-to-time. The position will also manage outside counsel, periodically report to management and be a member of the senior legal team.    

Requirements

• Technical Skills:   Minimum of 10 years of legal working experience required. Some in-house experience with an international corporation is preferred. This is a generalist legal position, but experience in employment and labor law, product safety and regulatory compliance is preferred.
• Relationship Skills:  Able to work both autonomously and as part of a team, demonstrating a collegial and productive manner.  Can quickly build effective relationships with business clients and others at all levels throughout the organization, providing top-quality legal advice and service on a timely basis.  Can be effective in a matrix environment.  Energized, not threatened, by working with highly effective, competent colleagues.  Experience in working in international environment.
• Communication Skills:  Bilingual Polish/English preferred. Other European languages a plus. Strong analytical, written and verbal skills.  Able to produce clear, understandable guidance and direction geared for all audiences.  Communicates effectively with and engages all levels of the organization verbally and in writing.   
• Results Orientation:  Exhibits strong bias for action and results orientation; tackles tough problems with firm deadlines.  Self-starter.  Works well independently, but knows when to seek input or ask for guidance.
• Management of Resources:  Allocates time and resources efficiently, focusing on ever-shifting priorities.  Able to prioritize conflicting demands from multiple business clients.  Able to manage significant responsibility and diverse workload in a rapidly changing environment.
• Ethics Mindset:  Must not compromise the company’s high ethical standards and have the courage to speak up if others are not adhering to those standards.

Benefits

We are committed to offering competitive benefits programs for all of our employees, and enhancing our programs when necessary.

• Competitive salary
• Bonus package
• A highly influential role in a global organization
• Drive forward your career through professional development opportunities
  

Our commitment to you

Our greatest assets are the expertise, creativity and passion of our employees. We strive to provide a great place to work that attracts, develops and retains the best talent, promotes employee engagement, fosters teamwork and ultimately drives innovation for the benefit of our customers. We strive to create an environment where you feel that you belong, with diversity and inclusion as the engine to growth and innovation. We develop and deploy best-in-class programs and practices, providing enriching career opportunities, listening to employee feedback and always challenging ourselves to do better. This is The Carrier Way.

Join us and make a difference.

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Carrier is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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