Corporate Counsel

ABB

Corporate Counsel providing comprehensive legal advice for ABB’s operations in the U.S. Responsible for fiduciary duties, compliance, and supporting country management.

Posted 6/26/2026full-timeNew Berlin • North Carolina, Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

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Cyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide comprehensive legal advice and support to the fiduciary aspects of ABB's operations in the United States.
Responsible for making required corporate legal filings, mitigating legal risks, facilitating corporate governance.
Support the Country Holding Officer and their respective reports.
Drive business growth and operational speed and agility while maintaining compliance with local laws and regulations.
Lead end-to-end accountability for Legal & Integrity fiduciary duties, corporate governance, and compliance for all U.S. legal entities.
Serve as a trusted advisor to the U.S. Country Holding Officer and senior management on governance, compliance, risk mitigation, and strategic legal matters.
Oversee integrity investigations, government contracting compliance, data privacy and protection, cybersecurity, and regulatory certifications.
Provide expert counsel on contracts, commercial agreements, and shared legal entity matters; harmonize legal processes while supporting BA-specific needs; supervise paralegal staff and collaborate with global Legal & Integrity centers of excellence on specialized topics (IP, antitrust, litigation).

Requirements

What you’ll need

Juris Doctorate from an accredited U.S. law school with active bar admission
Minimum 12 years of experience in corporate/commercial law, preferably gained in multinational manufacturing/corporate environments and/or top-tier law firms.
Proven ability to manage fiduciary responsibilities, corporate governance, and operate effectively within a decentralized organization.
Strong business-focused legal judgment with experience in process improvement, risk mitigation, and optimization of legal operations.
Proficiency in contract review, drafting, and negotiation; mergers & acquisitions; and corporate secretarial functions, including filings and compliance.
Deep understanding of data privacy and protection laws, U.S. government contracting, contractor licensing, and related regulatory frameworks.
Familiarity with finance, treasury, risk management/insurance, and preferred experience in antitrust, IP, and IS/IT-related legal matters.
Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.
Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus
Vision benefit
Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)
Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)
Voluntary life and AD&D – 100% employee paid up to maximums
Short Term Disability – up to 26 weeks – Company paid
Long Term Disability – 60% of pay – Company paid. Ability to “buy-up” to 66 2/3% of pay.
Supplemental benefits – 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance
Paid Parental Leave
Employee Assistance Program
Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption
Employee discount program
401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)
ABB provides 11 paid holidays.
Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.

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Hard Skills & Tools

corporate lawcommercial lawcontract reviewcontract draftingcontract negotiationmergers & acquisitionscorporate governancefiduciary responsibilitiesdata privacy lawsregulatory compliance

Soft Skills

business-focused legal judgmentrisk mitigationprocess improvementstrategic legal advicecollaborationleadershipcommunicationoperational agilitytrustworthinesssupervision

Certifications

Juris Doctorateactive bar admission