Business Counsel, Commercial
HARMAN International
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Tokyo • Japan
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About the role
- Managing Legal and Business Risk across the functions for the division and its CAMs and SBUs.
- Sales: strategic business partner reviewing, drafting, and negotiating a wide variety of commercial agreements and amendments.
- Advise business team members on HARMAN’s automotive RFQ process, including updating and maintaining RFQ offer templates.
- Support resolution of commercial disputes with customers and suppliers.
- Prepare and conduct trainings for managers and employees on relevant legal topics.
- Compliance: Identifying legal and regulatory issues in product initiatives and customer agreements.
- Engage with legal procurement and supply chain management to address global supply chain issues.
- Advise the Automotive warranty and quality teams on recall campaigns, customer disputes, claims, and settlements.
Requirements
- 8+ years of relevant (generally in-house or law firm) experience and a law degree from law school.
- Juris Doctor and Bar admission (or equivalent in jurisdiction).
- Experience with reviewing and negotiating complex commercial agreements, including commercial and technology matters involving automotive OEMs.
- Familiarity with industry certifications and regulations, including safety standards (e.g. ISO 26262, NHTSA FMVSS 111), data privacy laws (e.g., GDPR and CCPA), and cybersecurity (e.g. ISO/SAE 21434).
- Understanding of the relevant industry and country laws, especially in-cabin user-experience technologies, infotainment, ADAS, and connectivity.
- Experience with negotiation and mediation to resolve contract and other commercial disputes.
- Experience in managing contracts from negotiation to execution and enforcement, ensuring compliance and addressing performance issues.
Benefits
- Access to employee discounts on world class HARMAN/Samsung products (JBL, Harman Kardon, AKG, etc.)
- Professional development opportunities through HARMAN University’s business and leadership academies.
- Flexible work schedule with a culture encouraging work life integration and collaboration in a global environment.
- An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development.
- “Be Brilliant” employee recognition and rewards program.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
contract negotiationcommercial agreementslegal compliancedispute resolutionRFQ processcontract managementdata privacy lawscybersecurity standardssafety standardsautomotive regulations
Soft skills
strategic partnershiptraining and developmentadvisory skillscommunicationproblem-solvingnegotiationmediationorganizational skillsleadershipcollaboration
Certifications
Juris DoctorBar admission