Commercial Counsel

Job Description Summary Based in Rivalta di Torino, as Commercial Counsel you will contribute to define and implement, with the guidance of the General Counsel, the commercial legal strategies for Avio Aero. Main responsibilities will include contract review and customer-facing negotiation as well as forefront legal support on project execution, dispute management, and sourcing.
Job Description
Essential Responsibilities
The successful candidate will manage issues within his/her area of expertise.
In fulfilling these responsibilities, you will:
Support commercial transactions as needed, by structuring, drafting and negotiating domestic and international commercial and financing agreements. Provide proactive legal advice to the business on a variety of operational issues such as contract execution and interpretation. Share lessons learnt across the GE Aerospace legal community. Identify and provide advice on a variety of legal issues related to contracts and claim management. Monitor commercial legal policies and procedures to ensure compliance. Identify training and development needs and deliver training on legal and contractual matters for commercial and sourcing teams. Maintain comprehensive knowledge of relevant industry in order to contribute to the commercial objectives of the business and help to differentiate business from the competition. Develop and support negotiation with suppliers / customers. Handle legal escalations due to service delivery/quality issues and invoicing/payable issues, etc. Support customer and business cost reduction and revenue increasing initiatives. Continuously focus on improving processes, reducing inefficiencies, driving discipline and accountability to enable business growth and reduce potential or actual risk(s) to the business. Qualifications/Requirements
Law degree from a highly respected university with superior academic record. Admitted to practice law in an EU Member State. Strong experience in general commercial and corporate law collected preferably in a reputable law firm. Availability to travel for up to 25% of time. Fluency in English and Italian is essential. Ability to work in other languages is a strong asset. Work Visa, in accordance with local regulation, is required. Desired Characteristics
Law firm or in house experience in the following practice areas: commercial, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, corporate, or corporate finance. Demonstrated organizational skills and business judgment. Strong interpersonal and oral communication skills, charisma, decisiveness, poise. Ability to work independently. Strong written communication skills, especially persuasive writing. Proven ability to develop process-driven solutions to recurring issues. Ability to relate across cross functional teams and to convince and reach agreement in a multicultural environment. Able to handle multiple priorities and assignments in a time pressured environment. Ability to work in a complex and matrixed organization in a collaborative and boundary less manner and to simultaneously manage numerous and varied tasks and to exercise sound judgment in prioritizing among them. What we offer
Smart working and work life-balance
Avio Aero, when possible, promotes remote work and encourages a good, healthy and satisfying work-life balance. We value our employees' wellbeing; hence we offer a variety of improvement programs aimed to preserve anyone's psychological safety and daily needs.
Total Rewards
At Avio Aero, we understand the importance of Total Rewards. As a new joiner to Avio Aero we are pleased to offer the following welcome benefit plan:
Performance related bonuses and local bonus scheme. Flexible benefits platform. GE Aviation share plan. Life and injury insurance. Private medical cover. Employee assistant program. Employee special awards (service and recognition). Local special agreements and discounts. English and languages training for you and one member of your family. Technical, Leadership and development trainings. Inclusion & Diversity
Avio Aero is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and we are strongly committed to maintain an inclusive and diverse environment. Every employment decision is taken regardless to national or ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, etc.
We are not all the same. Just be Yourself @AvioAero
Additional Job Description
Additional Information
Compensation Grade
LPB1
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes
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