Country Corporate Counsel - US

Overview

This role provides comprehensive legal advice and support focused on the fiduciary aspects of operations in the United States. Responsibilities include corporate law, compliance, contract negotiation, and risk management—while ensuring required corporate legal filings, mitigating legal risks, and facilitating corporate governance.

Responsibilities

• Legal & Fiduciary Oversight: Lead end-to-end accountability for Legal & Integrity fiduciary duties, corporate governance, and compliance for all U.S. legal entities, including corporate secretarial services, regulatory filings, and contractor licensing.
• Strategic Legal Advisory: Advise the U.S. Country Holding Officer and senior management on governance, compliance, risk mitigation, strategic legal matters impacting business operations, mergers & acquisitions, and “license to operate” requirements.
• Compliance & Integrity Leadership: Oversee integrity investigations, government contracting compliance, data privacy and protection, cybersecurity, and regulatory certifications; ensure alignment with internal audit, HSE, and risk management standards across business areas.
• Cross-Functional Legal Support: Provide counsel on contracts and commercial agreements and matters related to shared legal entities; 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

• Education & Licensing: Juris Doctorate from an accredited U.S. law school with active bar admission.
• Experience: Minimum 10 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 and corporate governance in a decentralized organization.
• Strong, business-focused legal judgment, including experience with 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, and risk management/insurance, with preferred experience in antitrust, IP, and IS/IT-related legal matters.
• Work authorization: Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in multinational manufacturing/corporate environments and/or top-tier law firms.
• Preferred experience in antitrust, IP, and IS/IT-related legal matters.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary range (expected): $142,500 to $228,000 annually.
• Incentives: Eligible for a short-term incentive plan/annual bonus.

Benefit Summary for eligible U.S. employees

(Excludes ABB E-mobility, Athens union, Puerto Rico.)

Health, Life & Disability

• 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.

Retirement

• 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions.
• Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP).

Time Off

• 11 paid holidays.
• Salaried exempt positions: vacation under a permissive time away policy.

Location

Remote (U.S. legal entity/fiduciary matters).