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About Midea America
Midea America Corp. is a U.S. subsidiary within Midea Group, the Fortune 500 giant known for making life easier for millions around the globe. As the world’s top maker of home appliances, Midea is proud of its 166,000+ employees and presence in 200+ countries, including here in the U.S.
Headquartered in Parsippany, N.J., with an innovation hub in Louisville, Kentucky, Midea America is dedicated to providing practical innovations that surprise and delight, creating moments to cherish at home.
Midea's lineup of appliances - from refrigerators to air conditioners, laundry solutions and floor care - are high quality, reliable, and affordable. By thoughtfully engineering performance, convenience, and design into every product, Midea delivers on the promise of every appliance - to make your life a little easier.
Job Summary
This position will be a key partner in the North American Legal team in support of the company’s continued corporate growth, including advising on logistics, operations, Human Resources, and finance matters. The position will provide legal advice to a broad range of internal clients and actively negotiate contracts with counterparties. This position reports to General Counsel of Midea America.
Key Responsibilities:
- Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of agreements across multiple functions, including Human Resources, Aftersales, Logistics, Supply Chain, Finance, and other support departments, as well as confidentiality agreements.
- Provide legal guidance to Human Resources on matters such as employee relations, performance management, investigations, and employment disputes.
- Manage dispute resolution processes, including settlement negotiations, participation in mediations, and drafting or reviewing settlement and release agreements.
- Advise on general legal and business matters, including internal issues, contract negotiations, risk mitigation, compliance, and strategic decision-making.
- Oversee the end-to-end contract lifecycle, including drafting, distribution, negotiation, execution, and record management.
- Lead communications and processes related to contract disputes, terminations, and renewals
- Other tasks as assigned.
Qualifications:
- 6+ years of substantive commercial transactional experience, with a focus on relevant agreements either at a law firm, in-house or a combination of both. Experience in the appliance industry is preferred.
- Demonstrated contract drafting skills, with strong negotiation and analytical skills, as well as business acumen.
- Active member, in good standing, of the New Jer Bar or be able to obtain an in house license in 6 months.
- Working knowledge or interest in employment law is a plus.
- Strong ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment, prioritize workload and be a flexible multi-tasker able to juggle shifting priorities and tasks.
- Detail oriented, with excellent communication skills to interact with internal and external stakeholders.
- Must have high degree of professionalism, strong sense of integrity and strict confidentiality
Benefits: PTO, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, % Bonus
Comprehensive benefit package, to learn more, please visit Careers Page (midea.com)
Midea America Corp. is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
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