Corporate Counsel, Commercial Contracts

Job Description:

We are seeking a skilled and dynamic Corporate Counsel, Commercial Contracts, based out of Nashville, TN, to join our Legal team at Nextracker.

In this role, you will provide strategic legal guidance, draft and negotiate commercial agreements, and partner with cross-functional teams to drive successful business outcomes. You will own key legal projects, manage outside counsel, and develop expertise in addressing complex legal issues.

This is a fast-paced, collaborative environment where you will have a direct impact on shaping processes, resolving disputes, and supporting the growth of a technology-driven company. If you thrive on balancing risk mitigation with business strategy, this role offers an exciting opportunity to make a difference.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES & TASKS

• Integrating and partnering with the business unit leadership team, providing sound legal advice and risk mitigation measures to ensure successful business outcomes

• Drafting and negotiating commercial agreements and ancillary agreements

• Support, build positive relationships with, and provide authoritative legal guidance to the legal commercial team as well as other internal business teams.

• Work collaboratively to identify and implement process improvements and support updates to internal playbooks and templates
  Manage and meet internal SLAs, and help juggle priorities in a fast-moving environment

• Own specific legal projects and develop subject matter expertise regarding legal issues faced by the customer contracts team and internal business partners

• Reviewing solicitations, strategizing approaches for responding, drafting sections addressing particularly legal topics, such as data rights and privacy

• Managing outside counsel when needed

• Assisting commercial contracts personnel with complex or risk-sensitive terms and conditions, such as limiting liability, indemnification, and grounds for termination.

• Strategizing, advising and leading steps to resolve customer and supplier disputes, and selecting and managing outside litigation counsel when needed

• Participating in and contributing to Legal Department discussions on corporate-wide topics, policies, and procedures

• Participating in and contributing to Legal Department updates on changing laws and regulations and other continuing education

QUALIFICATIONS

• Juris Doctorate from an accredited Law School.

• Licensed to practice law in the United States and active membership in at least one state bar

• Minimum of 7 years of experience, including work as outside commercial contracts counsel and prior law firm experience.

• Experience advising executive clients on business and transactional matters (contracts, agreements, business strategy)

• Demonstrated leadership ability, preferably as a counsel for a business segment of a technology-driven company.

• Ability to perform the role of hands-on legal generalist.

• Demonstrated ability to interact effectively and collaboratively in a fast-paced and complex organizational structure

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

• Ability to analyze complex issues and provide recommendations in an executive-worthy manner

• Ability to develop strong client relationships while maintaining an independence appropriate to a compliance function

• Strong communication skills (written and oral).

Nextracker offers a comprehensive benefits package. We provide health care coverage, dental and vision, 401(K) participation including company matching, company paid holidays with unlimited paid time off, generous discretionary company bonuses, life and disability protection and more. Employees in certain positions may be eligible for stock compensation. All plans are in accordance with relevant plan documents. For more information on Nextracker’s benefits please view our company website at www.nextracker.com.

Pay is based on market location and may vary based on factors including experience, skills, education and other job-related reasons. 

At Nextracker, we are leading in the energy transition, providing the most comprehensive portfolio of intelligent solar tracker and software solutions for solar power plants, as well as strategic services to capture the full value of solar power plants for our customers. Our talented worldwide teams are transforming PV plant performance every day with smart technology, data monitoring and analysis services.

For us at Nextracker, sustainability is not just a word. It's a core part of our business, values and our operations. Our sustainability efforts are based on five cornerstones: People, Community, Environment, Innovation, and Integrity. We are creative, collaborative and passionate problem-solvers from diverse backgrounds, driven by our shared mission to provide smart solar and software solutions for our customers and to mitigate climate change for future generations.

Nextracker is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.