Assistant General Counsel

Job title: Assistant General Counsel

Company: Honeywell


Job description: Join a team recognized for leadership, innovation and diversityAssistant General Counsel – Corporate, LEM & LESLocation: PragueThis role reports directly to the Honeywell VP & General Counsel EMEA and is responsible for effectively providing operational and strategic legal support for legal entity management & simplification (LEM&LES) globally and corporate general and transactional matters within the region. This AGC is a member of the EMEA Legal Leadership Team and will provide general commercial, corporate governance and compliance advice to the leadership, and work in collaboration with the wider Honeywell Legal and functional team members.This position leads also global LEM team and is responsible for (i) corporate legal compliance of HON entities, (ii) supporting corporate secretarial work for HON subsidiaries (in coordination with outsourced subsidiary management teams), and (iii) implementation of legal simplification projects (LES), other reorgs and corporate transactions. You will support projects of mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, contributions, increases and decreases of share capital, business and assets’ transfers, corporate reorgs, etc.You will anticipate and mitigate potential legal problems within the company and developing strategies to avoid costly litigation and reduce potential areas of risk. You will keep abreast of industry-specific regulations and ensuring that appropriate risk management strategies are in place.You will manage legal activities and projects, update the legal and business teams about regulatory change and lead some specific regional legal projects in different functional areas of expertise.Core Responsibilities:

• Actively participate on the EMEA legal leadership team.
• Operate as a true business partner to business, functional and legal leaders on any corporate and transactional matters (including Corp Sec, general corporate matters, corporate reorganizations and transactional matters).
• Actively support businesses in region and act as a true business partner on any corporate and transactional matters.
• Advise on critical strategic matters, such as the risks and opportunities posed by potential transactions.
• Ensure proper corporate governance and licensing of Honeywell’s entities, support M&A, integration and restructuring projects as well as legal entity simplification.
• Appropriately identify and manage outside counsel for specific matters as appropriate.
• Drive a culture of compliance, including training and investigations in cooperation with the EMEA I&C and antitrust professionals

Lead key digitization initiatives to make the EMEA Law & Contracts function more efficient. * Lead project activity as required.You Must Have:

• JD or equivalent law degree and bar admission.
• At least 10 years’ experience practicing law at a law firm and/or corporate in-house legal department.
• Minimum 7 years’ experience in legal entity management.
• Minimum 7 years’ experience in corporate law, M&A, corporate transactions, etc.
• International law firm experience in a corporate / transactional team would be advantageous.

We offer:

• Dynamic and creative international work environment.
• Competitive salary.
• Professional development plans including trainings and further career opportunities.
• Attractive benefits including an extra week of holidays, semi-flexible working hours, additional pension insurance, meal allowance, cafeteria system, etc.
• Daily use of foreign languages.
• Expert leaders to support your professional development.

Equal opportunity statement.We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
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#FutureShaperAdditional Information

• Category: Legal
• Location: V Parku 2326/18, budova 10,2.&3.p., Prague, PRAHA 14800 CZE
• Exempt

Global (ALL)

Expected salary:

Location: Praha

Job date: Fri, 18 Apr 2025 22:08:37 GMT

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