Job Description
- New Jersey 07054 Parsippany-Troy Hills
- Full Time
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 Reporting directly to 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.North America, this senior role leverages 10+ years of broad-based legal experience to manage significant risks, drive key initiatives, mentor junior legal staff, and support business objectives within the consumer goods and manufacturing sectors. Requires deep expertise in CPSC regulations, commercial transactions, manufacturing law, and contract management.
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
- Product Safety (CPSC): Advise on matters such as employee relations, performance management, investigations, compliance with U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) regulations, including safety standards (e.g., CPSIA, FHSA), recall protocols, incident reporting (Sec. 15(b)), and employment disputes.product labeling requirements. Collaborate with product/QA teams on risk assessments.
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- Manage dispute resolution processes,
- Dispute Resolution: Manage pre-litigation disputes and outside counsel, including settlement negotiations, participation in mediations, and drafting or reviewing settlement and release agreements.
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- Advise on general
- Employment Law: Provide legal guidance to Human Resources on matters such as employee relations, performance management, investigations, and business matters, including internal issues, contract negotiations, risk mitigation, compliance, and strategic decision-making.employment disputes.
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- Oversee the end-to-end contract lifecycle, including drafting, distribution, negotiation, execution,
- Risk Management: Advise on legal aspects of manufacturing operations, product development, intellectual property protection, and record management.regulatory affairs.
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- Lead communications and processes related to contract disputes, terminations, and renewals \
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- Stakeholder Support: Advise cross-functional teams (Product, Marketing, Supply Chain) on legal risks in business initiatives.
- Other tasks as assigned.
Qualifications:
- 6+ years of substantive commercial transactional experience, with a focus on relevant agreements either at a
- Education: Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law firm, in-house or a combination of both. Experience in the appliance industry is preferred.school.
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- Demonstrated contract drafting skills, with strong negotiation and analytical skills, as well as business acumen.
- Active member, in good standing, of the New Jersey Bar or be able to obtain an in-house license in 6 months.
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- Active member, in good standing,
- Experience: 10+ years of the New Jer Bar progressive, relevant legal experience, preferably with significant in-house counsel experience at a multinational manufacturing or be able to obtain an in house license in 6 months.consumer goods company.
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- Working knowledge or interest
- Proven expertise in employment law is a plus.CPSC regulations and general consumer product safety compliance.
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- Strong ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment, prioritize workload understanding of commercial law and be a flexible multi-tasker able legal issues pertinent to juggle shifting priorities manufacturing, supply chain, and tasks.product lifecycle.
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- Detail oriented, with excellent communication skills to interact with internal
- Experience in analyzing legal risks and external stakeholders.performance using global metrics.
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- Must have high
- High degree of professionalism, strong sense of integrity business acumen and strict confidentiality the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, global environment.
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.
Qualification
Juris Doctor (JD)
Practice Areas & Specialty
Corporate
Key skill Required
- Manufacturing
- Logistics
- Business Objectives
- Commercial Law
- Communication
- Compliance
- Comprehensive
- Contract Drafting
- Contract Management
- Design
- Development
- Dispute Resolution
- Drafting
- Employment Law
- Finance
- Floor Care
- Guidance
- Incident Reporting
- Innovation
- Intellectual
- Intellectual Property
- Litigation
- Management
- Marketing
- Orientation
- Performance Management
- Practical
- Product Development
- Product Labeling
- Product Safety
- Professionalism
- Progressive
- Provide Legal Advice
- Record Management
- Regulatory Affairs
- Reporting
- Risk Management
- Risk Mitigation
- Safety Standards
- Supply Chain
Designation
- Counsel
