Legal Counsel

Dana is a global leader in the supply of highly engineered driveline, sealing, and thermal-management technologies that improve the efficiency and performance of vehicles with both conventional and alternative-energy powertrains. Serving three primary markets – passenger vehicle, commercial truck, and off-highway equipment – Dana provides the world's original-equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket with local product and service support through a network of nearly 100 engineering, manufacturing, and distribution facilities.

This position will be responsible for providing a wide range of legal services for a complex, global organization with substantial collaboration and integration with the business team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review and drafting of a wide range of commercial contracts including product purchase and sale agreements utilized in the mobility markets.
• Counseling with business team members on strategic and tactical response to legal risks affecting the business team.
• Assisting the business team with regulatory compliance management.
• Commercial dispute assessment and resolution activities.
• Preparation and presentation of preventative law training programs.
• Collaboration with other corporate functions (e.g. Internal Audit, Tax, Corporate Communications, Finance, Accounting, Purchasing, IT, etc.) as needed to provide comprehensive business support.
  
  

Experience Required:

• Four-six years in legal practice, with excellent experience and a focus in each of the areas of responsibility identified above.
• Preference for candidates that have spent a portion of their career as in-house legal counsel at a company of equivalent global complexity.
• Demonstrated business savvy, and ability to analyze relevant business goals and objectives, and proactively and strategically manage risk, and identify potential legal solutions that meet business goals and objectives.
• Experience communicating effectively both orally and in writing with colleagues at all levels of a large organization; ability to adjust style and approach to fit the required audience and deliver the required message.
• The ideal candidate must also have a Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited U.S. law school, demonstrating superior academics and admitted to practice before, and in good standing with a State Bar.
  
  

Desired Characteristics:

• Excellent judgment and business savvy
• Business, manufacturing and operational acumen
• Proactive hands-on style, collaborative / team orientation
• Results-driven with accountability
• Client focused
• High integrity
  
  

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

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