Job Description

The General Counsel, Corporate Transactions will report to the Vice President and General Counsel, M&A and will provide counsel to the Corporate Development function and all businesses across Honeywell in executing joint ventures, minority investments and other corporate transactions.

The successful candidate will work closely with Corporate Development, human resources, finance, controllership, other specialists within the legal function and the general counsels of the businesses to ensure proper execution of transactions that drive strategic priorities.

This successful candidate should be able to balance competing priorities, have strong analytical and technical skills, and have collaborative, client-centric interpersonal skills to work effectively with other Honeywell professionals and senior management across a broad range of functions and geographies to deliver thoughtful results. A candidate for this role should be detail-oriented to ensure accuracy while also demonstrating the ability and business acumen to provide strategic leadership and advice on risk management.

• Partner with the Corporate Development function to provide legal support for the full range of transaction activities, including acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, partnerships, minority investments, venture investments and debt financings.
• Provide advice on deal terms and structuring.
• Independently manage transaction processes from start to finish.
• Ensure continuous improvement of and compliance with internal transaction policies and procedures.
• Drive coordination and collaboration across the legal function in support of corporate transactions.
• Enable consistency in documentation and approach to risk in corporate transactions.
• Support, implement and monitor post-closing actions (indemnification claims, earn-outs, post-closing adjustments, etc.) and legal integration/separation.
• Support the company’s management and oversight of joint ventures and ensure strong governance procedures.
• Select and manage outside counsel and other vendors, including evaluating the quality and cost of services.
• Other corporate law matters as required.

YOU MUST HAVE

• Law Degree JD
• 5+ years of legal experience, ideally gained through a combination of law firm and in-house experience at a global public company and in the practice areas relevant to these job responsibilities
• Be licensed to practice law in at least one state within the U.S.
• Must have verifiable knowledge of corporate transactions, U.S. public company disclosure, governance, and compliance as well as experience providing counsel on a variety of transaction types.

WE VALUE

• Demonstrated ability to work well with and relate to individuals at all levels of the organization, and across all businesses, functions, and regions.
• Strong project management and analytical skills.
• Good business acumen and intellectually curious.
• Ability to function as a leader and a doer; capacity to be a strategic thought-leader while focusing on details, accuracy, and execution
• Ability to influence peers as well as senior management; take ownership of responsibilities and work in a self-directed environment; manage multiple priorities; communicate well orally and in writing; analyze data, draw conclusions, and make a compelling case for recommendations; and handle ambiguity

Additional Information

• JOB ID: HRD9085940
• Category: Legal
• Location: 855 S Mint St,Charlotte,North Carolina,28202,United States
• Exempt

Honeywell is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status.

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