Job Description
Honeywell is an integrated operating company serving a broad range of industries and geographies around the world. Our business is aligned with three powerful megatrends – automation, the future of aviation, and energy transition – underpinned by our Honeywell Accelerator operating system and the Honeywell Connected Enterprise integrated software platform. As a trusted partner, we help organizations solve the world's toughest, most complex challenges, providing actionable solutions and innovations through our Industrial Automation, Building Automation, and Energy and Sustainability Solutions business segments that help make the world smarter, safer, and more sustainable.
Honeywell is recruiting for the
Vice President and General Counsel, Asia Pacific role.
This position will be based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, report to the Vice President, Corporate Secretary, and General Counsel for ESG and International, and be a member of the Asia Pacific regional leadership teams. The Vice President and General Counsel, Asia Pacific will provide in-region leadership for a team of approximately 10-15 legal and contract professionals located in Asia Pacific. Working in close partnership with the business, this position will lead, plan strategically, and develop the regional legal team, ensuring that it continuously aligns with Honeywell's global strategy and vision. The individual in the position will influence and drive change at all levels of the business, embracing best practice and operational efficiency so the team can deliver the highest-quality legal services to the business.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the first point of contact in the Asia Pacific region outside of China for the Vice President, Corporate Secretary, and General Counsel for ESG and International (located in the U.S.) and, working with the other members of the Honeywell Law Department, ensure delivery of legal services in a timely and effective manner across the region.
- Actively participate on the regional business leadership teams and operate as a true business partner, providing commercial and pragmatic advice and solutions.
- Enable right and fast legal counsel on the full range of legal and regulatory issues for each of the businesses in the region, including those relating to corporate secretarial, commercial and contract law, environmental, health and safety, intellectual property, leasing, licensing, compliance, foreign investment, labor & employment, M&A, product liability, anti-trust, etc.
- Analyze, assess the risks and benefits of, and lead execution of matters of strategic importance to the business in the region, such as alliances, acquisitions, divestitures, partnerships, joint ventures and the establishment of new sites and legal entities (including engagement with regulators).
- Provide regional leadership for in-region Law Department personnel, fostering a One Honeywell team and owning the ongoing development of the regional legal team in a high-performance culture.
- Manage litigation and direct dispute resolution efforts, including the management of external counsel for referred matters in the region.
- Champion the integrity and compliance program for the region, including participation in internal investigations in coordination with the Honeywell Integrity & Compliance team.
- Conduct preventive law training on a wide variety of topics, including competition law, export regulations, data privacy, contracting excellence, protection of intellectual property, anticorruption, and workplace issues.
- Develop standardized processes and templates to efficiently deliver legal services in the region and in support of Honeywell Law Department initiatives.
Qualifications
- At least 10 years of post-qualification experience as a Licensed Attorney working at a major law firm and/or multinational company in a senior legal capacity.
- U.S. law qualification will be an added advantage.
- Experience in managing legal staff.
- Strong in-region multinational business transactional experience, including business acquisitions, divestitures, and joint ventures as well as commercial agreements.
- Familiarity with compliance matters and in-region dispute resolution and litigation.
- Demonstrated intellectual capacity and high personal standards of excellence, including integrity and good judgment.
- Personal presence, communication skills, and credibility necessary to effectively interact with and influence senior management across businesses, functions, and geographies.
- Ability to work independently and aggressively to drive key initiatives at a distance from direct supervisor.
- Ability and enthusiasm for serving as a strategic thought leader while simultaneously engaging in details and executing in a tactical capacity.
- Demonstrated ability to teach and motivate business teams on legal issues affecting business transactions and provide advice that blends legal experience with an understanding of, and appreciation for, a client's business objectives and the needs of a global organization.
- Self-motivated, dedicated team player who will take a proactive approach toward managing, prioritizing, and seeking to continuously improve the internal legal function.
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 accomodation 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 accomodation.
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About Us
Honeywell helps organizations solve the world's most complex challenges in automation, the future of aviation and energy transition. As a trusted partner, we provide actionable solutions and innovation through our Aerospace Technologies, Building Automation, Energy and Sustainability Solutions, and Industrial Automation business segments – powered by our Honeywell Forge software – that help make the world smarter, safer and more sustainable.
