Corporate Counsel

Kuehne+Nagel; Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Kuehne+Nagel is seeking a Corporate Counsel in the United States (Road Logistics) to serve as the primary reviewer for US contracts and support global initiatives. Based in Jersey City, the role requires coordinating with business units, negotiators, and leadership to ensure contract compliance and risk mitigation.

The position offers a hybrid 4-1 work arrangement with four in-office days in Jersey City, and a target base salary range of $150,000–$160,000 plus benefits.

Qualifications

• Be legally qualified and have solid corporate/commercial law experience.
• Experience in logistics, particularly Road Logistics, is highly beneficial.
• Immigration law experience is preferred, but not required.
• Results-focused orientation, pragmatism, and intercultural sensitivity.
• Persuasive personality with global mindset and a highly collaborative working style.
• Keen analytical skills, excellent networking abilities, and ability to identify critical issues that might be industry specific.
• This position a hybrid 4-1 position, with 4 days in office minimum in our Jersey City location.

Responsibilities

• You will be the central liaison for Business Unit Logistics contract review and negotiations.
• Work with business owners to review contracts with subcontractors.
• Collaborate directly with Global Leadership of your Business Unit.
• Work with internal business owners to review and submit comments on RFP's and contracts being negotiated and liaise with other counsels when required.
• Coordinate activity with approved legal processes for contract review as provided for under our Contract Review Policy of North American General Counsel.
• Interact with Kuehne+Nagel's Compliance Officer to assure proper adherence to our Code of Conduct and Government requirements of anti-trust and anti-corruption nature.
• Together with business owners, interact with insurance brokers, Nacora and Anchor Risk Services, to assess need for procurement of additional insurance coverage for the individual.

Skills

Corporate/commercial law

Logistics experience

Immigration law

Results-oriented

Persuasive communication

Global mindset

Collaborative working style

Analytical skills

Networking abilities

Issue identification

Job description

It's more than a job At Kuehne+Nagel, a career on our legal team is about ensuring compliance and mitigating risks associated with complex supply chains and global operations. But it's also about making ordinary and special moments in people's lives possible. Because your legal expertise empowers your colleagues around the world to do their work ethically and with confidence: such as delivering sports equipment to people who aim for their personal best in the next marathon. At Kuehne+Nagel, our legal work helps make more dreams come true than we imagine.

It's more than a job At Kuehne+Nagel, a career on our legal team is about ensuring compliance and mitigating risks associated with complex supply chains and global operations. But it's also about making ordinary and special moments in people's lives possible. Because your legal expertise empowers your colleagues around the world to do their work ethically and with confidence: such as delivering sports equipment to people who aim for their personal best in the next marathon. At Kuehne+Nagel, our legal work helps make more dreams come true than we imagine.

Are you thinking about improving your career development and your professional growth? We invite you to join one of the most successful international logistics organizations here at Kuehne+Nagel. As our Corporate Counsel, you will be the main point of contact for legal contract review and contract management, supporting Kuehne+Nagel’s Road Logistics team in the United States. You will act as the primary reviewer for US contracts, but will also support in key global initiatives.

How you create impact

• You will be the central liaison for Business Unit Logistics contract review and negotiations
• Work with business owners to review contracts with subcontractors
• Collaborate directly with Global Leadership of your Business Unit
• Work with internal business owners to review and submit comments on RFP's and contracts being negotiated and liaise with other counsels when required
• Coordinate activity with approved legal processes for contract review as provided for under our Contract Review Policy of North American General Counsel
• Interact with Kuehne+Nagel's Compliance Officer to assure proper adherence to our Code of Conduct and Government requirements of anti-trust and anti-corruption nature;
• Together with business owners, interact with insurance brokers, Nacora and Anchor Risk Services, to assess need for procurement of additional insurance coverage for the individual

This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full‑time basis without the need for current or future employer sponsorship.

What we would like you to bring

• Be legally qualified and have solid corporate/commercial law experience
• Experience in logistics, particularly Road Logistics, is highly beneficial
• Immigration law experience is preferred, but not required
• Results-focused orientation, pragmatism, and intercultural sensitivity
• Persuasive personality with global mindset and a highly collaborative working style
• Keen analytical skills, excellent networking abilities, and ability to identify critical issues that might be industry specific
• This position a hybrid 4-1 position, with 4 days in office minimum in our Jersey City location

What's in it for you

At Kuehne+Nagel we strive daily to inspire, empower, and deliver not only to our customers, but also to our colleagues. We offer a dynamic global work environment with opportunities for excellent training programs and career mobility. The target base salary range for this position is between $150,000 and $160,000. Base salary is part of a competitive total rewards package that includes health and welfare benefits, a 401k retirement savings plan, tuition reimbursement, and incentive compensation for eligible roles. Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by a number of factors including experience, skills, job location, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations. Kuehne+Nagel reviews pay ranges regularly to ensure competitive and fair pay based on industry market data.

Kuehne+Nagel participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used to assist in specific processes [e.g. screening applications, interview scheduling]. These tools analyze information to support decision-making, but final decisions are made by human reviewers.

Who we are

Logistics shapes everyday life - from the goods we consume to the healthcare we rely on. At Kuehne+Nagel, your work goes beyond logistics; it enables both ordinary and special moments in the lives of people around the world.

As a global leader with a strong heritage and a vision to move the world forward, we offer a safe, stable environment where your career can make a real difference. Whether we help deliver life‑saving medicines, develop sustainable transportation solutions or support our local communities, your career will contribute to more than you can imagine.

We kindly advise that placement agencies refrain from submitting unsolicited profiles. Any submissions of candidates without prior signed agreement will be considered our property and no fees will be paid.

Kuehne+Nagel is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) and to compliance with all federal, state, and local laws that prohibit workplace discrimination and unlawful retaliation. Kuehne+Nagel strictly prohibits all discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, color, age, national origin, ethnicity, religious creed or belief, physical or mental disability, marital or familial status, legally protected medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical condition), gender (including gender identity and gender expression), sexual orientation, citizenship status, protected activity (such as opposition to or reporting of prohibited discrimination or harassment). Kuehne+Nagel will also make reasonable accommodations for disabled applicants and employees, including accommodations for pregnancy and childbirth, and for the sincerely held religious beliefs of applicants and employees depending upon individual circumstances unless such accommodation would create an undue hardship on Kuehne+Nagel.