Director, Corporate Counsel

AMETEK; Berwyn (PA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

AMETEK, Inc. is seeking a Director, Corporate Counsel reporting to Corporate Counsel-Corporate Secretary. The role supports 45+ business units globally, providing legal guidance, negotiation of complex contracts, and governance activities within a dynamic environment.

The position requires JD and bar admission with at least 7 years of legal experience, including experience with AI tools to improve productivity and decision-making. Salary range reflects a salaried role with incentive potential.

Qualifications

• JD degree and bar admission required.
• Ability to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality, and cost effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Oversee compliance with AMETEK policy regarding sales to nuclear facilities, including review, drafting and negotiating of NDIA agreements and ensuring benefits under Price-Anderson Act and international accords.
• Draft and negotiate ordinary course and large-scale commercial contracts (supply, agency, distribution, joint development, licensing, professional services, NDA, consignment/Kanban, settlements).
• Investigate, manage and resolve disputes related to commercial matters with business units and outside counsel as appropriate.
• Conduct training sessions with business units on AMETEK policies and procedures.
• Assist with mergers and acquisitions from due diligence to contract negotiation, transition services and post-closing integration.
• Collaborate on ad hoc assignments including investigation, research, memos, and pathway to resolution.
• Implement AI in Law Department operations and develop AI resources for business units and the legal team.
• Develop and update corporate policies including Code of Conduct, data privacy and records retention.
• Streamline patent renewal database to map to individual business units and lead engineers.

Skills

Communication

Independent worker

Multitasking

Legal research

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Tools

AI tools usage

Job description

Reporting to the Corporate Counsel-Corporate Secretary, the Director, Corporate Counsel will be responsible for navigating legal and business issues in a complex domestic and international environment, supporting 45+ business units worldwide. The position requires an analytical and customer focused individual to support the AMETEK corporate organization and AMETEK business units through the Law Department. The position may provide other Law Department support in the areas of M&A, litigation, the use and implementation of AI in everyday operations, compliance and training activities. The ideal candidate must work collaboratively with members of the Law Department as well as independently.

Position Responsibilities

• Oversee compliance with the AMETEK policy regarding sales to nuclear facilities, including the review, drafting and negotiating of NDIAs, ensuring AMETEK receives the benefits provided under the Price-Anderson Act and international accords limiting liability for nuclear liability.
• Draft and negotiate both (i) ordinary course and (ii) large-scale commercial contracts including supply, agency, distribution, joint development, licensing (including software), professional services, non-disclosure and consignment/Kanban and settlement agreements.
• Investigate, manage and resolve disputes related to commercial matters, working with the business units and outside counsel, as appropriate.
• Conduct training and educational sessions with business units on AMETEK’s policies and procedures, as necessary.
• Assist with mergers and acquisitions, from due diligence to contract negotiation, transition services and post-closing integration activities.
• Be in charge of or collaborate with team members on ad hoc assignments which arise from time to time, including investigation, research, drafting memos, and discovering pathways to resolution.
• Implement the Law Department’s use of AI in its everyday operations, including by taking the AMETEK playbooks in various areas and developing a working AI resource for use by the business units and the legal department.
• Develop and update corporate policies, including the Code of Business Conduct, data privacy and records retention.
• Streamline patent renewal database to map to individual BUs and their corresponding lead engineers.

Requirements

• JD degree and bar admission required.
• Minimum 7 years of legal experience in a firm or industry.
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality, and cost effectiveness; ability to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.

Other Skills & Competencies

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Self-starter with strong organizational skills, ability to multitask, and attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate with all levels of management including senior executives.
• Proven ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position may supervise others and may be responsible for the performance management, hiring, development and coaching of employees.

TRAVEL: 10% of time

Compensation

Employee Type: Salaried

Currency: USD

Salary Minimum: 140,000

Salary Maximum: 170,000

Incentive: Yes

Disclaimer: Where a specific pay range is noted, it is a good faith estimate at the time of this posting. The actual salary offered will be based on experience, skills, qualifications, market / business considerations, and geographic location.

AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $7.5 billion.

AMETEK is committed to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world a reality. We use differentiated technology solutions to solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We employ 22,000 colleagues, in 35 countries, that are grounded by our core values: Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility. AMETEK is a component of the S&P 500. Visit https://www.ametek.com/careers for more information.

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. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process should call 1 [phone].