Global Corporate Counsel — M&A & Governance

Ingersoll Rand; Davidson (NC); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Ingersoll Rand is seeking a Senior Corporate Counsel to provide strategic legal advice across executive leadership on commercial priorities and enterprise initiatives. The role includes drafting and negotiating a variety of commercial agreements, supporting M&A activities, and guiding corporate governance and intercompany matters on a global scale. The position requires a J.D.

degree and U.S. licensure, with broad experience in corporate, transactional, regulatory, and risk management, along

Qualifications

• J.D. degree and license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• Demonstrated expertise in commercial and contract law, including significant experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements.
• Broad legal capability across corporate, transactional, regulatory, compliance, governance, privacy, dispute, and risk-management matters, with the judgment to engage specialist counsel when appropriate.
• Exceptional written communication, legal drafting, negotiation, and executive advisory skills.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities, work independently, influence across cultures and functions, and deliver pragmatic solutions in a fast-paced global organization.

Responsibilities

• Partner with global, regional, and business-unit leadership to provide strategic legal advice on commercial priorities, enterprise initiatives, and complex matters.
• Lead the drafting, review, negotiation, and management of commercial agreements, including sales, supply, distribution, services, technology, confidentiality, procurement, and other strategic arrangements.
• Advise on mergers and acquisitions, investments, integrations, restructurings, and other corporate transactions, coordinating due diligence, documentation, approvals, and post-close legal activities as needed.
• Provide guidance on corporate governance, entity management, board and secretarial matters, intercompany arrangements, delegations of authority, and related enterprise requirements.
• Monitor legal and regulatory developments across relevant jurisdictions and partner with Compliance, Finance, Tax, Human Resources, Cybersecurity, Privacy, Trade Compliance, Supply Chain, and other functions to translate requirements into practical business actions.
• Manage litigation, investigations, claims, and external legal inquiries, including the selection, direction, budgeting, and performance management of outside counsel.
• Develop and improve legal templates, playbooks, policies, training, and operating processes that increase consistency, cycle time, risk visibility, knowledge sharing, and compliance across the enterprise.
• Build strong relationships across the global Legal team and broader organization, sharing expertise, supporting regional colleagues, and contributing to enterprise-wide legal priorities and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Commercial law

Contract negotiation

Corporate governance

Regulatory compliance

Litigation management

Education

J.D. degree

Job description

Ingersoll Rand is seeking a Senior Corporate Counsel to provide strategic legal advice across executive leadership on commercial priorities and enterprise initiatives. The role includes drafting and negotiating a variety of commercial agreements, supporting M&A activities, and guiding corporate governance and intercompany matters on a global scale. The position requires a J.D.

degree and U.S. licensure, with broad experience in corporate, transactional, regulatory, and risk management, along