Senior Counsel, Global Transactions & Market Compliance

Ford Motor Company; Helena (MT); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Ford Motor Company seeks a transaction-focused attorney to join the Office of the General Counsel as Lead Counsel, Transactions and Market Compliance. The role provides practical, business-oriented legal support across corporate development, supply chain, and finance for U.S.

and cross-border matters, including strategic alliances and complex commercial transactions. The attorney will lead or support workstreams through diligence, signing, closing, and integration, draft and negotiate

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.
• Bar admission to a U.S. State Bar (ability to register as in-house counsel if relocating).
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in U.S. and global mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and complex commercial transactions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support legal workstreams on domestic and international mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, carve-outs, minority investments, collaborations, and joint ventures, from diligence and negotiation through signing, closing, and post-closing integration.
• Draft, review, and negotiate relevant agreements and related transaction documents.
• Provide legal support for Ford's global supply chain, including supplier disputes, template/process improvements, and distressed supplier matters.
• Negotiate with counterparties, suppliers, and joint venture partners in the U.S. and internationally, with sound judgment and commercial sensitivity.
• Advise business clients and support senior attorneys on transaction risk, governance considerations, and execution strategy.

Skills

Drafting

Negotiation

Analytical

Communication

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school

Job description

Ford Motor Company seeks a transaction-focused attorney to join the Office of the General Counsel as Lead Counsel, Transactions and Market Compliance. The role provides practical, business-oriented legal support across corporate development, supply chain, and finance for U.S.

and cross-border matters, including strategic alliances and complex commercial transactions. The attorney will lead or support workstreams through diligence, signing, closing, and integration, draft and negotiate