Senior General Counsel: Governance, Contracts & Strategy

SBM; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 300,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefit packages

Job summary

SBM Management Services, LP is hiring a General Counsel in California to optimize organizational efficiency on legal matters. You will provide expert and strategic legal advice to management, set governance policies, and evaluate impacts of decisions from a legal perspective.

Responsibilities include managing contracts, supporting HR, procurement, finance, marketing, and other departments, plus serving as the primary contact for litigation and coordinating with outside counsel.

Qualifications

• Education and/or Experience: JD with 3-5 years of experience or equivalent combination.
• Legal knowledge across corporate matters and governance.
• Experience with Fortune 500 companies preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned organizational legal matters.
• Maintain knowledge of organization’s operations and legal documents.
• Promulgate and create directives of corporate acts and decisions.
• Manage Contracts Department focusing on Customer Agreements and working with stakeholders to ensure contracts meet SBM guidelines and are properly administered from inception through signed agreement, renewals and end of life as needed; ensure controls are in place to measure contract compliance as needed.
• Develop structure to ensure subcontractor agreements employ proper risk transfer provisions and are compliant with customer requirements.
• Provide legal support and oversight for corporate departments (e.g., HR, Procurement, Finance, Marketing, etc.).
• Point of contact for all assigned litigation matters.
• Coordinates activities with outside counsel.
• Responsible for entity formations and custodian of corporate documents.

Skills

Juris Doctor (JD)

Contract management

Real estate transactions

Litigation coordination

Education

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Job description

SBM Management Services, LP is hiring a General Counsel in California to optimize organizational efficiency on legal matters. You will provide expert and strategic legal advice to management, set governance policies, and evaluate impacts of decisions from a legal perspective.

Responsibilities include managing contracts, supporting HR, procurement, finance, marketing, and other departments, plus serving as the primary contact for litigation and coordinating with outside counsel.