Senior Legal Director, Strategy and M&A

Johnson Controls; Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 184,000 - 276,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson Controls seeks an experienced M&A Counsel to join its legal team and report to the Chief M&A Counsel. You will advise senior leadership on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, JVs and investments with global transactions across jurisdictions.

You will lead negotiations, draft documentation, manage external costs, and translate contract terms into business risks, partnering with internal clients and external counsel in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Law degree and member of US state bar
• Minimum of 10+ years legal experience
• Substantial M&A transactional experience at a large law firm, including cross-border M&A experience
• In-house experience preferred, particularly with a large multinational publicly-traded company
• Knowledge of antitrust and competition law
• Experience with venture capital is a plus

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple, complex M&A transactions across jurisdictions and advise on deal structure and documentation
• Draft and/or review all relevant transaction documents with external counsel
• Manage external legal expenses and provide regular reports to management on deal status
• Think creatively to provide practical risk assessments and drive improvements in processes

Skills

M&A experience

Cross-border transactions

Leadership & negotiations

In-house experience

Antitrust knowledge

Education

Law degree / J.D.

US state bar admission

Job description

Job Summary

This position will join the legal team reporting to the Chief M&A Counsel and provide legal support for Johnson Controls’ global M&A activities. In this role you will advise senior leadership and the Strategy and Acquisition Office on all aspects of mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and equity investments. The transactions that you work on will have significant strategic value to the company. The ideal candidate will have strong technical skills and the ability to provide efficient and effective representation using a practical business-minded approach to risk assessment. The candidate will need the ability to: lead multiple, complex M&A transactions in a fast paced, energetic department of experienced M&A professionals ability to operate in a global environment and collaborate among functions, regions, business units, and internal and external counsel. advise on legal issues related to deal structure and documentation lead negotiations on complex M&A transactions spanning multiple jurisdictions draft and/or review with external counsel all relevant transaction documentation think creatively, provide practical and pragmatic advice, and drive improvements in transaction processes and execution manage external legal expenses and providing regular reports to management on deal status work independently, be a self-starter and be proactive be a team player with exceptional interpersonal skills, a sense of humor, unquestionable ethics and integrity, and sound judgment work well laterally both with other attorneys and with clients. be organized and hard-working, ability to maintain focus while managing complex projects simultaneously in a fast-paced work environment, and manage people and tasks to deadline. communicate professionally and effectively, write clearly and concisely, translate legal implications of contract terms into identifiable business risks and make recommendations based on a considered risk-benefit analysis.

Key Requirements

• Law degree and member of US state bar
• Minimum of 10+ years legal experience
• Substantial M&A transactional experience at a large law firm, including cross-border M&A experience
• In-house experience preferred, particularly with a large multinational publicly-traded company
• knowledge of antitrust and competition law
• experience with venture capital a plus
• Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin or Washington, DC area

Hiring Salary Range

Hiring Salary Range: $184,000-276,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.)

Benefits

This role offers a competitive Bonus plan that will take into account individual, group, and corporate performance. This position includes a competitive benefits package. The posted salary range reflects the target compensation for this role. However, we recognize that exceptional candidates may bring unique skills and experiences that exceed the typical profile. If you believe your background warrants consideration beyond the stated range, we encourage you to apply. To support an efficient and fair hiring process, we may use technology assisted tools, including artificial intelligence (AI), to help identify and evaluate candidates. All hiring decisions are ultimately made by human reviewers. For details, please visit the About Us tab on the Johnson Controls Careers site at https://jobs.johnsoncontrols.com/about-us.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Johnson Controls International plc. is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law. To view more information about your equal opportunity and non-discrimination rights as a candidate, visit EEO is the Law. If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process, please visit here.

About Johnson Controls

Johnson Controls: Enhancing the Intelligence of Buildings Your buildings have a purpose. They are places for people to live or work. Facilities for learning or healing. Venues for entertainment and shopping. Sites for the specialized storage of tangible goods or mission-critical data. Your buildings have a huge variety of functions; they are central to your mission. This is where Johnson Controls comes in, helping drive the outcomes that matter most. Through a full range of systems and digital solutions, we make your buildings smarter. A smarter building is safer, more comfortable, more efficient, and, ultimately, more sustainable. Most important, smarter buildings let you focus more intensely on your unique mission. Better for your people. Better for your bottom line. Better for the planet. At Johnson Controls, we’ve been making buildings smarter since 1885, and our capabilities, depth of innovation experience, and global reach have been growing ever since. Today, we offer the world’s largest portfolio of building products, technologies, software, and services; we put that portfolio to work to transform the environments where people live, work, learn and play.