Sr. Counsel

Qcells USA Corp.; California (MO); On-site; USD 170,000 - 212,000; Full time

Job summary

Hanwha Q CELLS America is seeking a Senior Counsel to support its direct-to-homeowner solar sales and financing business and New Homes operations. You will join a collegial team of 25 legal professionals and report to the Assistant General Counsel.

The role involves negotiating and drafting a range of commercial agreements, providing legal support to cross-functional teams, and educating the business on legal matters to enable growth and compliance.

Qualifications

• 6+ years experience
• Top law firm training preferred
• In-house experience, preferably with broad range of responsibilities
• Experience with direct-to-homeowner solar sales and financing or clean energy a plus
• Strong judgment and ability to explain risks to non-attorneys
• Proactive, self-motivated and capable of cross-functional collaboration

Responsibilities

• Primarily support contracts for New Homes and TPO business, including consumer and dealer contracts.
• Negotiate, draft and review various commercial agreements with customers, suppliers, partners and other third parties.
• Project manage and collaborate across cross-functional teams to advance legal projects in a timely manner.
• Provide legal support for litigation, regulatory, data privacy, cybersecurity, and other areas as needed.
• Create legal and commercial forms and educate the business on important legal matters.

Job description

Description

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Hanwha Q CELLS America is looking for a Senior Counsel to support its direct-to-homeowner solar sales and financing business and New Homes business. You will join a collegial team of 25 legal professionals and report to the Assistant General Counsel. Hanwha Q CELLS is one of the World’s largest manufacturers and providers of solar photovoltaic (PV) products and solutions. Hanwha Q CELLS America, headquartered in Irvine, California, has been rapidly expanding its business in North America, including through expansion of products and solutions, including direct-to-homeowner solar sales and financing. We provide an opportunity to be part of an exciting and growing World class global business in an interesting and expanding industry of the future.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Primarily support contracts for New Homes and TPO business, including focus on consumer contracts and dealer contracts.
• Negotiate, draft and review various commercial agreements with customers, suppliers, partners and other third-party agreements.
• Ability to project manage, and effectively collaborate across cross-functional teams in order to proactively advance assigned legal projects to completion in a timely manner that aligns with our business objectives and growth plans.
• Providing legal support for litigation, regulatory, consumer protection, data privacy, cybersecurity, and any other relevant areas of law, as needed.
• Create legal and commercial forms and processes and educate the business on important legal and commercial matters

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 6+ years experience
• Top law firm training preferred
• In-house experience, preferably with broad range of responsibilities
• Experience working for a direct-to-homeowner solar sales and financing business or other clean energy or global technology company is a plus
• Strong judgment and effective communication with business colleagues, particularly the ability to explain risks in a manner that is digestible to a non-attorney audience.
• A proactive, can-do attitude who is eager to take on more responsibility, learn new areas of law, connect and collaborate with colleagues outside of legal to build effective cross-functional relationships, a highly self-motivated individual who takes pride in moving projects along in a timely manner without frequent supervision.
• A history of demonstrated advancement in one’s career trajectory.
• A true problem solver, not merely an issue-spotter.

COMPENSATION:

In accordance with applicable pay transparency laws, the anticipated annual base salary for this position is:

• Zone 1 (Bay Area, NYC): $184,900 - $231,100
• Zone 2 (CA, NJ, NY): $169,500 - $211,900
• Zone 3 (All others): $154,100 - $192,600

The applicable salary range is based on the employee’s primary work location. Individual compensation will be determined based on qualifications, relevant experience, education, skills, internal equity, and other business-related factors.

Hanwha Q CELLS America Inc. ("HQCA") is a Qcells company, one of the world’s largest manufacturers and providers of solar photovoltaic (PV) products and solutions. Headquartered in Irvine, California, HQCA has been rapidly expanding its business in North America through the expansion of products and solutions, including distributed energy solutions, direct-to-homeowner solar sales and financing, and EPC services. We provide an opportunity to be part of an exciting and growing world-class global business in an interesting and expanding industry of the future.

PHYSICAL, MENTAL & ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS:

To comply with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the essential physical, mental and environmental requirements for this job are listed below. These are requirements normally expected to perform regular job duties. Incumbent must be able to successfully perform all of the functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Mobility: Standing - 20% of time
• Mobility: Sitting - 70% of time
• Mobility: Walking - 10% of time
• Strength: Pulling - up to 10 Pounds
• Strength: Pushing - up to 10 Pounds
• Strength: Carrying - up to 10 Pounds
• Strength: Lifting - up to 10 Pounds
• Dexterity: Typing - F
• Dexterity: Handling - F
• Dexterity: Reaching - F
• Agility: Turning - F
• Agility: Twisting - F
• Agility: Bending - O
• Agility: Crouching - O
• Agility: Balancing - N
• Agility: Climbing - N
• Agility: Crawling - N
• Agility: Kneeling - N

The salary range is required by the California Pay Transparency Act and may differ depending on the location of those candidates hired nationwide. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to, skill set, education, licenses and certifications, essential job duties and requirements, and the necessary experience relative to the job’s minimum qualifications.

*This target salary range is for CA positions only and should not be interpreted as an offer of compensation.

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