Sr. Counsel

Qcells North America; United States; On-site; USD 154,000 - 231,000; Full time

Job summary

Hanwha Q CELLS America is seeking a Senior Counsel to support its New Homes business, focusing on master services agreements and consumer-related solar homeownership matters. The role reports to the Assistant General Counsel and sits among a 25-person legal team in Irvine, CA.

You will negotiate and draft commercial agreements, advise on construction and California solar law, and collaborate cross-functionally to drive timely legal projects that align with growth plans for direct-to-homeowner

Qualifications

• 6+ years experience
• Top law firm training preferred
• In-house experience, preferably with broad range of responsibilities
• Extensive experience with New Homes builders, particularly New Homes builders in California.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Primarily support contracts and general legal support for Qcells New Homes business line, with a focus on Master Services Agreements with New Homes builders, and solar consumer-related agreements for new homeowners.
• Negotiate, draft and review various commercial agreements with New Homes builders, customers, suppliers, partners and other third-party agreements.
• Extensive experience with construction law, California law on solar in the New Homes context, and consumer-related topics for new homeowners in the New Homes context.
• 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.
• Create legal and commercial forms and processes and educate the business on important legal and commercial matters

Skills

Legal experience

Negotiation

Communication

Construction law

Job description

Hanwha Q CELLS America is looking for a Senior Counsel to support its New Homes business who provide solar to New Homes constructions. 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.

Description

Hanwha Q CELLS America is looking for a Senior Counsel to support its New Homes business who provide solar to New Homes constructions. 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 and general legal support for Qcells New Homes business line, with a focus on Master Services Agreements with New Homes builders, and solar consumer-related agreements for new homeowners.
• Negotiate, draft and review various commercial agreements with New Homes builders, customers, suppliers, partners and other third-party agreements.
• Extensive experience with construction law, California law on solar in the New Homes context, and consumer-related topics for new homeowners in the New Homes context.
• 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.
• 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
• Extensive experience with New Homes builders, particularly New Homes builders in California.
• 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.

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

Sitting 70% of time

Walking 10% of time

Strength

Pulling up to 10 Pounds

Pushing up to 10 Pounds

Carrying up to 10 Pounds

Lifting up to 10 Pounds

Dexterity(F = Frequently, O = Occasionally, N = Never)

Typing F

Handling F

Reaching F

Agility(F = Frequently, O = Occasionally, N = Never)

Turning F

Twisting F

Bending O

Crouching O

Balancing N

Climbing N

Crawling N

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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