General Counsel Unison

Job Description SummaryUnison is the leading provider of differentiated engine controls, accessories, and performance monitoring solutions in the Aerospace, Defense & Space segments. Serving both original equipment manufacturers and aftermarket customers, Unison designs, manufactures and supplies the most advanced components and systems in the world.
With a legacy of developing products and services for aerospace propulsion systems, Unison is committed to ensuring reliable operation in high-temperature and high-vibration engine environments. Through their advanced systems, global reach, and cutting-edge technologies, Unison is charting a course for a future where aviation technology is safer, more efficient, and more reliable than ever.
This opportunity represents a superb opportunity for the right candidate to join GE Aerospace in one of its key businesses.Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

·        Leading, motivating and inspiring the legal and contracts professionals who support Unison, including both the direct reports and the dotted line reports.

·        Serving as a business partner by applying business and legal judgment to issues requiring legal, reputational or compliance attention.

·        Driving continuous improvement in commercial contracting and other processes.

·        Reviewing and monitoring regulatory changes and advising the business on the full range of legal issues affecting the business.

·        Partnering with the business to drive the product regulatory and safety strategy and process.

·        Providing leadership on risk mitigation in a fast moving and still-evolving industry; proactively implement risk mitigation processes.  

·        Overseeing and partnering with the broader dotted line legal team on Unison matters, including litigation, EHS, IP, leasing, and government contracts.

·        Managing outside counsel on site related matters.

·        Developing processes; driving legal productivity, simplicity and standardization.

·        Providing advice and counsel with regard to transactions.

·        Providing legal support to business on disputes or similar issues.

Requirements

·        Proven team leader who can influence across the matrix. 

·        Agility and confidence: you need to be comfortable with, and capable of, filling multiple, shifting roles while working  autonomously. 

·        You will provide input on business strategy; you must be willing to engage leadership (business and functional) constructively at every level.

·        You need to put a premium on brevity and completeness in all communications; you need to have a sense of urgency about everything you do while being patient about the level of understanding in the business about certain legal issues. 

Minimum Qualifications

·        You must have been a lawyer for at least 10 years.

·        Juris Doctorate from accredited university.

·        Member in good standing with the State Bar.

·        Demonstrated experience identifying and resolving legal issues quickly and effectively and the ability to make on-the-spot risk calls with limited information.