As a Principal Attorney at Honeywell, you will serve as a trusted legal advisor, partnering with strategic business leaders providing proactive legal support across commercial legal matters. You will play a key role in reviewing, drafting, and negotiating complex commercial agreements, supporting business leaders throughout the contract lifecycle, and helping drive successful commercial outcomes while effectively managing legal risk.
In this role, you will work closely with sales, procurement, finance, compliance, and other cross-functional teams to address legal challenges arising from customer and business relationships. You will provide practical, business-oriented legal advice, facilitate contract negotiations, and develop solutions to mitigate risks while enabling business objectives.
A critical aspect of this position is ensuring compliance with applicable local laws and regulations, as well as Honeywell’s internal policies, governance requirements, and legal procedures. You will be responsible for promoting a strong culture of integrity and compliance, while ensuring alignment among local, regional, and global stakeholders on key legal, regulatory, and commercial matters.
Responsibilities- Oversee legal/business operations and ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
- Develop and implement legal strategies to protect the company’s interests and mitigate risks.
- Review and negotiate complex contracts, agreements, and other legal documents.
- Provide legal advice and support to internal stakeholders on various legal matters.
- Manage external legal counsel and collaborate with cross functional teams.
YOU MUST HAVE
- Jurisdictional qualifications such as Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent legal degree.
- 7+ years of experience practicing law in corporate/governance environment.
- Trilingual: Portuguese, English and Spanish (advanced speaking and writing).
- Proven experience in contracts negotiations within global operations.
- Hands on and proactive.
WE VALUE
- Previous experience in Oil &Gas / Energy industry.
- Management skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
- Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
- Attention to detail and strong analytical skills.
- Commitment to ethical conduct and professional integrity.
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About UsHoneywell Technologies is a global, pure-play automation company with a legacy of innovating to help solve the world’s most mission-critical challenges, enhancing the quality of life for people and communities around the world. We serve the building, industrial and process sectors with a broad portfolio of services, solutions and products, underpinned by our Honeywell Technologies Accelerator operating system and Honeywell Technologies Forge intelligence layer. By combining the deep domain expertise of our more than 50,000 employees with decades of data from our global installed base, we are uniquely positioned to lead the industrial sector’s transition from automation to autonomy.Skills Required
- Juris Doctor or equivalent legal degree and jurisdictional qualification
- 7 or more years practicing law in a corporate or governance environment
- Advanced spoken and written Portuguese, English, and Spanish
- Experience negotiating contracts within global operations
- Hands-on and proactive approach
- Previous Oil and Gas or Energy industry experience
- Management skills
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities
- Strong attention to detail and analytical skills
- Commitment to ethical conduct and professional integrity
Honeywell Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Honeywell and has not been reviewed or approved by Honeywell.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are anchored by a strong 401(k) match with clear vesting and annual funding mechanics. Plan administration and education resources further reinforce long‑term savings support.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time away provisions include company holidays, flexible vacation for many exempt roles, and paid sick time. These policies contribute meaningful breadth beyond base pay.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is available to all parents with flexible usage options, and certain family‑building supports are included. Birth mothers can coordinate leave with short‑term disability for extended coverage.
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What We Do
Honeywell is a Fortune 500 company that invents and manufactures technologies to address tough challenges linked to global macrotrends such as safety, security, and energy. With approximately 110,000 employees worldwide, including more than 19,000 engineers and scientists, we have an unrelenting focus on quality, delivery, value, and technology in everything we make and do.
