Senior Corporate Counsel

At CF Industries, our mission is to provide clean energy to feed and fuel the world sustainably. Our employees are focused on safe and reliable operations, environmental stewardship, and disciplined capital and corporate management. By joining CF, you will be part of a team that brings their varied experiences, wide-ranging knowledge and diverse talents together to deliver important work and you’ll be able to pursue complex, exciting opportunities that help you continue to grow and achieve your potential in different areas. You’ll take pride in working for a company that lives its values and where you can be yourself at work, as part of an authentic team that encourages you to share your views and opinions. Our eight manufacturing complexes in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, an unparalleled storage, transportation and distribution network in North America, and logistics capabilities enabling a global reach underpin our strategy to leverage our unique capabilities to accelerate the world’s transition to clean energy.

Function

Legal

Job Summary

Experienced commercial attorney responsible for a broad range of commercial matters, with a primary focus on drafting and negotiating IT-related contracts and other commercial agreements. Other matters that s/he will also support include legal guidance relating to data privacy, procurement, manufacturing, EHS, real estate, human resources, and other, general commercial contracting and other matters.

This position reports to the VP, Associate General Counsel.

Job Description

Major Responsibilities:

• Providing support for IT procurement in negotiating information technology contracts.
• Providing legal advice to the manufacturing and procurement teams on a wide range of contracts and site-specific legal issues, including working with plants and distribution facilities in the US, Cananda, and the UK.
• Providing legal advice to the UK business (in coordination with local counsel) on a wide range of legal issues, including drafting and negotiating contracts and assisting with litigation.
• Providing legal advice on data privacy matters, including developing and maintaining policies for data privacy and compliance with GDPR requirements.
• Providing support across a range of other areas, including for example human resources related matters, EHS matters, real estate matters, developing, reviewing and revising company policies, conducting training where necessary, assisting with ongoing litigation, and handling various other legal matters as the needs of the business dictate.
• Supervising outside counsel where appropriate, ensuring quality, value and budget discipline.
  
  

Incumbent Attributes

• Education/Licensing: Juris Doctor degree with strong academic credentials.
• Minimum of 6 years of related legal experience at a prominent law firm and/or corporation or other prominent firm.
• Strong foundation in commercial law and negotiating and drafting contracts law matters; solid experience in general corporate law.
• Business-oriented approach to problem solving, tempered by an appreciation for legal complexity and risk.
• Superior legal and analytical skills – excellent judgment and initiative in selecting the most effective solutions.
• Strong negotiation skills. Highly developed analytical and legal research skills, highly effective written and verbal communications skills. Ability to communicate and relate to all levels of the organization and within a team environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to stand firm on issues with business clients when necessary.
• Collaborative nature.
• Developed sense of judgment, risk management skills and ability to balance business needs, regulatory obligations and reputational risks in an objective, practical way.
• Demonstrated ability to both grasp the “big picture” and attend to details.
• Excellent follow-through skills; dedication to responsive internal client service.
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritize and manage workload, manage simultaneous tasks, and meet deadlines with a changing fast-paced environment.
  
  

Estimated base pay for the position is typically between: $159,500 – $224,400

The actual base pay for the position may be influenced by factors such as education, training, skills, qualifications, competencies, years of experience, job-related knowledge, and scope of the role, and could be outside of the posted pay range.

In addition to base pay, an incentive program is available to all full-time employees, and a comprehensive benefits package including two medical plan options, a health savings plan with a company contribution and a match, dental and vision benefits, a well-being incentive program, 401(k) Plan which provides a protentional of receiving between 10% and 13% of employer’s contribution, life and disability insurance, paid time off programs and much more! Additionally, we offer several Flexible Work Arrangements to support a healthy work-life balance.

For more detailed information on the CF programs, please visit our Total Rewards website at: https://cftotalrewards.com/

Fmla

https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/fmlaen.pdf

Employee Polygraph Protection Act

https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/eppac.pdf

• Employees in Canada can learn more about their rights by viewing the “Canadian Human Rights Act”.
  
  

If you need any assistance seeking a job opportunity at CF Industries, or if you need reasonable accommodation with the application process, please call 847-405-2400 or contact us at talentacquisition@cfindustries.com.

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