Lead the legal and compliance function of Satair’s used-serviceable material (USM) business. Primary Responsibilities: Management and Reporting: 25%

• Provide strategic support and advice to the CEO and senior leadership team of the USM business on all legal and compliance matters.
• Report to and coordinate with functional managers and counterparts in the Airbus group legal and compliance function
• Manage and maintain a team of approximately 8-10 legal and compliance personnel.
• Manage the engagement, budget, and oversight of approved external legal counsel.
• Contracts: 20%
• Oversee the contracts function for the USM business.
• Draft, review, and negotiate contract documents for sales, procurement, leasing, consignment, repair and overhaul, teardown services and other commercial transactions relating to USM parts and services.
• Manage deal closings and CP documentation for aircraft, airframe and engine purchase and leasing transactions.
• Implement and oversee a contract management system, including use of a CLM tool and contract templates.

Compliance: 20%

• Implement Airbus group directives and methods relating to export control, business ethics, and other compliance matters.
• Manage the design and implementation of comprehensive KYC and trade compliance (import and export) controls in coordination with Airbus functional subject-matter experts.
• Promote Airbus compliance culture and adherence to Airbus group compliance directives and methods, including management of training and education sessions for company personnel.
• Manage and coordinate with functional counterparts in the Airbus group legal and compliance function regarding compliance-related investigations and audits.

Corporate Governance: 20%

• Organize and prepare board materials and meeting minutes for board and shareholder meetings for US legal entities.
• Prepare board consents, shareholder consents, delegations of authority and other corporate documents for US legal entities.
• Maintain policies, procedures, and record-keeping for internal review and approval of commercial transactions and other company actions.

Disputes: 10%

• Analyze and provide strategic advice on pre-litigation commercial disputes and claims and contract risk management.
• Manage and respond to formal disputes and proceedings in coordination with the Airbus litigation and investigations team.

Other duties: 5%

• Support other functions as needed for projects and emergent matters relating to legal and compliance-adjacent topics (EH&S, security, insurance, quality, logistics, registrations, and filings, etc.)
• Oversee maintenance of state business registrations and service of process appointments
• Support internal IP counsel to manage global trademark portfolio., Direct Reports:

• of Exempt Reports: 8-10 (3-4 direct reports, including a sub-team of 5-6 indirect reports)

• of Non-exempt Reports: 0

Job Dimensions:

• Responsible for maintaining effective relationships with internal customers and stakeholders, and with counterparts at customers, suppliers, and affiliate companies.

Nature of Contacts:

• Frequent contact with internal customers and stakeholders and with counterparts at affiliate companies
• Frequent contact with legal counterparts at customers, suppliers, and other contract counterparties
• Frequent contact with external advisors and services providers (outside counsel, insurance brokers)

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school

Experience: Required:

• 15+ years’ experience in a corporate legal department or law firm
• Experience managing a legal and compliance team.

Strongly Preferred:

• Experience in aircraft, engine, and spare part sales and leasing transactions
• Experience in the used serviceable materials (USM) space
• Experience managing export control and business ethics compliance programs.

Licensure/Certifications: Required:

• Admission to a US state bar and in good standing

Travel Required:

• 20% Domestic and International

Citizenship:

• Able to work in the US without current or future need for visa sponsorship.

Qualified Skills: Knowledge, Skills, Demonstrated Capabilities: Required

• Capability to effectively manage a team of legal professionals.
• Demonstrated commitment to ethics and compliance.
• Strong business acumen with a demonstrated ability to persuade stakeholders and influence outcomes.
• Ability to assess and translate complex legal and regulatory analysis into practical and compliant business solutions.
• Ability to draft and negotiate contract documentation for sales and purchase of aviation products and services.

Preferred:

• Ability to manage business ethics investigations.
• General knowledge of US export control laws and ability manage trade compliance investigations.
• Ability to design and implement internal corporate governance and compliance policies and processes.

Communication Skills: Required:

• Proficient written and spoken English.

Technical Systems Proficiency: Required:

• Google software (Gmail, Gmeet, Google Drive); Microsoft Office software (Outlook, Word, Excel)

Preferred:

• Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) tools

Level of Decision Making:

• Involves strategic decision-making in legal and compliance matters.