Legal Counsel (Products)

Location:

Greensboro, NC, US, 27409

Position Type: Professional

Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport solutions for the future? If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.

What you will do

Mack Trucks & Volvo Trucks North America are looking for a Counsel – Products to join our Legal team based in Greensboro, North Carolina. This position is an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to provide effective, efficient, and proactive legal support of Mack/VTNA business objectives, while minimizing reputational risk and exposure arising from legal matters related to the company’s products.

This is how you could make an impact:

• Identifying and mitigating legal risk related to products designed and assembled by Mack Trucks and Volvo Trucks North America, specifically including the management and defense of product liability and warranty litigation.

• Minimize product related and other legal claims against the companies through full compliance, timely statutory reporting and complete and accurate record keeping.

• Craft and/or review and approve the company’s legal strategy in response to litigation arising out of the company’s products.

• Coordinate with and manage outside counsel handling litigation on the company’s behalf.

• Work cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, and sales and marketing professionals to provide advice on a broad range of issues including product development, regulatory compliance, and consumer protection.

• Review advertising and marketing materials and advise the business regarding claim substantiation, disclosures, disclaimers, and related issues.

• Ensure the Legal function in North America achieves an effective balance of cost, result, and precedent; and provides timely, advice to enable Mack/VTNA to protect its rights and assets, minimize exposure to legal risks and comply with applicable law and regulations.

• Identify, quantify, and effectively communicate significant legal risk within North America to Mack/Volvo Trucks General Counsel, business partners, and insurers, making good judgments regarding when such communication is needed and how such communication is most effectively made.

• Participate in Industry/Commercial Legal organizations, on behalf of Mack/VTNA.

• Foster an environment where everyone in the Mack/VTNA Legal function recognizes his or her responsibilities and contributes to the overall business and strategic goals of Mack/VTNA.

• Promote the development of, and participate in, a committed department that works together to achieve excellence.

• Foster inclusion and diversity within the team and the organization.

Who are you?

You will hold a Juris Doctorate from an Accredited Law School and license to practice law. You will have a minimum of 5 years prior legal experience as in-house counsel or in a litigation practice, with experience in product liability defense (experience in the transportation industry or with automotive or heavy truck products work is a plus).

Additionally, you will be based in Greensboro, NC, USA, with occasional domestic and international travel required.

To be the perfect match for this role, your critical competencies will include:

• Judgement

• Communication Skills both Oral and Written

• Business Acumen

• Teamwork

• Organization and Planning

• Well versed in civil litigation defense, including product liability and/or warranty

• Self-sufficiency

• Strong Negotiation Skills

Reports to Senior Products Counsel Mack Trucks/Volvo Group North America

What’s in it for you?

We recognize that financial rewards and great benefits are important aspects of an ideal job. That is why we offer competitive financial compensation, including various compensation plans, and a solid benefits package.

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance.

• 401k, With Matching Contributions.

• Paid Time Off, including 8 paid community volunteering hours per year.

• Health Savings Account (HSA)/Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) Options.

• Growth Opportunities.

• Short-Term/Long-Term Disability Insurance.

• Discounted benefits to local event venues and events, as well as National business partners.

• On-site Café with Catering Option for Busy Lifestyles.

• 24/7/365 On-site Gym and Lockers

• Free health and wellness programs and resources.

• Electric vehicle charging stations, bike racks, walking paths and outdoor-dining seating at multiple locations on campus.

We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail.

Who we are and what we believe in

Our focus on Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity allows each of us the opportunity to bring our full authentic self to work and thrive by providing a safe and supportive environment, free of harassment and discrimination. We are committed to removing the barriers to entry, which is why we ask that even if you feel you may not meet every qualification on the job description, please apply and let us decide. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group . Every day, across the globe, our trucks, buses, engines, construction equipment, financial services, and solutions make modern life possible. We are almost 100,000 people empowered to shape the future landscape of efficient, safe and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents with sharp minds and passion across the group’s leading brands and entities.

Founded in 1900, Mack Trucks is an iconic brand that embodies the American spirit: pioneering, hard-working, authentic and ambitious. Mack trucks are recognized around the world as “The American Truck You Can Count On,” thanks to our durable, reliable and application-driven vehicles that get the job done.

Volvo Trucks , founded in Sweden in the late 1920s, is a brand centered around innovating for people – to make life easier, better, and safer. We are determined to lead the way towards a sustainable transport industry, in which we are equally determined for our customers to be successful and stay in the forefront.

By joining our North American Group Truck brands (Volvo & Mack) , you will be part of a global and diverse team, where we work with passion, we trust each other, and we embrace change to stay ahead. By working together, we can provide innovative solutions that add value over time and help us create the world we want to live in.

Job Category: Legal, Compliance & Audit

Organization: Mack Trucks & Volvo Trucks

Travel Required: Occasional Travel

Requisition ID: 8453

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Do we share the same aspirations?

Every day, Volvo Group products and services ensure that people have food on the table, children arrive safely at school and roads and buildings can be constructed. Looking ahead, we are committed to driving the transition to sustainable and safe transport, mobility and infrastructure solutions toward a net-zero society.

Joining Volvo Group, you will work with some of the world’s most iconic brands and be part of a global and leading industrial company that is harnessing automated driving, electromobility and connectivity.

Our people are passionate about what they do, they aim for high performance and thrive on teamwork and learning. Everyday life at Volvo is defined by a climate of support, care and mutual respect.

If you aspire to grow and make an impact, join us on our journey to create a better and more resilient society for the coming generations.

Nearest Major Market: Greensboro