Senior Commercial Counsel

Senior Commercial Counsel
 

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for navigating complex commercial transactions and global business agreements?
 

Do you thrive in a dynamic, cross-functional environment where your legal expertise drives impactful business outcomes?
 

Join our team!
 

Baker Hughes is the leading energy technology company, who delivers across the energy value chain through our market-leading business segments. Built on a century of experience and conducting business in over 120 countries. Our innovative technologies and services are taking energy forward! Making it safer, cleaner and more efficient for people and the planet.
 

Partner with the best
 

We are seeking a skilled and dynamic Senior Counsel to provide legal support for commercial and operational matters. In this role, you will handle high-level contract negotiations, manage legal risks, and ensure compliance with industry regulations, while collaborating with internal teams to drive business success.
 

As the Senior Commercial Counsel, you will be responsible for:
 

• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating strategic business agreements and transactions.
• Reviewing, negotiating and drafting various agreements, including customer contracts, supplier agreements, nondisclosure agreements, lease agreements, software agreements (including software licenses, SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS), and other domestic and international commercial agreements.
• Collaborating with internal departments including finance, project delivery, business development, and security to ensure legal compliance and mitigate risks associated with commercial transactions and compliance with data privacy and cybersecurity requirements.
• Demonstrating entrepreneurial thought and action, be accountable and responsible for the planning and execution of legal advice in different digital projects.
• Participating in negotiations with customers and suppliers, including innovative deal structuring (e.g., joint ventures, strategic alliances, joint research, and development).
• Demonstrating entrepreneurial thought and action, be accountable and responsible for the planning and execution of legal advice in different digital projects.
• Assessing, appointing, and managing outside counsel.
• Collaborating with other members of BH Legal on the management of litigation related to the business, including determination of reserves/accruals and reporting & other region counsels.
• Supporting matters relating to threatened / potential litigation, including debt collection and supplier insolvency.
• Apprising commercial team and product line leaders on legal risks and exposures.
• Participating and leading training to sales and commercial team on terms and conditions an legal risks,
• Supporting the development and maintenance of a strong culture of compliance including supporting Compliance project.

Fuel your passion
 

To be successful in this role you will:
 

• Be licensed to practice law in the US or UK and/or other jurisdiction with significant experience in a law firm or in house.
• Have major experience negotiating digital contracts
• Be fluent in English, both verbally and written.
• Have strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated teamwork skills.
• Be able to think clearly: Simplifying strategy into specific actions with clear accountability, making decisions with speed and accuracy based on best available information, and communicating priorities clearly and concisely.
• Have external focus: Understanding areas of law, regulations, risks, marketplace dynamics, industry trends, and the compliance landscape.

Work in a way that works for you
 

We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:
 

• Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive

Working with us
 

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.
 

Working for you
 

Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we have to push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input. Join us, and you can expect:
 

• Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
• Comprehensive private medical care options
• Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
• Tailored financial programs
• Education Assistance
• Generous Parental Leave
• Mental Health resources
• Dependent Care
• Additional elected or voluntary benefit

Candidates for this role (office-based/ hybrid/ remote) must be located in or near the locations displayed above. The pay range/scale displayed above represents Baker Hughes’ good faith estimate of the minimum and maximum for this position at the time of this posting and applies to the possible locations for this position. Baker Hughes will issue a non-bias competitive offer; the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hires, full-time salaries in some U.S. locations, not including equity or benefits. Where an applicant will ultimately fall within the pay range/scale depends on a variety of factors, including, for example, geographic work location, skillset, qualifications, internal pay alignment, level of experience, and demonstrated performance over time. Please keep in mind that the range stated above is the full base salary range for the role and does not include other forms of compensation. Your recruiter can share more about the pay range for this position during the hiring process.

You will be eligible to participate in Company-sponsored benefit programs, including health & welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k). You will have a choice of coverage options that best suit your needs. Coverage options and contribution amounts are related to your benefit elections, base salary level, and specific requirements of each of these plans.

This position is eligible for our comprehensive and competitive benefits package, which can be found here, and is further eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses subject to the terms of the applicable benefit plans or policies.