Legal Counsel

Overview

Otis has an exciting opportunity for a motivated lawyer who is capable of managing a busy and demanding business workload. In this Legal Counsel role, you will be responsible for business law advice and legal compliance matters for the Otis businesses in Italy, reporting to the Director, Legal, SEE.

A typical day at work is diverse with a common focus on the selling and operational side of the business while protecting the company’s interests and ensuring good governance in compliance with applicable laws. The role involves substantial responsibility and day-to-day client contact, with a pro-active hands-on approach towards the operating business as part of our growth and innovation strategy.

The location for this role is in Italy (Cassina de’ Pecchi - MI).

Responsibilities

• Provide counsel and advice to the business including negotiating, drafting, and reviewing contracts
• Act in an advising capacity on disputes and legal issues
• Manage non-significant litigation matters as well as provide day-to-day support for significant litigation matters
• Support complex projects as well as business development activities
• Streamline and automate legal processes
• Liaise with external counsel and deploy ongoing training and development of non-legally skilled business colleagues

Profile / Competencies

• Accountable: Follows through on commitments and takes personal responsibility for decisions and actions; designs feedback loops into work
• Be Resilient: Remains confident under pressure and recovers from setbacks
• Business Insight: Understands how businesses work and how strategies play out in the market
• (Internal) Customer Focus: Builds relationships and delivers solutions meeting customer expectations
• Situational Adaptability: Adjusts behavior to different situations

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years’ broad operational legal experience, in particular in the construction industry, ideally gained at a reputable law firm and/or in a major corporation
• Completion of the bar exam
• Fluent in English and Italian

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in dealing with construction (contentious and non-contentious) matters: from high-profile complex projects to “flow” transactions; Sub-contracting; (pre)litigation and dispute resolution
• Strong academics and analytical skills and willingness to travel across the country
• Growth oriented, pro-active and pragmatic mindset and approach
• Solutions / results oriented, with skills to drive change and innovation in the legal function
• A true communicator (oral, written) and team player with strong business judgment

Otis is the world’s largest elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation, and service business. We serve customers in over 200 countries and territories and maintain more than 2.2 million elevators and escalators globally. Our Gen2 elevator system, energy-saving ReGen drive technology and Link escalator solutions have set industry standards for innovation and performance. Otis has more than 71,000 employees, including engineers, digital technology experts, sales, and functional specialists, as well as factory and field technicians. We are proud to be a global team that continues to rise to the challenges of a fast-moving, high-performance company. Together, the people of Otis are creating new ideas and opportunities by collaborating across time zones, geographies, and cultures to better serve our customers. So just imagine where you can take your career!

• If you live in a city, chances are we will give you a lift or play a role in keeping you moving every day.
• Otis is the world’s leading elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation, and service company. We move 2 billion people every day and maintain approximately 2.2 million customer units worldwide, the industry’s large