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This Position reports to:
Senior Legal Counsel

In this role, you will lead the provision of contract management services to the Local Business Unit/Product Group or Country, ensuring all contract management activities are executed in accordance with Group/Division/Business Unit directives and instructions including Company procedures and the Contract Management Framework.

The work model for the role is: #LI-Hybrid

This role is contributing to the Legal & Integrity Function in Sesto San Giovanni (MI).

ABB's Legal & Integrity team is a pro-active and strategic business partner, with a strong focus on quality, customers and the company's best interest. We drive & execute the business strategy with a can do attitude and build credibility and trust with our stakeholders as a true business enabler. As legal professionals we provide direction and solutions, with clear and simple communication and show responsibility and accountability for our actions, decisions and advice.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensuring the portfolio of contracts follows contract and claim management methodologies in accordance with internal standard procedures.
• Reviewing and commenting on commercial and technical tender terms, ensuring contract strategy aligns with ABB's policies and execution requirements.
• Identifying the contract baseline and highlighting areas of potential risk while ensuring timely execution of commercial aspects (payments, claims, variation orders, etc.).
• Verifying fulfillment of contractual obligations, enforcing change methodologies, and communicating required modifications to customers.
• Enforcing and defending ABB's contractual interests against customers and suppliers throughout the project life cycle, supporting Legal in negotiations.
• Supporting drafting of purchase orders, contracts, and subcontracts, ensuring appropriate contract terms to protect ABB's interests.
• Analyzing contract terms to identify risks and opportunities, seeking advice from Legal to draft, negotiate, and finalize agreements.
• Ensuring adherence to contract insurance provisions and coordinating with Insurance Risk Management on covered occurrences.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Law.
• You have between three and five years of experience, preferably in legal firms dealing with litigations.
• Sound knowledge of contract management and a strong understanding of contract law
• You are a team player with excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• You have proficiency in office software, including Excel, PPT etc.
• You are at ease communicating in Italian and English, both written and spoken.

What's in it for you:

As a member of the ABB Group, you can expect an exciting and challenging job with an individually tailored introductory training. You will work in agile teams where you have the opportunity to actively contribute and drive ideas forward. Our flexible work models offer you an optimal work-life balance. Our unique spirit is characterized by appreciation, communication at eye level and an informal work culture. We offer you customized training and development programs as well as exciting development opportunities within the company. Numerous other benefits (Parental Leave Program, Employee Assistance Program and many more) round off our offer.

Contribute to a collective vision. This is where progress takes flight, teams turn ideas into impact, and we define what's next. Run What Runs the World.

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