Legal Counsel

Legal Counsel

Delta Electronics Americas

Fremont, California, United States (On-site)

Company and BG Description

: Founded in 1971, Delta Group is the global leader in power and thermal management solutions. Our mission statement, “To provide innovative, clean and energy-efficient solutions for a better tomorrow," focuses our role in addressing key environmental issues such as global climate change. With our concern for the environment, we continue to develop innovative energy efficient products and solutions.

We realize the more energy efficient Delta’s Electronics becomes, the greater our impact on reducing global warming. Delta Electronics (Americas) is the US subsidiary of Delta Group.

Position Purpose

To support legal functions of Delta in the Americas region.

Core Competencies/Strengths

• Deep background in drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial terms of supplier and customer agreements, including but not limited to global master purchase agreement, distribution and sales representative agreements, terms and conditions, stocking and warehousing agreements, as well as service and development agreements on both the domestic and international level.
• Partnering with supply chain and cross-functional teams to manage, review, draft, and negotiate a wide range of agreements supporting both (1) direct procurement (raw materials, supply chain, manufacturing, hardware); and (2) indirect procurement (marketing, facilities, professional services, real estate, and SaaS).
• Demonstrated mastery of substantive U.S. legal concepts pertaining to commercial contracts and business development, including sophisticated understanding and drafting skills around warranties, remedies, indemnities, limitations of liability, product liability, intellectual property rights, etc.
• Functional knowledge of various legal forms relevant to the in-house context, such as leases, consulting and other independent contractor agreements, employee handbooks, privacy policies, demand letters, settlements and releases, etc.
• Provide clear, concise, and business-oriented strategic advice regarding customer or supplier disputes, contract interpretations, and compliance (such as trade, privacy, and other regulatory matters).
• Design, build, and optimize scalable procurement templates and contract management workflows to drive operational efficiency.
• Functional knowledge of corporate compliance.
• Interest in broad product lines in emerging technologies, power electronics, and/or other subjects relevant to Delta’s product portfolio.
• Strong legal research and writing skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal) and an ability to foster positive and respectful relationships, both internally and externally.
• Provide timely status updates to your manager and the product team leaders you would support.
• Capacity to thrive independently, as well as part of a team.

Additional Expertise

• Prior experience supporting procurement organizations in an in-house role is a plus.
• Prior experience with real estate transactions is preferred
• Bilingual English-Mandarin ( Preferred)

Required Qualifications

• JD Degree from an accredited U.S. law school.
• Membership in good standing with at least one State Bar.
• Minimum 7-8 years of relevant U.S. legal in-house and/or law firm experience.