What You Will Do

• Structure, negotiate and draft strategic commercial agreements (e.g. customer, distributor and supply contracts).
• Act as a business counselor and strategic advisor to Ecolab’s Shanghai-based Greater China leadership team.
• Manage disputes and litigation to achieve practical and cost-effective results.
• Assist as needed on acquisitions, particularly in due diligence and integration processes.
• Advise on legal risk and ethical compliance in Greater China, including compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, anti-corruption laws and Ecolab’s Code of Conduct. Recommend options to address issues and risk and support related investigations.
• Manage Greater China intellectual property matters in cooperation with Ecolab’s U.S.-based patent and trademark counsels.
• Manage external legal expenses in Greater China to ensure value is provided on a cost-effective basis.
• Control and update legal and corporate documentation, including intercompany agreements.
• Coordinate with Ecolab’s U.S.-based divisional counsels to enable divisional objectives and implement commercially consistent practices within Greater China.

Minimum Qualifications

• Excellent academic credentials, including qualification to practice law in the People’s Republic of China.
• Academic credentials from a U.S. law school (e.g., LLM) strongly preferred but not required.
• 15 years of corporate and commercial law experience working in a top-tier law firm and/or in-house with a multinational corporation in the manufacturing or industrial sector.
• Significant experience in structuring, negotiating and documenting complex commercial transactions.
• Ability to command the respect of, and communicate effectively with, a diverse range of business leaders and legal partners in both Greater China and North America.
• Ability to direct and manage outside counsel to achieve cost-efficient results

Post Code: 001(51JOB), 002(liepin),

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At Ecolab, we believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every associate can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.

In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through Affirmative Action (AA). Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, disabled and covered veteran individuals at all levels of the workforce. Ecolab is a place where you can grow your career, own your future and impact what matters.