Sr. Legal Counsel - Bridgestone México

Company Overview

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Learning about Bridgestone 

Bridgestone Americas and its subsidiaries manufacture, sell and service Bridgestone and Firestone and associate brand tires to meet the needs of their customers, maintaining wholesale and original equipment sales operations across a broad line of products, including passenger, light truck, commercial truck and bus, agricultural, motorcycle, kart and off-the-road tires.

We are committed to Bridgestone Group’s mission, “Serving Society with Superior Quality.” Our goal is to offer the best for our customers and to society, not only in terms of our products, services and technology, but in all our corporate activities.

The Bridgestone Americas international footprint includes manufacturing and sales subsidiaries located in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Mexico, with additional offices throughout Latin America and the Caribbean that build the “Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (BATO-LA)” division, conformed by 5 tire manufacturing and 3 retreading plants throughout the region, 6 commercial and administrative offices; more than 8,500 employees and 2,500 points of sale throughout Latin America, including company's stores and an extensive network of distributors .

Around the world, at Bridgestone, more than 140 thousand collaborators are focused on offering advanced solutions for a world in motion, contributing our experience and innovation to position ourselves as undisputed leaders in Mobility Solutions, guided by the Bridgestone Essence and by our passion to Serve to the Society with Superior Quality.

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https://www.bridgestoneamericas.com/en/careers

Responsibilities

The Sr. Legal Counsel BSMX provides senior management with effective advice on business strategies and their implementation and retains and oversees the work of outside counsel.  This position is directly involved in business transactions, negotiating critical operational contracts, employment matters, and key litigation. The responsible of this role will provide continuous and timely updates to the Legal Director & Chief Compliance Officer, BS-LAN and the General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, Latin America (based in Nashville, Tennessee). 

The position requires strong cross-team collaboration and coordination with business clients, multifunctional partners and legal colleagues. As expert in the field, it will be required and expected to act with integrity, be comfortable engaging in difficult conversations with the business team and able to identify and address legal issues as they arise in a professional and timely manner.

The role is based in Mexico City and will have overall responsibility for the legal and compliance affairs of Bridgestone operations and subsidiaries in Mexico, reporting directly to our Legal Director & Chief Compliance Officer, BS-LAN. Areas of legal responsibility will be varied and include contract and commercial law, procurement, employment law, litigation, tax, environmental and anti-corruption.  The compliance services would include supporting tactical implementation of the Bridgestone Americas Ethics & Compliance Program, coordinating and performing audits/reviews to test compliance and investigating reports of alleged noncompliance to final resolution.

Main Responsibilities: 

• Be part of a diverse team of lawyers in Mexico, Costa Rica (Latin America North) and also part of a global Law Department.
• Serve as a strategic business partner to the business by providing continuous counsel and guidance on legal matters and on legal implications of business initiatives.
• Assist with commercial and procurement contracts, as well as employment and union matter.
• Build a trusted advisor relationship with the business on a variety of topics, beyond legal risk assessment.
• Support litigation and environmental claims, including working effectively with outside counsel.
• Support the company’s Compliance Program, including supporting investigations relating to alleged or actual violations of the Code of Conduct and providing education and training to the business on best practices for compliance and ethics.

Qualifications

Mandatory qualifications:

• Admitted to practice law in Mexico.
• Minimum of seven to ten years’ experience in the legal profession, ideally between both a law firm and a multi-national corporate legal environment.
• English proficiency certificate.
• Experience with the following areas of law: commercial law, procurement law, employment & labor relations, claims/litigation management and anticorruption, logistics contracts, finance law.
• Experience supporting legal matters and working with outside counsel in Mexico.
• Experience working as in-house counsel for another multinational company.
• Experience with cost-effective management of outside legal resources.
• Experience representing a corporate entity to a variety of governmental authorities (federal, state, local).
• Compliance comprehension

Corporate Competencies:

• Technical Legal Skills: Demonstrated ability to advise on a breadth of significant legal and business matters; a results-oriented attorney licensed to practice in Mexico and with a demonstrated intellect, vision, and judgment; commitment as senior lawyer and advisor; demonstrable presence and gravitas, derived in large part from subject matter expertise; confident and experienced in leading difficult conversations as necessary;
• Client Orientated Approach: It is critical that the successful candidate values the “hows” of providing legal and compliance support to the business. Must be client orientated in approach and demonstrate a strong desire to understand the business objectives and challenges.
• Business Acumen: Demonstrated skill in providing legal services to support a fast-moving business with a well-defined culture; a lawyer who uses knowledge of the law and business to advise on risk/reward trade-offs evaluating legal issues in the context of larger enterprise business goals.

What We Offer You

• Responsibilities from Day 1.
• A truly global work environment. 
• Continuous coaching & mentorship. 
• A dynamic and respectful work environment.
• Flexible work arrangements
• Promote agility and work/life effectiveness and your long-term well-being.
• Diverse and incluse team.