Senior Counsel, Mergers and Acquisitions

• Provide legal and strategic counsel in support of acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, restructuring transactions, investments and other strategic initiatives including preliminary reviews and planning, preliminary documents, due diligence, contract drafting and negotiations, transaction closings, and integration activities.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including Eaton deal teams, financial advisors, investment bankers, and regulatory authorities, to ensure compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements.
• Draft, review, and negotiate complex transaction agreements, including preliminary agreements, purchase agreements, merger agreements, subscription and shareholder agreements, and other related documents.
• Conduct thorough legal due diligence to identify and mitigate potential risks and liabilities.
• Oversee the integration of acquired businesses and joint ventures from a legal perspective, ensuring seamless transitions and compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
• Provide guidance and training within Eaton on M&A topics and on managing joint venture and equity investments.
• Serve as project manager on transactions from the legal perspective, including coordination of advice from other legal team members and outside counsel.
• Manage and supervise outside counsel on transactions as necessary, including monitoring and forecasting external spend.
• Develop and institute standardized processes for transactions and post-transaction requirements and for joint venture and equity investment management.
• Stay current with developments in M&A law and regulations.
• Manage and mentor legal professionals, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum of 12 years of progressive post-law degree experience in mergers & acquisitions.
• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution as well as Juris Doctorate from an accredited institution.
• Proven track record of successfully leading and closing complex M&A transactions.
• Must be able to travel up to 25%, some globally.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Substantive knowledge and experience with cross-border M&A transactions and other corporate transactions and acquisition integration, cash management, tax strategy, transfer pricing and joint venture management.
• Previous law firm experience strongly preferred.
• Expertise in strategic planning and ability to connect objectives and strategy, and to coordinate projects across functions and with team members world-wide.
• Talent development of team reports and other team members.
• Demonstrated experience working with senior executives, including developing and presenting strategy, advocating and influencing, coaching and advising, and providing direct feedback.

Soft skills

• Solid influencing and organization skills with demonstrated managerial courage.
• Strong executive presence, including demonstrated experience presenting, reporting out, and influencing at the executive level.
• Highly developed sense of judgment and risk management skills, with proven ability to think globally.
• Ability to think and act strategically. Good problem solver; able to analyze, evaluate and distill complex qualitative and quantitative data and issues into workable parts and report on same.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication and platform skills; ability to communicate and relate at all levels of the company to enforce standards where necessary in a persuasive manner.

At Eaton, we strive to provide compensation and benefits that attract, engage, and retain the best talent. This includes competitive pay and a variety of benefit programs for eligible employees. The expected annual salary range for this role is $176249.97 - $258499.96 a year. This role is also eligible for a variable incentive program. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

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