Head of Legal & Compliance USM Business

Airbus is committed to providing reasonable accommodations as an Equal Opportunity Employer to applicants with disabilities. If you require assistance or an accommodation to complete your application, please contact us at USCareers@airbus.com Notice: Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal Notice: Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination (English) Aviso: Transparencia en el Pago No Discriminación (Spanish) Job Description: Head of Legal & Compliance USM Business Unical Aviation, a Satair company, is a global supplier of Used Serviceable Material (USM), along with its subsidiaries, Unical 145 and ecube, which specializes in aircraft storage and disassembly services, with facilities in the United States, the United Kingdom and Spain. The Unical team is seeking a Head of Legal & Compliance to join the team in one of the following locations: Glendale, Arizona Boca Raton, Florida Herndon, Virginia In this role you will Lead the legal and compliance function of Satair’s used-serviceable material (USM) business. Primary Responsibilities: Management and Reporting: 25% Provide strategic support and advice to the CEO and senior leadership team of the USM business on all legal and compliance matters Report to and coordinate with functional managers and counterparts in the Airbus group legal and compliance function Manage and maintain a team of approximately 8-10 legal and compliance personnel Manage the engagement, budget and oversight of approved external legal counsel Contracts: 20% Oversee the contracts function for the USM business Draft, review, and negotiate contract documents for sales, procurement, leasing, consignment, repair and overhaul, teardown services and other commercial transactions relating to USM parts and services Manage deal closings and CP documentation for aircraft, airframe and engine purchase and leasing transactions Implement and oversee a contract management system, including use of a CLM tool and contract templates Compliance: 20% Implement Airbus group directives and methods relating to export control, business ethics, and other compliance matters Manage the design and implementation of comprehensive KYC and trade compliance (import and export) controls in coordination with Airbus functional subject-matter experts Promote Airbus compliance culture and adherence to Airbus group compliance directives and methods, including management of training and education sessions for company personnel Manage and coordinate with functional counterparts in the Airbus group legal and compliance function regarding compliance-related investigations and audits Corporate Governance: 20% Organize and prepare board materials and meeting minutes for board and shareholder meetings for US legal entities Prepare board consents, shareholder consents, delegations of authority and other corporate documents for US legal entities Maintain policies, procedures, and record-keeping for internal review and approval of commercial transactions and other company actions Disputes: 10% Analyze and provide strategic advice on pre-litigation commercial disputes and claims and contract risk management Manage and respond to formal disputes and proceedings in coordination with the Airbus litigation and investigations team Other duties: 5% Support other functions as needed for projects and emergent matters relating to legal and compliance-adjacent topics (EH&S, security, insurance, quality, logistics, registrations and filings, etc.) Oversee maintenance of state business registrations and service of process appointments Support internal IP counsel to manage global trademark portfolio Qualified Experience and Training: Education: Required Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school Experience: Required 15+ years’ experience in a corporate legal department or law firm Experience managing a legal and compliance team Strongly Preferred Experience in aircraft, engine, and spare part sales and leasing transactions Experience in t…

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