Toyota Motor Corporation
Managing Counsel - Transactions
Plano, Texas
No sponsorshipDetected 5 days ago
ComplianceSupply ChainLeadershipCollaboration
About the role
- These are just a few words that describe what life is like at Toyota.
- We're looking for talented team members who want to Dream.
- TL1 seeks top-caliber team members who are committed to challenging the status quo and sustaining our success through continuous improvement and respect for people.
Responsibilities
- Lead complex strategic transactions, including joint ventures, manufacturing, supply, sales, advanced technology matters, and other cross-border commercial transactions.
- Review, draft, negotiate, and manage a high volume of complex commercial agreements, including master services, manufacturing and supply, electrification, advanced technology, strategic investment and commercial collaboration agreements.
- Advise on legal issues, risks, business strategies, and complex agreement structures in an agile business environment, partnering with Toyota Motor North America business leads and executives, affiliates, and its parent company in Japan, Toyota Motor Corporation, throughout each stage of the transaction process.
- Lead legal strategy for large-scale real estate development and construction projects.
- Stay current on emerging legal issues involving mobility, electrification, autonomous driving, AI, ride-sharing, infrastructure, energy management, data connectivity, privacy, cross-border data transactions, and other advanced technology areas, while helping business clients develop practical solutions in a rapidly evolving industry.
- Support continuous improvement of standard legal processes and agreements as the company grows.
- Manage outside counsel assignments and legal spend.
- Support merger, acquisition, and joint venture activities from an antitrust risk perspective
- Develop policies and training on competition law compliance
- Toyota Legal One ("TL1") is the team of highly experienced in-house attorneys and legal professionals who provide full service legal support to Toyota Motor North America and its affiliates.
Requirements
- J.D. degree and active membership in good standing in the bar of at least one U.S. state/jurisdiction.
- A minimum of 7 years of solid legal practice experience, working preferably in a major law firm and/or a multinational corporation.
- Experience working in the automotive, manufacturing, technology or mobility industry.
- Experience in complex joint ventures, real estate, technology, manufacturing, supply chain, regulatory, or compliance matters.
- Experience working in a dynamic international environment.
Nice to have
- Japanese or other bilingual language capabilities is a plus.
Compensation
- Toyota 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match, as well as an annual retirement contribution from Toyota regardless of whether you contribute
Benefits
- Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career, as well as tuition reimbursement
- Comprehensive health care and wellness plans for your entire family
- Toyota 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match, as well as an annual retirement contribution from Toyota regardless of whether you contribute
- Paid holidays and paid time off
- Tax Advantaged Accounts (Health Savings Account, Health Care FSA, Dependent Care FSA)
Company info
- Collaborative.
- A place to dream and do.
- As one of the world's most admired brands, Toyota is growing and leading the future of mobility through innovative, high-quality solutions designed to enhance lives and delight those we serve.
- Grow. with us.
- Toyota does not offer support or sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based visas or any other work authorization for this role now or in the future.
- You must have the right to work in the United States and not require Toyota support or sponsorship for immigration-related employment (e.g., H-1B, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, TN, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, TN, 'job flexibility benefits' (also known as I-140 or Adjustment of Status portability), etc. now or in the future.
- You should not apply for this role if you will require Toyota to assist with immigration support or sponsorship now or in the future.
- Who we're looking for
- The Mobility Advisory Solutions - Mobility Transformation group ("MAS") within TL1 is a commercial transaction group that has been on the forefront of Toyota's transformation into a mobility company.
- MAS is closely involved in the development and launch of new products and services at Toyota.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Toyota does not offer support or sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based visas or any other work authorization for this role now or in the future.
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