Lead Counsel - Wind Power Operations

A Snapshot of Your Day

As Wind Power Lead Counsel Operations, you will report directly to the Wind Power General Counsel. In this role, you will establish, develop, and lead a new global team of legal counsels and contract managers advising the Siemens Energy Wind Power Operations organization. Your focus will be on procurement activities, factory scopes and claim management. Wind Power Operations is an Execution Unit with more than 10.000 employees, around twenty manufacturing sites in various countries for onshore and offshore turbines and associated multi-billion purchasing volume per year.

You will act as trusted legal advisor to the Wind Power Operations management, aiming to establish first-class risk management practices and business excellence in all Operations activities. You will ensure that all direct, indirect and project procurement activities for Wind Power follow a global strategy for managing risks and opportunities, in alignment and close cooperation with central functions and departments within Wind Power.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Establish and lead a new best-in-class legal team advising Wind Power Operations.
• Lead, develop and manage the performance of the Wind Power Legal Operations team.
• Strengthen collaboration and information flow between WP Operations business partners and the global Siemens Energy Legal community.
• Promote a culture of ownership, empowerment, transparency and “speak up.”
• Support your team members in managing procurement contracts, framework agreements and dispute and claim management.
• Take initiative and proactively address business challenges with an entrepreneurial mindset, balancing governance, and business needs.
• Drive optimization of legal and contractual processes applying lean principles to increase efficiency for Wind Power.

What You Bring

• Lawyer fully qualified to be admitted to the bar in your jurisdiction with proven post-qualification experience in a multinational company or law firm with project, construction, or procurement background.
• Several years of relevant professional experience demonstrating your ability to successfully manage legal risks in complex environments and act as a trusted advisor to management.
• Excellent leadership skills fostering the Siemens Energy leadership essentials, with a passion for leading, developing, and motivating teams. Deep knowledge of contract law and international contract practices.
• Strong business acumen with the focus on operational applicability and drive to enable business transactions and lead change in a complex environment.
• Excellent communication skills alongside intercultural sensitivity and competence.
• High motivation to work collaboratively in a global environment. Ability to manage multiple stakeholders effectively; and solid understanding of matrix organizations, including multiple reporting lines and team structures.

About the Team

We are a highly professional team of legal colleagues, who are passionate about enabling Siemens Energy Wind Power to successfully execute complex projects globally.

Do you want to be part of an experienced, unique and great team?

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team in Legal and Compliance as Head of Legal Wind Power Operations, with a primary focus to support global procurement activities serving a global manufacturing network of our business partners.

To learn more about the Business Area Wind Power, check out this link: https://www.siemens-energy.com/global/en/home.html

Who is Siemens Gamesa?

Siemens Gamesa is part of Siemens Energy, a global leader in energy technology with a rich legacy of innovation spanning over 150 years. Together, we are committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. As a leading player in the wind industry and manufacturer of wind turbines, we are passionate about driving the energy transition and providing innovative solutions that meet the growing energy demand of the global community. At Siemens Gamesa, we are constantly seeking individuals to join our team and support our focus on energy transformation.

Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by multiple nationalities. We celebrate character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

Rewards/Benefits

• We use a motivational remuneration system and an attractive benefits package (including private medical care, life insurance, Employee Pension Program, lunch card).
• Recommend and earn thanks to our rewarding Employee Program.
• We offer our employees the opportunity to work flexibly and remotely, and our inspiring offices provide space for collaboration and creativity.
• The professional and personal development of our employees is very important to us. We provide them with the opportunities to learn and develop in a self-determined way, various attractive programs and learning materials are available for this purpose.
• In relation to the "compatibility of family and work", we have a wide range of offers, e.g., flexible working time models, childcare places at many locations, the possibility of trial part-time work or even a sabbatical.

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