Overview In this role you will support Johnson Controls' global M&A activities within the legal team, advising senior leadership on deal structure, documentation, and risk. You will lead complex, cross-border transactions, collaborate with multiple functions and regions, and manage external counsel and legal budgets. You will translate contract terms into business risks and provide pragmatic, business-minded guidance to optimize execution. This is an opportunity to shape strategic transactions at a multinational company with a strong emphasis on ethics and teamwork.
Compensation / Benefits- competitive bonus plan
- competitive benefits package
Responsibilities- Lead and manage complex M&A transactions across multiple jurisdictions
- Advise on deal structure and transactional documentation
- Negotiate terms with counterparties and coordinate with external counsel
- Draft/review transaction documents and translate legal risks into business implications
- Manage external legal expenses and report deal status to management
- Collaborate with Strategy and Acquisition Office, regions, and business units
- Drive process improvements in transaction execution and risk assessment
- Work independently, be proactive, and maintain strong ethics and integrity
Key requirements- Law degree and bar admission in a US state
- Minimum 10+ years of legal experience
- Substantial M&A transactional experience at a large law firm with cross-border exposure
- In-house experience with a large multinational publicly-traded company (preferred)
- Knowledge of antitrust and competition law
- Venture capital experience a plus
- Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin or Washington, DC area
- strong interpersonal skills
- team player with ethics and integrity
- excellent written and verbal communication
- M&A transaction experience
- deal structuring and documentation
- negotiation with cross-border complexity
