Junior Legal Counsel and Compliance Officer contributing to Daimler Truck Group's global Legal and Compliance Team. Providing legal advice and support for compliance functions in Milton Keynes.
About the role
- Senior Legal Counsel supporting U.S. renewable energy platform with legal advisory and contract negotiations. Overseeing compliance, governance, and operational legal functions in a hybrid work environment.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership and business teams on corporate, commercial, regulatory, litigation, and insurance matters.
- Translate legal risk into clear, practical business guidance.
- Support strategic planning and growth initiatives across the U.S. platform.
- Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial agreements, including EPC, O&M, procurement, technology, supply, development services, and partnership agreements.
- Support all stages of renewable energy project development, including:
- Site control and real estate matters
- Permitting and regulatory approvals
- Interconnection agreements
- Construction and vendor contracts
- Power purchase and offtake arrangements
- Develop and maintain contract templates, playbooks, and negotiation standards to enhance efficiency and consistency.
- Provide legal support for M&A transactions, joint ventures, strategic investments, and project-level acquisitions or divestitures.
- Assist with tax-equity financing, debt financing, and related transaction documentation.
- Coordinate and manage external counsel and transaction stakeholders.
- Oversee subsidiary governance, approvals, and corporate recordkeeping.
- Prepare and manage Board materials, minutes, resolutions, and written consents.
- Design and implement compliance frameworks, preventive-law strategies, and risk mitigation processes.
- Support insurance strategy and claims management as needed.
- Improve legal operations, workflows, and documentation processes.
- Oversee outside counsel relationships and budget management.
- Mentor junior legal team members and contribute to building a scalable legal function.
Requirements
- Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.
- Admission to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
- Minimum 7 years of legal experience, with significant exposure to renewable energy, project development, commercial transactions, and/or project finance.
- Demonstrated experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements.
- Experience supporting or leading strategic transactions (M&A, joint ventures, tax equity, or project finance).
- Strong business judgment and pragmatic problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work onsite in Boston on a hybrid schedule (3 days per week).
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed.
Benefits
- Steady job in an international company
- Professional growth in fast developing team experienced in the field of renewable energy
- Hybrid working model
- Flexible working hours
- Day off on your birthday
- **Benefits package:**
- Private medical care
- Sharing the costs of professional training & courses
- 401 (k)
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