General Counsel, Commercial
Charlotte, VT - USA
Job Summary
As General Counsel Commercial for Honeywell UOP within Honeywell Process Technologies you will serve as a senior legal partner to the business with primary responsibility for complex commercial matters and related risk management. Your expertise in contract negotiation dispute management compliance and practical business counseling will help protect our interests and support our continued success.
You will report directly to the Vice President & General Counsel for UOP and partner closely with Process Technologies and UOP business leaders and functional teams. Youll work out of one of our Honeywell hub locations on a hybrid work schedule.
In this role you will provide practical business-oriented legal advice on commercial arrangements compliance disputes strategic initiatives and other matters helping UOP operate ethically legally and with integrity allowing the company to continue its mission of creating innovative solutions that improve the quality of life for people worldwide.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic practical legal advice and guidance to UOP business leaders and functional teams
- Draft review and negotiate complex commercial agreements including technology licensing engineering services confidentiality and collaboration agreements
- Partner with sales finance engineering technology and other functions on commercial strategy contract interpretation claims disputes and risk allocation
- Develop and implement legal strategies to protect the companys interests and mitigate commercial and operational risks
- Support compliance matters investigations training and remediation in coordination with the Vice President & General Counsel for UOP and compliance teams
- Support strategic transactions and other legal matters as assigned
- Support special projects and legal department initiatives including driving continuous improvement in contracting practices legal processes tools and workflows to enhance efficiency consistency and business support
- Manage selected disputes and outside counsel as needed
Qualifications
- 8 years of experience practicing law
- Significant experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements and managing related risk
- Strong knowledge of regulatory compliance and experience providing practical business-oriented legal advice
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing
- Experience in an industrial technology energy refining petrochemical licensing or engineering environment
- Ability to translate legal risk into clear practical business advice and work effectively across functions cultures and jurisdictions
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities
- Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities
- Attention to detail and strong analytical skills
- Commitment to ethical conduct and professional integrity
With In addition to a competitive salary leading-edge work and developing solutions side-by-side with dedicated experts in their fields Honeywell employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package. This package includes employer subsidized Medical Dental Vision and Life Insurance; Short-Term and Long-Term Disability; 401(k) match Flexible Spending Accounts Health Savings Accounts EAP and Educational Assistance; Parental Leave Paid Time Off (for vacation personal business sick time and parental leave) and 12 Paid Holidays. For more information visit: Benefits at Honeywell
The application period for the job is estimated to be 40 days from the job posting date; however this may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. Posting Date 09/10/2026
Due to compliance with U.S. export control laws and regulations candidate must be a U.S. Person which is defined as a a U.S. permanent resident or have protected status in the U.S. under asylum or refugee status or have the ability toobtain an export authorization.
Honeywell Technologies is a global pure-play automation company with a legacy of innovating to help solve the worlds most mission-critical challenges enhancing the quality of life for people and communities around the world. We serve the building industrial and process sectors with a broad portfolio of services solutions and products underpinned by our Honeywell Technologies Accelerator operating system and Honeywell Technologies Forge intelligence layer. By combining the deep domain expertise of our more than 50000 employees with decades of data from our global installed base we are uniquely positioned to lead the industrial sectors transition from automation to autonomy. Learn more ( BUSINESS UNIT
Honeywell Technologies Process Technology helps customers improve energy efficiency sustainability and operational performance through advanced process technologies and industry expertise. From process licensing and catalysts to digital solutions and engineering services we support innovation across energy refining petrochemicals and emerging low-carbon industries.
Honeywell is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age race creed color national origin ancestry marital status affectional or sexual orientation gender identity or expression disability nationality sex religion or veteran status. Learn more (
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Honeywell Technologies is a global, pure-play automation company with a legacy of innovating to help solve the world’s most mission-critical challenges, enhancing the quality of life for people and communities around the world. We serve the building, industrial and process sectors wit ... View more