As a global leader in advanced mobility solutions, our outstanding team of legal professionals helps us navigate the continually changing legal and regulatory landscape. In our Office of General Counsel, you’ll be part of an organization that collaborates with outside counsel to operate as a global team and deliver world-class legal, tax and audit services to client groups throughout the company.
Draft and Structure Agreements: Create, review, and negotiate a diverse range of commercial contracts—including Master Service Agreements (MSAs), Statements of Work (SOWs), Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), and SaaS/licensing agreements—translating commercial goals into robust legal terms.
Lead Negotiations: Manage contract negotiations with external vendors, clients, and counterparties to secure favorable legal and commercial terms that minimize corporate exposure.
Advise Stakeholders: Serve as a trusted legal resource for internal teams (such as Procurement, Sales, IT, and Finance), providing pragmatic advice on contract terms, risk trade-offs, and compliance.
Mitigate Legal Risks: Identify and analyze potential legal risks within commercial agreements, focusing on key elements like liability, indemnification, intellectual property rights, data privacy, and termination conditions.
Ensure Policy Compliance: Verify that all agreements align with corporate guidelines, risk management policies, internal compliance initiatives, and insurance standards.
Bachelor’s Degree in Law
Relevant Experience: Typically 5 years of professional experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements, gained either in-house or within a corporate law practice.
Modern Technical Skills: Hands-on experience using modern Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) tools (such as Ironclad, Icertis, or similar) and e-signature platforms (such as DocuSign).
Communication & Collaboration: Exceptional communication skills with a proven ability to translate complex legal concepts into clear, actionable advice for non-legal business partners.
Drafting Precision: Exceptional command of contract terminology, legal English, and structured drafting with a sharp eye for detail.
Even better, you may have...
Advanced Education: A Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Commercial Law, corporate compliance, or a related field.
Multilingual Capabilities: Professional working fluency in multiple languages.
Global Market Experience: Experience negotiating cross-border commercial transactions or managing agreements for multinational organizations.
Ford of Mexico is committed to being an equal opportunity employer. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace is essential to our success. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, or disability status.
Our focus is to build the best team. If you think you can bring value to Ford, love to collaborate, prioritize and aim to deliver excellence in everything you do, we encourage you to apply!
We thank all candidates for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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