General Counsel – Secretary
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General Counsel & Corporate Secretary for Conduent, serving as chief legal officer and overseeing corporate governance and compliance. Responsible for strategic legal guidance and risk management for the organization.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as principal legal advisor to the CEO, Board of Directors, and executive leadership team.
- Partner with business leaders to evaluate strategic initiatives, growth opportunities, operational risks, and regulatory developments.
- Provide practical, business-focused legal guidance that supports growth while managing enterprise risk.
- Lead the legal department and establish priorities aligned with the Company's strategic objectives.
- Act as Corporate Secretary to the Board of Directors and its committees.
- Advise directors and executives on corporate governance matters, fiduciary responsibilities, securities laws, and governance best practices.
- Oversee board meetings, resolutions, minutes, governance policies, and corporate records.
- Ensure compliance with applicable public company reporting and governance requirements.
- Lead all legal activities, including commercial contracting, employment law, litigation, labor relations, intellectual property, privacy, cybersecurity, regulatory compliance, and government contracting matters.
- Oversee internal investigations, ethics programs, and compliance initiatives.
- Ensure effective management of legal and regulatory risks across domestic and international operations.
- Collaborate with executive leadership to identify, assess, and mitigate enterprise risks.
- Provide legal guidance regarding strategic, operational, financial, and reputational risks.
- Oversee litigation strategy, dispute resolution, and engagement of outside counsel.
- Advise on complex commercial agreements, strategic partnerships, outsourcing arrangements, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and other business transactions.
- Support procurement, customer contracting, and go-to-market initiatives.
- Ensure legal frameworks support revenue growth while protecting the Company's interests.
- Build, lead, and develop a high-performing legal organization.
- Manage internal legal professionals and external legal resources.
Requirements:
- Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.
- Active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
- 15+ years of progressive legal leadership experience, including significant in-house counsel experience.
- Demonstrated experience advising public company boards, CEOs, and executive leadership teams.
- Expertise in corporate governance, securities law, employment law, compliance, litigation management, commercial contracting, and enterprise risk management.
- Proven ability to lead global legal teams within complex, highly regulated organizations.
Benefits:
- health insurance coverage
- voluntary dental and vision programs
- life and disability insurance
- retirement savings plan
- paid holidays
- paid time off (PTO) or vacation and/or sick time
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